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The Clan of the Cave Bear
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Synopsis
Cinematographer Michael Chapman directed this John Sayles adaptation of Jean M. Auel's best-selling ode to Cro-Magnon women. The story begins at the moment in pre-history when the last of the Neanderthal men were becoming extinct and the superior race of Cro-Magnons were starting to supersede them. Focusing on a tribe of wandering Neanderthals who adopt a young girl named, Ayla (played as an adult by Daryl Hannah). She grows tall, lithe, and smart. The Neanderthals quickly accept her into their tribe, but once a tribal member, Ayla begins to question the tribe's male chauvinistic presumptions. Unable to conceive of why only men are given weapons, she takes it upon herself to learn how to use a slingshot. She then questions the tribe's assumptions concerning sexual politics. She learns to count and becomes the assistant to the local medicine expert. As the seasons wear on, the tribe utilizes Ayla's knowledge for their own good while Ayla's continues to try the patience of the tribe with her unspeakable feminist demands. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide


Production Crew

Guy J. Comtois Art Director
Richard Kent Wilcox Art Director
Jean M. Auel Book Author
Jan de Bont Cinematographer
Stan Rogow Co-producer
Alan Silvestri Composer (Music Score)
Kelly Kimball Costume Designer
Michael Chapman Director
Wendy Greene Bricmont Editor
John W. Hyde Executive Producer
Jon Peters Executive Producer
Mark Damon Executive Producer
Peter Guber Executive Producer
Michael Westmore Makeup
Michele Burke Makeup
Gerald I. Isenberg Producer
Tony Masters Production Designer
John Sayles Screenwriter
Michael Austin Screenwriter
Kimberley Richardson Set Designer
Dewey Gene Grigg Special Effects
Michael A. Clifford Special Effects
John Wardlow Stunts
Year: 1986
Runtime: 100
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature


Sound
Dolby

Produced by
Decade
Guber-Peters Company
Jonesfilm
Jozak Company
Producers Sales Organization
Warner Brothers

Release
January 17, 1986 (USA)
by Warner Brothers