Caveman (1981)

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Back when you had to beat it before you could eat it...

Disgraced and cast out of his tribe for lusting after Lana, the mate of the tribe's head muscle man, Atouk stumbles along gathering other misfits and learning a bit about the world outside of his cave. Eventually he and friends Lar and Tala learn the secrets of fire, cooked meat, and how to defend themselves from the brutal, yet very stupid dinosaurs.

• Released: 1981-04-17
• Genres: Comedy, Adventure
• Runtime: 1h 31m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 203 votes

Directed by Carl Gottlieb.

Top cast

• Ringo Starr as Atouk
• Dennis Quaid as Lar
• Shelley Long as Tala
• Jack Gilford as Gog
• Barbara Bach as Lana
• Carl Lumbly as Bork
• John Matuszak as Tonda
• Avery Schreiber as Ock
• Richard Moll as Abominable Snowman
• Cork Hubbert as Ta

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Caveman

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Fandango At Home; buy on Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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