Clan of the Cave Bear

The Clan of the Cave Bear is a 1986 film based on the book of the same name by Jean M. Auel.

Directed by Michael Chapman, the film stars Daryl Hannah as Ayla, a young Cro-Magnon woman who was separated from her family during an earthquake and found by a group of Neanderthals.

Dialogue is conducted mostly through a form of sign language which is translated for the audience with subtitles.

Because the film cost US $15 million to produce and brought in only US $1.9 million domestically, it is considered a box office flop. There was supposedly a sequel planned which never came to fruition.

It was filmed in the Canadian Rockies, a precursor to the many Hollywood films that would film in Canada soon after. The score was composed by Alan Silvestri. The movie is also one of Bart the Bear’s earliest roles.

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A planned back-to-back sequel never made it into production.

Make Up Department
Jocelyne Bellemare … makeup artist
Susan Boyd … head hair stylist
Michèle Burke … makeup department head
Todd McIntosh … makeup artist
Michael Mills … prosthetic makeup artist
Frank Carrisosa … prosthetic makeup artist
Michael G. Westmore … co-makeup department head
Michael G. Westmore … special makeup design and creation
Steve Johnson … assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Special Effects Department
Michael Clifford … special effects coordinator