Quest for Fire Movie Review 1982

An interesting story sans the usual dialogue thing. A group of men (McGill, Perlman, El-Kadi) during the Ice Age must wander the land searching for fire after they lose theirs fending off an attack. During their quest, they encounter and battle various animals and tribesmen in order to survive. The special language they speak was developed by Anthony Burgess, while the primitive movements were Desmond "The Naked Ape" Morris. Perlman went on to become the Beast in TV's "Beauty and the Beast"; Chong, as a primitive babe, is the daughter of Tommy Chong of the comic duo Cheech and Chong.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 75 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Survival, Fires, Cold Spots, Wilderness, Cave People

Screenplay

Gerard Brach

Cast

Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Nameer El-Kadi, Rae Dawn Chong

Director

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Producer

20th Century-Fox

Awards

Oscars 1982: Makeup; Genie 1983: Actress (Chong).