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It has a basic problem, which is that there is no popular original material for it to satirize.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Caveman
Back when you had to beat it before you could eat it...
1981 · 1h 31m · PG
Adventure, Comedy
Directed by
Carl Gottlieb
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Caveman
Overview
Disgraced and cast out of his tribe for lusting after Lana, the mate of the tribe's head muscle man, Atouk stumbles along gathering other misfits and learning a bit about the world outside of his cave. Eventually he and friends Lar and Tala learn the secrets of fire, cooked meat, and how to defend themselves from the brutal, yet very stupid dinosaurs.
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30%
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Fresh
All of this is handled ingeniously enough to let the movie feel colorful and whole, though it could so easily have been nothing but farfetched.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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