Clan of the Cave Bear

Clan of the Cave Bear
by Michael Chapman

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Actor: Daryl Hannah, James Remar, John Doolittle, Pamela Reed, Thomas G. Waites
Director: Michael Chapman
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Gerald I. Isenberg
Producer: John W. Hyde
Producer: Jon Peters
Producer: Mark Damon
Producer: Peter Guber
Writer: Jean M. Auel
Writer: John Sayles
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, HiFi Sound, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-11-23
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Warner Home Video

DVD Reviews of Clan of the Cave Bear

DVD Review: I've enjoyed the whole series..
Summary: 5 Stars

My wife and I like that actress in this film very much and I have been reading the whole series from Jane Auel. Have now bought a copy of several the books to enjoy reading. The novels are not for everyone but I enjoyed them a great deal.

DVD Review: Clan Of The Cave Bear
Summary: 5 Stars

Clan of the Cave Bear

I enjoyed this whole movie. It made me wonder if what was going to happen to her in the clan. You could see that she was more knowledgable than the clan. I was happy to see her go to see if she could find her own people at the end. I think Daryl Hannah is a great actress.

DVD Review: Yet, another wordless caveman movie
Summary: 4 Stars

I'll start by saying that I haven't read the books. I'll have to put them on my list because I did like this film.

Having said that I will say that it's a bit far fetched. Ayla, played by Daryl Hannah, is an uber feminist Cro-Magnon woman. Sure, that's a big boost for womankind, but totally unrealistic when it comes down to it. Having been raised by a group of male first Neanderthals chances of her being such a feminist in this hard time is really not that high.

But then there wouldn't have been a story. The "sets" were very nice and I felt put you into the mode of caveman. Their world would have been harsh, but still beautiful because of the lack of machines and high rises. Not that they would have had time to notice. The costumes and make up were pretty good too. And following the tradition of no modern languages this has subtitles for you to figure out what's going on in the story, as well as sign language to help convey what they wanted to say.

Apparently those who've read the books didn't much like the movie, but that's usually the case. For a movie for movies sake this isn't bad. It's short though. I expected a far longer film.

DVD Review: Big plusses, Bigger minuses
Summary: 1 Stars

The cover art is great and Daryl Hannah can't help but be beautiful. The music is full of portent as it highlights the arrival of a superior being. Unfortunately, the movie is difficult to watch: enough to make one throw one's hands up in dismay with the realization it isn't going to get any better. Where is the acting? Not the high school kind, how about some real acting? How about some material or direction for the actors to work with? Buy the soundtrack CD if you like, but don't waste your money on the movie.

DVD Review: pleasantly suprised
Summary: 5 Stars

My dad asked me to order this movie for him. I had never heard of it, but I watched it when I received it in the mail. I wasn't really sure what to expect, but I really enjoyed the movie.

The characters consist of neanderthals and cro-magnons (prehistoric people) so you might think they run around grunting and throwing rocks or something. That's not what you get with this movie. The dialogue consists of simple sounds and hand gestures (you have to watch the movie with subtitles, there's no modern language in it) and it's actually consistent enough that you can pick up a few words if you pay attention. Also, I really liked that the subtitles weren't done in the stereotype usually used for "cavemen" - there's no "Crag want food! Crag crush head!" or anything like that. Although their language is simple, the subtitles are spelled out in full sentences, and the characters actually show emotion. The people involved in this movie obviously took it very seriously, and it turned out beautiful because of that.

Description of Clan of the Cave Bear

Daryl hannah and pamela reed star in this richly detailed beautifully shot saga of the rise of a more advanced clan of cave people. John sayles wrote this adaptation of jean m. Auels worldwide bestseller. Bonus: first-ever widescreen video release. Subtitles in english and french. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/03/2004 Starring: Daryl Hannah Pamela Reed Run time: 98 minutes Rating: R Director: Michael Chapman

Every statuesque, beautiful blonde woman has spent more time in the company of Neanderthals than she cares to remember. Seems it's always been that way: Clan of the Cave Bear, a 1986 feature scripted by John Sayles and based on Jean Auel's bestselling novel set in prehistoric times, stars former mermaid Daryl Hannah as an intelligent Cro-Magnon woman adopted and raised by lesser-evolved Neanderthals. Berated for her brains, sexually exploited, and generally treated as uppity chattel, Hannah's character sets out for the far country to see who else is there. Eventually, she finds more Baywatch-like gods and goddesses similar to herself, including an Aryan-looking stud with whom she discovers how good sex can feel with a warm, caring, proto-human. Sayles's writing on this project is forceful but cheeky. It's hard not to laugh at a number of scenes that shouldn't, in the strictest sense, be laughed at (the use of subtitles to decipher caveman grunts and clucks may or may not be an intentional running joke), but one gets the feeling Sayles looked upon this challenge as a pop exercise instead of (as many of the book's fans would have preferred) a religious experience. Michael Chapman, ace cinematographer of Mean Streets and The Wanderers, directed with an eye toward primitive exotica and made this a terrific-looking movie. Author Auel was reportedly unhappy with the final results on screen, but the film is well worth a fascinated look. With Pamela Reed and James Remar. --Tom Keogh

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