![]() Who's up for that?"īut that pales in comparison to the woolly mammoths. I imagine the conversation went something like "Hey, how are we doing sabertooth tigers? Hmm I was thinking we glue big teeth to a real lions mouth. I don't know who's job it was to put authentic sabertooth dentures into the mouths of living, and very dangerous, African lions, but that is what they did. Lets start with the sabertooth tigers.There are live African lions in the movie, with saber tooth teeth somehow affixed to their actual teeth. Like I can't believe a serious movie ever thought to use some of these effects, and yet they did, and while obviously janky, it's also kind of brilliant. ![]() On the one hand they are as crude and janky as you could ever imagine. No exposition, no dialogue, nothing but what the camera shows you.īut what really cemented this movie for me as something unique, is the special effects. ![]() The entire movie and all of the story telling is done through acting and directing. You might hear sounds, but they aren't words. Secondly, the movie is almost entirely without dialogue. And they are off the leash with their performances. Cave men and women wear furs most of the time, but nothing underneath them.įirst of all, Ron Pearlman and Everett McGill are in it, and you can still recognize them even with the makeup. I was too young to see this film when I was a kid as it contains frequent nudity.
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