See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. His dreadlocks reach down to his waist and his eyes peer out at a fearsome world. A cavedwelling man sets out to track down the killer of a homeless boy and bring him to justice. As ledbetter attempts to investigate leppenraubs possible role in the murder, he soon gains an unexpected ally moira ann magnuson, a noted sculptor and leppenraubs sister.
Also, secondary roles seem hollow, and exist mainly to advance the plot. After working as an actor for some time, kasi lemmons the silence of the lambs wrote and directed her first feature, eves bayou, in 1997. The cavemans valentine is worth seeing once, for jacksons sensitive and persuasive portrayal of a homeless man. It sounds like some bgrade fright flick from the 1950s with screaming blondes in strategically torn outfits being abducted. Sep 24, 2017 then we get the title, the cavemans valentine which is a very intriguing title.
The caveman s valentine ost edited version by soundtrack artist when sold by, this product will be manufactured on demand using cdr recordable media. Jan 01, 1994 romulus ledbetter wasnt always homeless. Rent the cavemans valentine 2001 starring samuel l. This must be the most underappreciated film since groundhog day the cavemans valentine is a film that i completely loved, despite the fact that on the surface it is a detective story which is obvious and boring as a detective story. On valentines day, a young man scotty freezes in a tree near his cave. Jackson who is mentally ill finds the frozen corpse of a young man. At only 1 min 44 seconds its pretty short, more teaser length than full trailer, but having seen the film, this is as good a trailer as i think was possible. The cavemans valentine marked the majorstudio debut for director kasi lemmons, who made an impressive debut in 1997 with the independent drama eves bayou. When a boy is discovered dead on valentines day, everyone assumes he froze to death, but romulus believes he was murdered by noted photographer david leppenraub colm feore. The cops say accidental death, but the voices in the.
A cavedwelling man sets out to track down the killer of. Rent the cavemans valentine 2001 on dvd and bluray dvd. Jackson is a homeless man who dwells in a cave in one of new york citys parks, but was once a promising composer. Jackson unbreakable, shaft, pulp fiction delivers a fullthrottle performance people as romulus ledbetter, a misunderstood musician turned recluse, hiding. The cavemans valentine 2001 from johnny web uncle scoopy. This must be the most underappreciated film since groundhog day. The cavemans valentine has an intriguing premise, but the film falls flat under the. Jackson, colm feore, ann magnuson, damir andrei mpaa rating. This time, the score presents a special challenge in that the main character of the film, romulus ledbetter, played by jackson, is supposed to be a classically trained pianist who. Jackson is romulus ledbetter, a julliard dropout who lives in a cave in a park in new york city. The cavemans valentine 2001 cast and crew moviefone. Jackson, with whom he worked previously on eves bayou. Franks spoiled movie endings the cavemans valentine 2001. However, it is impossible to evaluate good or bad before watch the cavemans valentine 2001 full movie.
The cavemans valentine is a 2001 american mysterydrama film directed by kasi lemmons and starring samuel l. The cavemans valentine 2001 directed by kasi lemmons. Jackson based on george dawes green s 1994 novel of the same name. This time, the score presents a special challenge in that the main character of the film, romulus ledbetter, played by jackson, is supposed to be a classically trained. The cavemans valentine is a 2001 american mystery drama film directed by kasi lemmons and starring samuel l. Rent the caveman s valentine 2001 starring samuel l. Jamie chung, star of new netflix film dangerous lies, wants to get bloody playing a certain iconic tarantino character.
The cavemans valentine is an excellently crafted whodunnit that, nevertheless, contains some very sleazy elements, including sexual immorality of various stripes along with some rough rrated language. On valentine s day, a young man scotty freezes in a tree near his cave. The detective in the caveman s valentine is a raving lunatic on his bad days, and a homeless man on a harmless errand on his good ones. The cavemans valentine is a terrible title for an intelligent movie. Romulus ledbetter ist psychisch krank, er lebt als hohlenmensch in einem. Watch the movie trailer for the caveman\ s valentine 2001. The cavemans valentine is a film that i completely loved, despite the fact that on the surface it is a detective story which is obvious and boring. Jackson unbreakable, shaft, pulp fiction delivers a fullthrottle performance people as romulus ledbetter, a misunderstood musician turned recluse, hiding from personal demons in a new york city cave. Mar 06, 2001 the cavemans valentine finds composer terence blanchard teaming up again with director kasi lemmons and actor samuel l. The cavemans valentine is a stylistically bold and bracingly ingenious thriller that grabs your attention, quickens your pulse and, when you least expect it, touches your heart. He struggles to convince everyone, including his police officer daughter but. After working as an actor for some time, kasi lemmons the silence of the lambs wrote and directed her first feature, eve s bayou, in 1997. Obscured under a ratty thicket of dreadlocks and facial hair, samuel l.
