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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 66.0 / 100
1981·Comedy / Romance / Adventure·1h 31m

CAVEMAN

“Back when you had to beat it before you could eat it...”

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.

Above the Line
Carl Gottlieb·DirectorRudy De Luca·WriterCarl Gottlieb·WriterAlan Hume·Director of PhotographyLalo Schifrin·Original Music ComposerGene Fowler Jr.·Editor
Cast
Ringo Starr·AtoukDennis Quaid·LarShelley Long·TalaJack Gilford·GogBarbara Bach·LanaCarl Lumbly·BorkJohn Matuszak·TondaAvery Schreiber·OckRichard Moll·Abominable SnowmanCork Hubbert·Ta
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Carl Gottlieb·DirectorMario Cisneros·Assistant DirectorPeter Bogart·First Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Rudy De Luca·WriterCarl Gottlieb·Writer
Camera· 3
Alan Hume·Director of PhotographyGenaro Hurtado·Second Unit Director of PhotographyJuan Iniestra·Grip
Editing· 3
Gene Fowler Jr.·EditorRoy E. Peterson·Assistant EditorCarlos Puente·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Lalo Schifrin·Original Music ComposerKeith Batten·Boom OperatorClaude Hitchcock·Production Sound MixerTheodore Soderberg·Sound Re-Recording MixerDaniel Allan Carlin·Music Editor
Art & Design· 5
José Rodríguez Granada·Art DirectionPhilip M. Jefferies·Production DesignRobert Fletcher·Costume DesignRosa Guerrero·Makeup ArtistMacedonio Ramos·Assistant Property Master
Production· 3
Lawrence Turman·ProducerDavid Foster·ProducerLynn Stalmaster·Casting
Other Departments· 6
David Allen·Visual Effects SupervisorNicolás Jasso·StuntsRoy Arbogast·Special Effects SupervisorR.A. Rondell·Stunt CoordinatorAdolfo Ramírez·Wardrobe SupervisorGerardo Moreno·Stunts
By the Numbers
66.0
OF 100
Master Score
5.8
OF 10
IMDb
35%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$16M
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Caveman's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0099FF
#CC6600
#333333
Mood
Comedic, Adventurous
Composition
Layered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster for "Caveman" features three individuals in prehistoric attire against a bright blue sky with three pterodactyls flying. The title "CAVEMAN" is”

comedyadventure
Key Elements
Fur GarmentsPterodactyls
Atmosphere
Vibrant, Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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