The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) 5.3
A young Cro-Magnon woman is raised by Neanderthals. Director:Michael Chapman |
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The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) 5.3
A young Cro-Magnon woman is raised by Neanderthals. Director:Michael Chapman |
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Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Daryl Hannah | ... | ||
Pamela Reed | ... | ||
James Remar | ... | ||
Thomas G. Waites | ... | ||
John Doolittle | ... | ||
Curtis Armstrong | ... | ||
Martin Doyle | ... | ||
Adel Hammoud | ... |
Vorn
(as Adel C. Hammoud)
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Tony Montanaro | ... | ||
Mike Muscat | ... | ||
John Wardlow | ... | ||
Keith Wardlow | ... | ||
Karen Elizabeth Austin | ... |
Aba
(as Karen Austin)
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Barbara Duncan | ... | ||
Gloria Lee | ... |
At a time in prehistory when Neanderthals shared the Earth with early Homo sapiens, a band of cave-dwellers adopt blond and blue-eyed Ayla, a child of the "Others". As Ayla matures into a young woman of spirit and courage (unlike other women of the clan), she must fight for survival against the jealous bigotry of Broud, who will one day be clan leader. Based on Jean M. Auel's popular book, there is minimal narration; subtitles translate the Neanderthal gestures and primitive spoken language. Written by Susan Pudlo
If you liked Quest for Fire, you should enjoy this fictional visit to the origin's of civilization. I always loved the film's poster and my wife loved the book(s) but we missed the movie when it was in the theaters, partly because it wasn't receiving good reviews. When we rented this, we expected a turkey (we love to study bad film) but were pleasantly surprised.
Simply said, this made a good "Sunday Morning" film to wake up to with a hot cup of java. I was a little disappointed that the look Daryl Hanna sports in the film's poster never fully comes to fruition in the movie (it got close in one scene) but none the less it was fun.