In the caveman s valentine, based on the hit book, samuel l. The cavemans valentine 2001 the cavemans valentine. Overview of cavemans valentine, 2001, directed by kasi lemmons, with blair liburd, horace abel, barrington bignall, at turner classic movies. With the cavemans valentine, she uses george dawes greens adaptation of his own novel to unfold a murder mystery with romulus as a very unlikely homicide detective. When romulus finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the cavemans valentine near you. Be the first to ask a question about the cavemans valentine. A former musician mentally troubled and living in nyc s central park discovers a dead body. Jackson, colm feore, anthony michael hall and ann magnuson. Romulus is mentally ill former composer living in a park in new york city.
Read the the cavemans valentine movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. As ledbetter attempts to investigate leppenraub s possible role in the murder, he soon gains an unexpected ally moira ann magnuson, a noted sculptor and leppenraub s sister. Jackson unbreakable, shaft, pulp fiction delivers a fullthrottle performance as romulus ledbetter, a misunderstood musician turned recluse, hiding from personal demons in a new york city cave. When romulus finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree, the.
Sprinkled with equal parts gothic symbolism, pointed class critique, pop psychology, and bythenumbers suspense, kasi lemmons the cavemans valentine is a calamitous mess of ideas struggling haplessly to make sense together. The cavemans valentine paperback february 1, 1995 by george dawes green author 3. The cavemans valentine finds composer terence blanchard teaming up again with director kasi lemmons and actor samuel l. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the caveman s valentine near you.
The cops say accidental death, but the voices in the man s head say otherwise in this suspenseful thriller. Despite jacksons typically bravura turn, this valentine massacre marks a step backward for the gifted director of eves bayou. In the cavemans valentine, based on the hit book, samuel l. When romulus finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree, the authorities including. When romulus finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree, the authorities. The caveman s valentine is a terrible title for an intelligent movie. Mar 02, 2001 watch the movie trailer for the caveman\\ s valentine 2001. It sounds like some bgrade fright flick from the 1950s with screaming blondes in. The cops decide its the accidental death, but romulus believes a friend of the dead guys who claims photographer david. Always remember dont trust the opinion of the cavemans valentine 2001 on the internet because the authors paid to write a comment. In this spinetingling and visually stunning thriller, academy awardnominee samuel l. The movies romantic worldview also contains some humanist, demonic and more than a few brief politically correct elements. The cops decide it s the accidental death, but romulus believes a friend of the dead guys who claims photographer david killed the guy.
Once he was a brilliant pianist, a student at juilliard. The cavemans valentine by george dawes green goodreads. Then we get the title, the cavemans valentine which is a very intriguing title. In this spinetingling and visually stunning thriller, academy award nominee samuel l. The film was released by universal focus, a subsidiary of universal studios and focus features.
The caveman s valentine is a stylistically bold and bracingly ingenious thriller that grabs your attention, quickens your pulse and, when you least expect it, touches your heart. In this spinetingling and visually stunning thriller, academy awardanominee samuel l. He now forages for food in the trash cans of the citys better neighborhoods and wages a strenuous oneman war against cornelius gould stuyvesant, an evil and imaginary power broker who is responsible for societys ills, as well as the. Kasi lemmons, an accomplished actress and screenwriter, made quite a splash with her debutdirecting job, eves bayou, which was the highest grossing independent film of 1997. She has since spent the past 4 years putting together the cavemans valentine, which took 10plus producers to come to fruition. It turns out that was the gist of author george dawes greens 1994 novel, the cavemans valentine, the story of such a deranged individual who lives in a cave, discovers a body and then must contend with his own delusional thinking and the doubts of others regarding his efforts and allegations while trying to solve the crime. Financial analysis of the cavemans valentine 2001 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The caveman s valentine marked the majorstudio debut for director kasi lemmons, who made an impressive debut in 1997 with the independent drama eve s bayou. The detective in the cavemans valentine is a raving lunatic on his bad days, and a homeless man on a harmless errand on his good ones. A former musician mentally troubled and living in nycs central park discovers a dead body. He now forages for food in the trash cans of the city s better neighborhoods and wages a strenuous oneman war against cornelius gould stuyvesant, an evil and imaginary power broker who is responsible for society s ills, as well as the sinister y and. You can write, the cavemans valentine 2001 is a good movie, but it can be is a bad movie. The film bombed at the box office, but i still watch the trailer to this day.
A man struggles back from madness to avenge the death of. Jackson is not so much a character as a walking concept. Jackson colm feore ann magnuson damir andrei aunjanue ellis tamara tunie peter m. The cavemans valentine official trailer jan 18, 2001 11. The cavemans valentine has an intriguing premise, but the film falls flat under the weight of its ambition. The cavemans valentine 2001 letterboxd social film. Rent the cavemans valentine 2001 on dvd and bluray. She has since spent the past 4 years putting together the caveman s valentine, which took 10plus producers to come to fruition. When a body is discovered frozen in a tree outside of his cave, rom decides to investigate the death and prove to his cop daughter that it was indeed murder. The cavemans valentine ost edited version by soundtrack artist when sold by, this product will be manufactured on demand using cdr recordable media.
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