The Caveman's Valentine

Director: Kasi Lemmons

Overview

"Kasi Lemmons' Caveman's Valentine comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1. French subtitles are accessible, a

Product Details

Release Date:	04/02/2013
UPC:	0025192137624
Original Release:	2001
Rating:	R
Source:	Universal Studios
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:46:00
Sales rank:	55,365

Special Features

Feature commentary with director Kasi Lemmons and editor Terilyn Shropshire; Deleted scenes; Cast and filmmakers; Production notes; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Samuel L. Jackson	Romulus Ledbetter
Ann Magnuson	Moira Leppenraub
Anthony Michael Hall	Bob
Tamara Tunie	Shelia Ledbetter
Aunjanue Ellis	Lulu Ledbetter
Colm Feore	David Leppenraub
Damir Andrei	Arnold
Peter MacNeill	Cork
Jay Rodan	Joey
Rodney Eastman	Matthew
Kate McNeil	Betty
Leonard L. Thomas	Shaker
Sean MacMahon	Scotty
Pierre Alcide	Toupee
Richard Fitzpatrick	Walter
Vija Brigita Grosgalvis	Penny
Phillip Jarrett	Chore
Cecil Phillips	Manuel
Henry Stram	Social Worker
Carla Collins	First Reporter
Deborah Lobban	Librarian
Eric LaRay Harvey	Young Rom
Mica Le John	Young Lulu
Joanne Jang	Beauty/Cassandra
Alex Karzis	Byzantine Emperor/Dan
Val Boyle	Lucinda
Terence Blanchard	Composer

Technical Credits

George Dawes Green

Danny DeVito	Producer
Martin Malivoire	Special Effects
Bronco Racki	Stunts
Elie Samaha	Producer
Michael Shamberg	Producer
Stacey Sher	Producer
Andrew Stevens	Producer
Scott Frank	Producer
George Dawes Green	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Eli Selden	Executive Producer
Nicolas Clermont	Executive Producer
Samuel Jackson	Executive Producer
Stephanie Davis	Executive Producer
Jonathan Weisgal	Executive Producer
Glen Gauthier	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Side #1
0. Scenes
1. The Caveman (Main Titles) [7:10]
2. The Body in the Tree [:28]
3. Leppenraub's Slave [5:40]
4. The Path to Leppenraub [1:45]
5. A Suit of Clothes [5:53]
6. Moira [2:09]
7. Leppenraub [2:54]
8. The Smell of Evil [5:04]
9. The Faceless One [4:48]
10. Moria's Guest [2:27]
11. A Ride Home [:39]
12. The Hiding Place [8:10]
13. The Caveman's Gambit [4:27]
14. The Playgound [1:17]
15. A Blood-Red Valentine [2:22]
16. The Victim is the Killer [3:53]
17. Plain Old Craziness [3:07]
18. End Titles [4:51]

Menu

Side #1
Bonus Materials
Feature Commentary With Director Kasi Lemmons And Editor Terilyn Shropshire
Deleted Scenes
Theatrical Trailer
Production Notes
Cast And Filmmakers
Samuel L. Jackson
Ann Magnuson
Aunjanue Ellis
Tamara Tunie
Anthony Michael Hall
Colm Feore
Kasi Lemmons
Recommendations
American Psycho
The Bone Collector
End of Days
Pitch Black
The Skulls
Languages
English
Captioned For Hearing Impaired
Français
Play

Editorial Reviews

Kasi Lemmons' follow-up to her critical darling Eve's Bayou is a redemption tale of a musician turned homeless cave dweller turned amateur detective, and it proceeds with the same kind of ranting logic espoused by Samuel L. Jackson's title character. That is to say, not very clearly, and with paranoid concerns, that not everyone will care about or understand. It's a visually ambitious film, as Jackson's wonderfully named Romulus Ledbetter sees bursts of light from building tops (and winged demons in his head, courtesy of schizophrenia), which he blames on an imagined omnipresent villain named Stuyvesant. But these touches and an engaging performance from Jackson, framed memorably by dreadlocks that hang down the length of his back, are not enough to elevate the film into the mystical realm Lemmons created in Eve's Bayou. Underneath is a relatively standard whodunnit with uninteresting payoffs and obvious psychological motivators. The side story of Ledbetter trying to reconcile with his exasperated daughter doesn't interest much, either. What comment Lemmons and screenwriter George D. Green may have about real-world photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, on whom Colm Feore's shady artist David Leppenraub seems to be based, remains as murky as anything else. The Caveman's Valentine is a good example of a talented sophomore director unable to find material equal to that of her debut, leading her to misapply interesting storytelling techniques to a story that's beneath them.