Caveman (film)

Caveman is a 1981 American slapstick comedy film financed by George Harrison, written and directed by Carl Gottlieb and starring Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach, Dennis Quaid and Shelley Long.

Quotes

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Atouk: [as Bork holds up the corpse of a slain bird-like creature] Ool!

Nook: Ool, no. Food!

Atouk: [not knowing what Nook is talking about] *Ool.*

Nook: [pointing to the campfire] That's fire.

Atouk: [looking at Nook like he's lost a few marbles] Haraka.

[Nook puts his face in his palm, looking frustrated]

Atouk: Bobo.

Nook: Friend.

Atouk: 'Fend?' *Bobo!*

[Nook looks back, frustrated]

Atouk: Alounda.

Nook: Love.

Atouk: Zug-Zug.

Nook: [pauses, looking puzzled]

[Atouk looks at Lar and they both begin to chuckle triumphantly]

Nook: [shrugging in defeat] All right... Zug-Zug.

Quotes about Caveman

• It's dopey, but it's also lots of fun.
  • Janet Maslin, "'CAVEMAN' WITH RINGO STARR"] New York Times (April 17, 1981)

• ...the characters don't exactly speak. They grunt and gesture in a language the audience gradually comes to understand. This doesn't make them any less articulate than many characters in movies with more elaborate scripts.
  • Janet Maslin, "'CAVEMAN' WITH RINGO STARR"] New York Times (April 17, 1981)

Cast

• Ringo Starr as Atouk
• Dennis Quaid as Lar
• Shelley Long as Tala
• Jack Gilford as Gog
• Barbara Bach as Lana
• Evan C. Kim as Nook
• Carl Lumbly as Bork
• John Matuszak as Tonda
• Avery Schreiber as Ock
• Richard Moll as Abominable Snowman