Quest for Fire
by Jean-Jacques Annaud
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Actor: Everett McGill, Gary Schwartz, Nicholas Kadi, Rae Dawn Chong, Ron PerlmanDirector: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Producer: Claude Nedjar
Producer: Denis H?roux
Producer: Garth Thomas
Producer: Jacques Dorfmann
Producer: John Kemeny
Writer: G?rard Brach
Writer: J.H. Rosny Sr.
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-03-04
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of Quest for Fire
Movie Review: Darwin goes ape
Summary: 3 Stars
Make no mistake about it, this is the grunt-fest of all grunt-fests. I mean this puppy makes you wish you were descended from water buffaloes or something. Just think "Animal House" in caves, wearing bear skins, and acting almost as crude with orgasmic glee. There is one dirty little beast that is pretty sexy though, and uninhibited, if you can picture that. I've known some guys who would date her without a second thought. Anyway, you better go into this one without any kind of an agenda, or you're bound to hate it for one reason or another. If they all didn't look like they just crawled out of a mammoth's dung heap, I think I could have enjoyed it more, but that's just me. Personally, I liked "One Million Years BC" a lot better. It didn't leave a funny taste in my mouth.
Summary of Quest for Fire
A colossal adventure odyssey that turns back the hands of time to the very beginning of man's existence. 80,000 years ago, when man roamed the earth, he was exposed to the many harsh elements of nature. Against the perilous atmosphere of rugged terrain, rival tribes and savage beasts, Quest for Fire examines a peaceful tribe's search for that all important element fire, and the knowledge to create it. 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.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. Using diverse locations in Kenya, Scotland, and Canada, Annaud tells the purely visual story of five tribes (some more advanced than others) who depend on fire for survival. They "steal" fire from nature, but the actual creation of fire remains elusive, lending profound mystery and majesty to the film's climactic, real-time display of fire-making ingenuity. Employing primitive language created by novelist Anthony Burgess and body language choreographed by anthropologist Desmond Morris, a unique ensemble of actors push the envelope of their profession, succeeding where they easily could've failed. They're carnal, violent, funny, curious, and intelligent; through them, and through the eons, we can recognize ourselves. --Jeff Shannon
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