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The Clan of the Cave Bear

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Based on Jean Auel's best-selling novel of a golden-haired orphan raised by a primitive prehistoric tribe.
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Time Out 02/09/2006
This is Reader's Digest prehistory, though at least director Chapman (cameraman on Raging Bull) makes sure the murky caves look nice. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
1.5/4
The filmmakers made no effort to empathize with their prehistoric characters, to imagine what it might have really been like back then. Go to Full Review
Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy 07/16/2012
4/10
A goofy and ill-made movie that wants to be deadly serious and acts incredibly daft, and the average between these two points is of a joyless, dull nothing. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/04/2005
2/5
Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan 11/01/2004
2/5
As the cave wall says, stay with the book. Go to Full Review
Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion 10/31/2003
1/5
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Madam D Sep 14 This series of historical fiction is one of my all time favorites, but I knew a movie could not do it justice. The detail of the written version could only be attempted in a long series, like Game of Thrones. Still, with no modern computers for special effects it was watchable. See more Art T @artechno Sep 8 watched a second time and completely understood the divergence of evolutuion. Never read the books, but worthy of a renaissance. We are now at a point in evolution where the MAGA and Humans diverge and again, this is Clan of the Trump Bear. See more Steven t @SST609 Feb 27 Fail. Just another bland remake of a great movie. See more matthias s @Thescreenasvor 11/15/2023 "Clan of the Cave Bear" is like a campfire that starts off with a promising spark but quickly fizzles into a smoky disappointment. This film boasts commendable acting, with Daryl Hannah giving it her all as Ayla, the orphaned Cro-Magnon girl struggling to survive in a harsh prehistoric world. However, the story seems to have taken a siesta, leaving us with cavemen scratching their heads, wondering what they're doing on screen. The biggest head-scratcher of all is the unnecessary voice-over narration, which feels like a chatty caveman trying to explain the obvious. It's as if the filmmakers thought we couldn't figure out what's happening in this mostly wordless world. Well, guess what? We can! The film's beautiful landscapes and well-crafted costumes are its saving grace. Still, they can't mask the fact that there's too little substance to stretch across an entire movie. "Clan of the Cave Bear" ends up being a snooze-fest that even a saber-toothed tiger cameo couldn't save. So, unless you're a die-hard fan of primitive fashion, you might want to skip this one and go hunt for a more engaging cinematic experience. See more Sueko S 02/20/2023 It was one of my most special movies. I grew up on a farm in the days of Hercules - the cartoon. I was maybe 8 years old. I imagined myself to be Hercules, a female Hercules, the protector of the weak, proud, strong, intelligent, loving and kind. I was capable of fighting off any villains or wild animal. The book and the movie brought back the nostalgia of my childhood. Reading the book and or watching the movie put me in the character. And for a moment it was fun to live in that world. But, you gotta get past the violence and rape. Shit happened back then. See more Sameir A 12/12/2021 A prehistoric movie directed by the acclaimed cinematographer Michael Chapman. The story is about Ayla who belongs to a different clan and joins a group of save-dwellers since her childhood. She turns out to be probably the first feminist. The film goes like a documentary with not much interesting factors. Daryl Hannah can be said as the attraction of the movie. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Based on Jean Auel's best-selling novel of a golden-haired orphan raised by a primitive prehistoric tribe.
Director
Michael Chapman
Producer
Gerald I. Isenberg, Stan Rogow
Screenwriter
John Sayles
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
R
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 17, 1986, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$251.9K
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Surround
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