History YMMV / TheClanOfTheCaveBear

** Nicole Eggert portrayed adolescent Ayla, who is about the same age that Ayla was for a large chunk of the book, including when she was [[spoiler:raped by the older Broud]]. Eggert later claimed that Scott Baio, her ''Series/CharlesInCharge'' co-star, groomed and sexually abused her from the age of 14 (which would've occurred just a few years after she filmed this movie).

** Nicole Eggert portrayed adolescent Ayla, who is about the same age that Ayla was for a large chunk of the book, including when she was [[spoiler:raped by the older Broud]]. Eggert later claimed that Steve Baio, her ''Series/CharlesInCharge'' co-star, groomed and sexually abused her from the age of 14 (which would've occurred just a few years after she filmed this movie).

* HarsherInHindsight: Broud's sexual violence towards Ayla and attempts to control her for refusing to submit to him becomes even more disturbing in light of Creator/DarylHannah’s revelation that Harvey Weinstein repeatedly sexually harassed her, and may have sabotaged her career in retaliation for her rejections.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Likely one of the biggest reasons the film bombed at the box office. While [[Literature/EarthsChildren the novels]] are by no means obscure - they were in fact at the height of their popularity in 1980s - they're [[HardToAdaptWork difficult to translate]] into film due to the story's structure (most of them, ''The Clan of the Cave Bear'' included, are heavy on exposition and internal monologues, and they're largely character-driven with little goal-oriented plot). Inevitably, a lot of things would have to be altered to make the story fit into a two-hour film format. Another issue is that the first book especially is not exactly feel-good fare, with lots of unpleasant content such as graphic violence, discrimination, child abuse, sexual assault and a DownerEnding. The end result is that fans of the books were [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks wary of the changes to the story]] while the average viewer may have been [[AngstAversion put off by the grimmer content]].

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Likely one of the biggest reasons the film bombed at the box office. While [[Literature/TheClanOfTheCaveBear the novels]] are by no means obscure - they were in fact at the height of their popularity in 1980s - they're [[HardToAdaptWork difficult to translate]] into film due to the story's structure (most of them, ''The Clan of the Cave Bear'' included, are heavy on exposition and internal monologues, and they're largely character-driven with little goal-oriented plot). Inevitably, a lot of things would have to be altered to make the story fit into a two-hour film format. Another issue is that the first book especially is not exactly feel-good fare, with lots of unpleasant content such as graphic violence, discrimination, child abuse, sexual assault and a DownerEnding. The end result is that fans of the books were [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks wary of the changes to the story]] while the average viewer may have been [[AngstAversion put off by the grimmer content]].

** When Broud attempts to force Ayla to mate with him again shortly after she discovers she's pregnant. While he struggles to get aroused enough to penetrate, Ayla merely has an "oh well, sucks to be you" kind of expression while trying to contain her laughter. Broud promptly throws a tantrum, pushes Ayla to the side and leaves, while one of the women demonstrates the loss of an erection with a stick.
* HarsherInHindsight: Broud’s sexual violence towards Ayla and attempts to control her for refusing to submit to him becomes even more disturbing in light of Creator/DarylHannah’s revelation that Harvey Weinstein repeatedly sexually harassed her, and may have sabotaged her career in retaliation for her rejections.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: When you have Music/AlanSilvestri as composer, you can never go wrong. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo1MJSeEptA Here's the main theme]]. Similar to the composer's work on ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator'' that same year, the score in ''The Clan of the Cave Bear'' is rendered entirely on a New England Digital [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synclavier Synclavier]] synthesizer/workstation, while also bearing similarities to Silvestri's later work on ''Film/{{Predator}}'' with its percussive, tribalistic feel.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: When you have Music/AlanSilvestri as composer, you can never go wrong. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo1MJSeEptA Here's the main theme]]. Similar to the composer's work on ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator'' that same year, the score in this film is rendered entirely on a New England Digital [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synclavier Synclavier]] synthesizer/workstation, while also bearing similarities to Silvestri's later work on ''Film/{{Predator}}'' with its percussive, tribalistic feel.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: When you have Music/AlanSilvestri as composer, you can never go wrong. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo1MJSeEptA Here's the main theme]].