# Caveman (1981)

> A clever prehistoric outcast uses ingenuity, friendship, and slapstick audacity to challenge a brutish tribal leader for power and love.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11420

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Comedy, Adventure
- Director: Carl Gottlieb
- Cast: Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long, Jack Gilford, Barbara Bach, Carl Lumbly, John Matuszak, Avery Schreiber
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082146/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: goofy, buoyant, irreverent, lazy afternoon, family comedy night

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- [Quest for Fire (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/42812)
- [The Croods (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/33317)
- [One Million Years B.C. (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/2263)
- [The Croods: A New Age (2020)](https://ember.film/movie/367800)
- [A.R.O.G (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/14428)
- [The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/733)
- [Cavegirl (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/19092)
- [Early Man (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/256050)
- [Help! (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/8826)
- [Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/791)

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