
In the Stone Age, strong caveman Tonda is the leader of a hostile tribe and the outcast Atouk feels unrequited desire for Tonda's mate Lana. One day, Atouk is walking with his best friend Lar (Dennis Quaid) and they meet the cavewoman Tala. They save her blind father Gog from a tar pit and Tala fells unrequited affection for Atouk. Soon the smart Atouk becomes the leader of the misfit tribe and dispute the leadership of the whole clan and Lana with Tonda. But in the end, the ... (Full plot summary below)
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In the Stone Age, strong caveman Tonda is the leader of a hostile tribe and the outcast Atouk feels unrequited desire for Tonda's mate Lana. One day, Atouk is walking with his best friend Lar (Dennis Quaid) and they meet the cavewoman Tala. They save her blind father Gog from a tar pit and Tala fells unrequited affection for Atouk. Soon the smart Atouk becomes the leader of the misfit tribe and dispute the leadership of the whole clan and Lana with Tonda. But in the end, the leader needs a worthwhile mate.
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| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottThe movie is nicely whimsical, and elaborate in a way that no fantasy film this side of outer space has lately been. It's dopey, but it's also lots of fun. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonRingo Starr's screen career has always been something of a magical mystery tour, and following the offbeat likes of The Magic Christian, Son of Dracula and Lisztomania, the former Beatle continued his solo screen career by headlining this likable comedy. |
| The New YorkerPauline KaelRelying mostly on slapstick visual humor (only 15 words are spoken, otherwise the dialog is all grunts and groans), the action quickly becomes madcap. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzEven your typical neanderthal will find this spoof beneath him. |
| PopMattersJ.C. Maçek IIICaveman will not be for all tastes, and even with the cleverness to be found herein, this isn't exactly what one could call a thinking person's farce. |
| Washington PostBoo BrowningCaveman seems more in the tradition of Alley Oop, crossed with Mel Brooks's Two Thousand Year Old Man. But the only artistic cross-reference it can manage is from the opening scene of Stanley Kubrick's 2000. |
| sbs.isStefan Birgir Stefanssonthe worst former-beatle-tryin'-to-rape-a-woman movie ever |
| New York TimesJanet MaslinAll of this is handled ingeniously enough to let the movie feel colorful and whole, though it could so easily have been nothing but farfetched. |
| User ReviewFrank GIt's a very funny comedy. Enjoyed it very much. |
| User ReviewCorrie FOne of the funniest movies out of the 80s and all of the drug references are great. How can you not love Ringo and Dennis Quaid? |