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Caveman is a 1981 comedy film, financed by George Harrison, which stars Ringo Starr as a caveman who applies some modern day ideas in his comical prehistoric adventures. 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Airplane! is considered by some critics to be one of the funniest movies of all time. ... George Harrison, MBE (February 24, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was a popular British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ringo Starr as photographed by John Kelly for the 1968 LP The Beatles (aka The White Album). Richard Starkey, MBE (born July 7, 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is a popular British musician, best known as drummer for The Beatles. ... Caveman in a Minute Maid Bibo ad A caveman is a popular stylized characterization of what early humans or hominids may have looked and behaved like. ...


The dialog is almost entirely in "caveman" language, which is very simple and can easily be understood by the audience. The words for basic concepts are all made clear throughout the course of the film: "ool" is food, "zug zug" is sex, "araka" is fire, and so on. The only English dialog is used for comedic effect: it is spoken by an Asian caveman who speaks perfectly but is understood by no one.


The story follows Atouk (Ringo Starr) and Lana (played by Barbara Bach), as well as dinosaurs, an abominable snowman (Richard Moll), and several other cavemen and members of their tribe (including Dennis Quaid as Lar). Throughout their adventures they discover drugs, fire (and fried chicken), music, and how to walk upright. Barbara Bach on the cover of Playboy Barbara Bach (born August 27, 1947 in Queens, New York) is a model and actress, most known as the Bond girl from the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me. ... Richard Moll as Bull. Richard Moll (born January 13, 1943) in Pasadena, California,USA is an actor, best known as Nostradamus Bull Shannon, the tall (standing 6 feet 7 and a half inches) shaven-headed bailiff on NBCs sitcom Night Court. ... Dennis Quaid Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954 in Houston, Texas) is an American actor. ...


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