History Film / Caveman

* [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves Rewarded As a Gold Digger Deserves]]: A non-death variant: After Atouk defeats Tonda, Lana immediately runs to his side, only to be dumped in dino-doo-doo.

* ViewersAreMorons: The introduction of a character who speaks English is a thinly veiled attempt to ensure that even the stupidest viewer understands basic caveman. Never mind the fact that he's introduced a good 40 minutes of dialogue into the film.

* NaughtyTentacles: At the beginning Atouk encounters a {{man eating plant}}, that it turns out just wants to be his friend.

* SomewhereAPaleontologistIsCrying: Oh boy... but then again the film is not intended to be taken seriously.

* HeyItsThatGirl: [[{{Cheers}} Diane Chambers]] - Cavewoman.

''Caveman'' is a 1981 slapstick comedy film, [[IncrediblyLamePun starring]] Ringo Starr (yes, [[Music/TheBeatles that]] Music/RingoStarr), also financed by GeorgeHarrison in memory of JohnLennon.

* ExtyYearsFromNow: Set "One ''Zillion'' BC, October 9th". (Incidentally, this was JohnLennon's [[SignificantReferenceDate birthday]].)

** As does the man-eating plant Atook meets which kisses him.

* MeadowRun: Played with. It's two friends - not lovers, when Atook and Lar meet again.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Apparently, they couldn't afford to actually use "''Music/AlsoSprachZarathustra''".
** But they did use the marching song from TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai.

''For the pinball[=/=]video game hybrid, [[Pinball/{{Caveman}} click here.]]''

* [[DuelingShows Dueling Films]]: The film was released around the same time of the more serious one ''{{Quest For Fire}}''.

** As the trailer said, they didn't call it the [[IncrediblyLamePun Stone Age]] for nothing.

''Caveman'' is a 1981 slapstick comedy film, [[IncrediblyLamePun starred]] by Ringo Starr (yes, [[Music/TheBeatles that]] Music/RingoStarr), also financed by GeorgeHarrison in memory of JohnLennon.

''Caveman'' is a 1981 slapstick comedy film, [[IncrediblyLamePun starred]] by Ringo Starr (yes, [[Music/TheBeatles that]] RingoStarr), also financed by GeorgeHarrison in memory of JohnLennon.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Apparently, they couldn't afford to actually use AlsoSprachZarathustra.

* VictimFallsForRapist: Atouk drugs Lana and Tonda in order to attempt this on her, fortunately it doesn't work.

Set "One ''Zillion'' BC", the film follows the adventures of caveman underdog, Atouk, who is constantly bullied by the other members of his tribe, as well as by their leader, Tonda, while lusting over the beautiful Lana, who happens to be Tonda's mate.

Eventually, Atouk gets banished from his tribe along with his best friend Lar, he finds other misfits in the wild and forms his own tribe, and together they [[InventingTheWheel start walking upright, discover fire, invent music, tools, weapons]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and fry an egg]].

* ExtyYearsFromNow: Set "One ''Zillion'' BC, October 9th". (Incidentally, this was JohnLennon's [[SignificantReferenceDate birthday]])

* {{Fictionary}}: Over 30 caveman words were created for this film, their meaning can be easily deduced by the audience.
* GoldDigger: Lana, although for power, not money (which doesn't exist in this time period). She wanted to be mated to the leader, whoever he was. When Atouk lived in the cave, she pretty much ignored him unless he was giving her something, which she then shared with her mate Tonda, the chief. When Atouk rescued her from drowning and she learned that Atouk was now chief of his own tribe, she tried to seduce him. When Tonda attacked the camp, she cheerfully returned to Tonda. And when Atouk attacked Tonda's tribe and seized the cave she went back to Atouk, [[spoiler: who had since realized what kind of person she was and dumped her in a pile of dinosaur crap]].

* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: A non-death variant: After Atouk defeats Tonda, Lana immediately runs to his side, only to be dumped in dino-doo-doo.

* BlackComedyRape: Atouk's below mentioned drugging.

* RapeIsLove: Atouk drugs Lana and Tonda in order to attempt this on her, [[strike:un]]fortunately it doesn't work.

* RapeAsComedy: Atouk's below mentioned drugging.

* HumanPopsicle: [[spoiler: Lar]], [[IGotBetter he gets better]].

* TheJimmyHartVersion: Aparently, they couldn't afford to actually use AlsoSprachZarathustra.

''Caveman'' is a 1981 slapstick comedy film, [[IncrediblyLamePun starred]] by Ringo Starr (yes, [[TheBeatles that]] RingoStarr), also financed by GeorgeHarrison in memory of JohnLennon.

* TheJimmyHartVersion: Aparently, they couldn't afford to actually use "Also Sprach Zarathustra".