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The Clan of the Cave Bear is a 1986 American adventure film directed by Michael Chapman and based on book of the same name by Jean M. Auel. The film stars Daryl Hannah, Pamela Reed, James Remar, and Thomas G. Waites.

Dialogue is conducted mostly through a form of sign language which is translated for the audience with subtitles.

Plot[]

A young Cro-Magnon woman named Ayla (Daryl Hannah) is separated from her family and orphaned during an earthquake. She is found by a group of Neanderthals and raised as one of their own.

Cast[]

  • Daryl Hannah as Ayla
    • Nicole Eggert as Teen Ayla
    • Emma Floria as Young Ayla
  • Pamela Reed as Iza
  • James Remar as Creb
  • Thomas G. Waites as Broud
    • Joey Cramer as young Broud
  • John Doolittle as Brun
  • Curtis Armstrong as Goov
  • Martin Doyle as Grod
  • Tony Montanaro as Zoug
  • Mike Muscat as Dorv
  • Karen Austin as Aba
  • Janne Mortil as Ovra
  • Lycia Naff as Uba
  • Penny Smith as Ika
  • Rory Crowley as Durc
  • Paul Carafotes as Brug
  • Bart the Bear as the cave bear
  • Mary Reid as Ayla's Mother

Production[]

It was filmed in the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, a precursor to the many Hollywood productions that would film in Canada soon after (see Hollywood North and Cinema of Canada). The score was composed by Alan Silvestri. The movie is one of Bart the Bear's earliest roles. The muskox hunt was filmed just outside Hughenden, Alberta.

Release[]

Reception[]

Box Office[]

Because the film cost US $15 million to produce and brought in only US$1.9 million domestically, it is considered a box office flop. The film was nominated for an Oscar in 1987 for Best Makeup (Michael Westmore and Michèle Burke). The film currently holds a 10% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews. However, The Encyclopedia of Fantasy claims: "It is hard to see why TCOTCB has drawn such critical contempt, unless for its tacit Feminism: although the narration is overexpository and the equation of mental versatility with leggy blonde Cro-Magnons, as opposed to shabby Neanderthals, is a cliché, the movie is beautifully shot, well scripted and finely acted."

Transcript[]

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Gallery[]

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Trivia[]

  • The lion and wolves were trained by professional employees from Thousand Oaks, California's cinematic and television animal sanctuary "Animal Actors of Hollywood". Bart the Bear was trained by employees of "Doug Seus' Wasatch Rocky Mountain Wildlife". This North American animal sanctuary was headquartered in Heber City, Utah.

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