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Why were people obsessed with cavemen in the early 80s?

posted 8 years ago by Bobby Briggs Briganza
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What sparked the trend for so many films with fur-wearing, supposed ancient primitive people?

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[–] Akzidenz_Grotesk 8 years ago

I remember the "Captain Caveman" cartoon being popular with us kids back then. Also, college themed films like Animal House (1978) with frat boors like John Belushi and the very appearance of Ringo Starr suggested cave-mannery.

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[–] DrWhen 8 years ago

I thought the trend started with One Million Years B.C and Raquel Welch in that skimpy outfit.

[–] Blueghost 7 years ago

I don't recall it being a thing. A couple of "caveman" movies came out, but it wasn't a trend or anything.

[–] wolverineland 7 years ago

Probably because of films like "Caveman", "Beastmaster", "Eddie Macon's Run", "Take This Job And Shove It", "Ruckus" and "The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper" were films that got endless airings on early 80s HBO.