The Caveman's Valentine

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The Caveman's Valentine

The movie poster for The Caveman's Valentine.
Directed by Kasi Lemmons
Produced by Mark Roybal
Scott Rudin
Eric Steel
Written by George Dawes Green
Starring Samuel L. Jackson
Music by Terence Blanchard
Cinematography Amy Vincent
Editing by Terilyn A. Shropshire
Distributed by Universal Focus
Release date(s) March 2, 2001 (U.S.)
Running time 105 min.
Language English
IMDb profile

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.

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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.

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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

[edit] 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."

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