Caveman: Film adaptation of the acclaimed stage play of the same name, starring Moritz Bleibtreu.
Plot and background
For Rob Becker (Moritz Bleibtreu) it should be the fulfilment of a childhood dream. He ekes out his daily existence as an unsuccessful car salesman, but now he finally wants to become known as a comedian. For his first appearance at an Openmic night, he has the perfect topic ready: with the Caveman – his imaginary friend from the Stone Age – Rob has been exchanging ideas for quite some time to explore the differences between men and women in the modern world.
But 15 minutes before Rob takes the stage, he finally changes his entire programme. The reason is his wife Claudia Müller (Laura Tonke), who left him in an argument minutes before in the heat of the moment. Now he debates on stage that women and idiots don’t belong together and tells his unsuspecting audience about the stages of his marriage. Both the first meeting, curious anecdotes from the relationship and finally the separation are meticulously depicted. The question the audience is asked to answer is: Is Rob the complete idiot in this relationship or not?
“Caveman” – background, cast and cinema release
The theatrical comedy by Rob Becker called “Caveman” has been thrilling audiences on Broadway and around the world since 1991. In Germany alone, more than five million visitors saw the stage play in which the battle of the sexes is to be settled once and for all. Alternately, the women and the men take sides.
In Germany, Esther Schweins (“RTL Samstag Nacht”) is responsible for the stage adaptation. She has a guest role in the film of the same name by director Laura Lackmann (“Mängelexemplar”).
The main roles in the “Caveman” film are played by Moritz Bleibtreu (“Nur Gott kann mich richten”), Laura Tonke (“Mängelexemplar”), Wotan Wilke Möhring (“Lommbock”), Martina Hill (“Knallerfrauen”) and Jürgen Vogel (“Die Welle”). The audience can also look forward to witty intermezzos with Thomas Hermanns (“Quatsch Comedy Club”), Guido Maria Kretschmer (“Shopping Wueen”) and Alexandra Neldel (“Takeover – voll vertauscht”).
The theatrical release of “Caveman” is on 26 January 2023.
