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|director       = [[Larry Clark]]
|starring       = {{plainlist|
*[[Andrew Keegan]]
*[[Tara Subkoff]]
*[[Richard Hillman (actor)|Richard Hillman]]
*[[Tiffany Limos]]
*Stephen Jasso
*[[Crystal Celeste Grant]]
*Shan Elliot
*Hayley Keenan
*[[Paul Hipp]]}}
|cinematography = [[Steve Gainer]]
|editor         = [[Dann Cahn|Daniel T. Cahn]]
|music          = Zoë Poledouris
|company        = Creature Features
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|released       = {{Start date|2002|7|2}}
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'''''Teenage Caveman''''' is a 2002 [[science fiction]]-[[horror film|horror]]-[[teen film]] directed by provocative filmmaker [[Larry Clark]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Pomerance, Murray|author-link=Murray Pomerance|author2=Gateward, Frances K.|title=Where the boys are: cinemas of masculinity and youth|work=Contemporary approaches to film and television series|year=2005|page=98|publisher=Wayne State University Press|isbn=0814331157}}</ref> It was made as part of [[Creature Features#2001, Cinemax|a series of low-budget made-for-television movies]] loosely inspired by [[B movie]]s that [[Samuel Z. Arkoff]] had produced for [[American International Pictures|AIP]]. The film reused the title and basic premise from the original 1958 film ''[[Teenage Caveman (1958 film)|Teenage Caveman]]'', but it is not a remake of the earlier film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/2008/06/interview-stan-winstons-creates-creature-features/|last=Biodrowski|first=Steve|title=Archive Interview: Stan Winston's Creature Features|publisher=Cinefantastiqueonline.com|date=June 16, 2008|accessdate=March 16, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811143348/http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/2008/06/interview-stan-winstons-creates-creature-features/|archivedate=August 11, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film is set in a [[post-apocalyptic]] future, where the vast majority of humanity has died due to a [[epidemic|viral epidemic]]. The remaining humans have reverted to primitive tribalism.

After killing his father for sexually assaulting his girlfriend, the son of a tribal leader is banished from the tribe, along with his friends. They eventually stumble upon a solar-powered city whose only two inhabitants are genetically modified to survive the plague. They view themselves as superhuman mutants who intend to recreate humanity in their own image.

==Cast==
*[[Andrew Keegan]] as David
*[[Tara Subkoff]] as Sarah
*[[Richard Hillman (actor)|Richard Hillman]] as Neil
*[[Tiffany Limos]] as Judith
*Stephen Jasso as Vincent
*[[Crystal Celeste Grant]] as Elizabeth
*Shan Elliot as Joshua
*Hayley Keenan as Heather
*[[Paul Hipp]] as Shaman

==Reception==
The film received mixed reviews from critics. On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 43% based on 7 reviews, with an average score of 4.50/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/teenage_caveman_2002|title=Teenage Caveman (2002)|accessdate=August 24, 2021|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>

Scott Thill of ''[[PopMatters]]'' suggested to "grab some popcorn" and "kick back and laugh".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/teenage-caveman-2496251044.html|title=Teenage Caveman (2001)|website=[[PopMatters]]|date=June 27, 2002|accessdate=August 24, 2021}}</ref>

Kim Newman of ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' gave the film a score of 3 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/teenage-caveman-review/|last=Newman|first=Kim|title=Teenage Caveman Review|magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]}}</ref>

When the [[DVD]] version of ''Teenage Caveman'' was released on June 10, 2016, Bill Chambers of Film Freak Central wrote: "Unfortunately, while [the film] is a testament to Clark's auteurist position, it establishes him as a filmmaker of limited range".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfreakcentral.net/ffc/2016/06/teenage-caveman-2001.html|title=Teenage Caveman (2001) - DVD|publisher=Film Freak Central|date=June 10, 2016|accessdate=August 24, 2021|archive-date=August 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815223121/https://www.filmfreakcentral.net/ffc/2016/06/teenage-caveman-2001.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0283043}}

{{Larry Clark}}
{{Creature Features}}

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