''' is a
1983 American comedy film. In the movie,
Cavemen living in a
Mountain ous region of
Latin America are completely disconnected from the modern world. They speak a simple
Constructed Language , similar to that used in the 1981 movie ''
Caveman ''. They worship and greatly fear
Airliner s that regularly pass overhead. Tradition in the tribe dictated that they avert their eyes whenever a plane flies overhead. One day, an airliner's
Cargo malfunctions, causing it to jettison a good deal of
Luggage . Two young male cavemen break the
Taboo against looking at the planes, and observe the falling luggage. When they leave the tribe, they find
Clothing ,
Cassettes , and
Counterfeit Paintings , which wreak havoc on the power structure and economy of the tribe. Events get even more out of hand when the counterfeiters come looking for the paintings.
,
1983 and is rated G by the
MPAA . It is available on
VHS but has not been released on
DVD .
Similar themes were explored in ''
The Gods Must Be Crazy '', a film in which an isolated African tribe was wrecked by a Coke bottle thrown from a plane.
