The Caveman's Valentine

The Caveman's Valentine

Infobox Film | name = The Caveman's Valentine


caption = The movie poster for "The Caveman's Valentine".
director = Kasi Lemmons
producer = Mark Roybal
Scott Rudin
Eric Steel
writer = George Dawes Green
starring = Samuel L. Jackson
music = Terence Blanchard
cinematography = Amy Vincent
editing = Terilyn A. Shropshire
distributor = Universal Focus
released = March 2, 2001 (U.S.)
runtime = 105 min.
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0182000

"The Caveman's Valentine" aka "Sign of the Killer" (UK video title) is a 2001 mystery-drama starring Samuel L. Jackson base on the novel by George Dawes Green. The film was released by Universal Focus.

Plot

A former family man and pianist studying at Juilliard music school, Romulus Ledbetter (Samuel L. Jackson) is now suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and living in a cave in Inwood Park, New York. He believes that a man named Cornelius Gould Stuyvesant is controlling the world with rays from the top of the Chrysler Building, and that his mind is inhabited by moth-like angels. On Valentine’s Day he discovers the frozen body of a young man, Scotty Gates (Sean MacMahon), left in a tree outside his cave. The police, including Romulus's daughter Lulu (Aunjanue Ellis), dismiss the man's death as accident however, a homeless ex-lover of Scotty tells Romulus that he was murdered by the famous photographer David Leppenraub (Colm Feore). Determined to discover the truth behind Scotty’s death and prove his worth to his daughter, Romulus manages to get an invitation through a former friend to perform one of his compositions at Leppenraub’s farm. What unfolds thereafter is a twisted tale of mystery, deception and a man's struggle against his own mind.

Response

Box Office

Domestic summary:

*Opening Weekend: $112,041 (16 theaters)
*% of total gross: 16.3%
*Close date: June 14, 2001
*Total U.S. gross: $687,194

Worldwide gross: $687,194

Critical Reaction

"The Caveman's Valentine" received a 43% rating among the consensus of critics tracked by Rotten Tomatoes, with a general consensus that the film "has an intriguing premise, but... falls flat under the weight of its ambition."

Awards

*In 2002, Tamara Tunie was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female.

Cast

*Samuel L. Jackson - Romulus Ledbetter
*Colm Feore - David Leppenraub
*Aunjanue Ellis - Officer Lulu Ledbetter
*Tamara Tunie - Sheila Ledbetter
*Jay Rodan - Joey Peasley
*Ann Magnuson - Moira Leppenraub
*Anthony Michael Hall - Bob
*Sean MacMahon - Scotty Gates

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