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Quest For Fire is a masterpiece. It won the Academy Award for Makeup. The movie was filmed on location in Cairngorms National Park in Scotland and Tsavo National Park and Lake Magadi in Kenya. 1981 7.3 Streamers Information 7.3 79 Rated: R, 13+, AA.

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2019. I remember really liking this movie when it first came out. Rae Dawn Chong deserved at least an Oscar nomination. Lacking the knowledge to start…. A love story with a happy ending, full of believable action, set in a fantastic location. Nonetheless I enjoyed watching it immensely.

By the way, the central tribe are Neanderthals, not cro-magnons as the synopsis says. Your favorites, all in one place. Focusing on human dream as well as realistic insights into pre-historic man, the constant struggle for survival is vividly recreated in this sensational production. 80,000 years ago, when man roamed the earth, he was exposed to the many harsh elements of nature. For 12.99 purchase price, I thought i was getting at least a used, if not new, copy. Don't buy it. I suppose I should mench that I purchased the 2003 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Letterbox version of this film and, yes, this review refers to "phylogene's" review so I repeat that I am NOT AN ANTHROPOLOGIST, but if I was one, I think I would realize that this project was a vehicle for trainees of Desmond Jones School of Mime and Physical Theater and that Paleolithic accuracy was taking a backseat to performance techniques, especially relying more on physical action than language, to relate the story. Movie25 - Watch [FR] Quest for Fire (1981 [FRENCH]) Full Movie Online Free - Plot unknown.

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Now I can watch Quest any time I wish. The movie is blurry and that makes it hard to view. As for family and sex (refer to phylogene's review), it seemed their was a sense of family among the principle tribe to begin with; I guess the "evolution" was to a Christian-like couple approach reforming the "communal" tribe into a society of nuclear families.

Animal rights should have been a concern even when this movie was made. Anthony Burgess even wrote two new languages for the stone age characters to speak.The casting is brilliant. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2020. Michael D. Moore was the associate producer in charge of action and animal scenes.

A primitive homo sapiens tribe huddles around a natural fire source for comfort and survival. Select the department you want to search in. It is a story about homo sapiens relationship with other homonids through millienium compacted into a (roughly) hour-and-a-half time frame with the equivalent of a search for "The Holy Grail" theme, obviously fire being the grail in this case, to provide a "thread" for the action to move along. The movie's story line may not be 100% accurate according to ancient anthropological timelines, but that wasn't the point. I rate this as one of the best movies I have ever seen. Against the perilous atmosphere of rugged terrain, rival tribes and savage beasts, Quest for Fire examines a peaceful tribe’s search for that all … A pretty good story idea that is a bit dated in its execution by today’s standards. A colossal adventure odyssey that turns back the hands of time to the very beginning of man’s existence. Quest for Fire takes place some 80,000 years in the past. Release date: 16 Dec 1981 Genres: Drama. I saw this movie many years ago and it impressed me just as much this time round. He's a fine physical actor.Anthropological note: One theory for the apparent disappearance of the Neanderthal is interbreeding with the Cro-Magnon. In the prehistoric world, a Cro-Magnon tribe depends on an ever-burning source of fire, which eventually extinguishes. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links on this page. Reportedly an animated project based on the long-running [FR] Quest for Fire video game franchise. I used to have it on video but let a so called friend take it home to watch and he never returned it to me, I was absolutely gutted.I was so chuffed to find it available on DVD from Amazon.One thing is for sure this copy is never leaving my home, Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Had I known this was not an original DVD, instead of a DVR like it is, I wouldn't have purchased this movie. I don't recall reading in the description that its'a copy. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 26, 2020.

I did have a HUGE problem with apparent lack of concern for the animals used in filming. © 2020 by 123Movies HQ. The film feels very authentic. Rae Dawn Chong has fun in her role as the main caveman's love interest. I was fortunate in having seen the full (not sensitized) version of Quest For Fire, WOW !!! I had seen this movie back in the early 80's when it came out. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 25, 2017. Even with the less than stellar filming and production by today’s standards, I think it’s still a pretty good movie. Leave it to Amazon to have some copies available! X 264 7 Sin S Movies Preview Have fun! To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Synopsis. Loved this movie for ages and had a burned copy to watch.Now I have a nice crisp movie that is a joy to watch.If you have never seen this classic caveman movie,you don't know what your missing.It arrived on time,was well packaged and is exactly as described.I am 100% satisfied with this purchase.Watch Rae Dawn Chong,Everett McGill,and Ron Perlman battle through the elements in their quest for fire. Oh, though it seems unlikely a Mastadon in a field of grass would be impressed by a mere handful of it (maybe a bale of clover or alfalfa hay), there are some pretty dangerous animals that are easily approachable, with the right approach. Should be required for all mature people. Quest for Fire. The story is interesting as you start accepting the fact that our ancestors had no one to teach them basic things we have taken for granted for centuries. The opening sequence was filmed at Cathedral Grove on Vancouver Island, BC (forest scenery) whereas the cave home was filmed at Greig's Caves on the Bruce Peninsula along the Niagara Escarpment near Lion's Head, Ontario. Link your DIRECTV account to Movies Anywhere to enjoy your digital collection in one place. Three members of a prehistoric tribe that can"t start its own fire are sent in search of a new source when their continuously burning pilot fire is extinguished. Fire. The "costuming" and make-up are excellent. Welcome to 123moviesHQ.org where we provide the best quality for you.

Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Leave it to Amazon to have some copies available! Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2012. Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2015. Not suitable for children due to a couple of entirely appropriate sex scenes. Quest.for. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 6, 2017, This is by far the best caveman movie made and totally believable but then you would expect that from Desmond Morris and it makes you wonder how we survived, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 26, 2016, Fantastic film . And, again, it was a dramatic representation of bravery and boldness, possibly daring and guile, overwhelming a superior adversary, or something like that. Quest for Fire is so detailed in its depiction of prehistoric man that it might have been made by time-traveling filmmakers. Instead it's a bold and timeless experiment by visionary director Jean-Jacques Annaud ( The Bear ), inviting scientific debate while presenting a fascinating, imaginary glimpse of humankind some 80,000 years ago. It is a gripping amazing movie. Watch Quest for Fire. The quest moves our heroes from reliance on fire naturally created and primitive tools (and weapons) to the domestication of fire and advanced tools (and weapons).
Quest For Fire has been one of my all-time faves since it was released, but it has been hard to find.

All Rights Reserved. The story is set in Paleolithic Europe (80,000 years ago), with its plot surrounding the struggle for control of fire by early humans. Not feeling very honest representation.