another couple, and he also exiles the already elderly Creb as there's another shaman in charge. Ayla opposes and fights Broud, defeating him. Thus a humiliated Broud agrees to keep Creb with the clan, but Ayla still chooses to leave, saying goodbye to her son, in search of her own people. Cast Daryl Hannah as Ayla Pamela Reed as Iza James Remar as Creb Thomas G. Waites as Broud John Doolittle as Brun Curtis Armstrong as Goov Martin Doyle as Grod Tony Montanaro as Zoug Mike Muscat as Dorv Karen Elizabeth Austin as Aba Janne Mortil as Ovra Lycia Naff as Uba Penny Smith as Ika Rory Crowley as Durc Joey Cramer as young Broud Nicole Eggert as Teen Ayla Paul Carafotes as Brug Bart the Bear as the cave bear Emma Floria as Young Ayla Mary Reid as Ayla's Mother Production Producer Gerald Isenberg originally conceived the film as a television film but was rejected by NBC. The film was shot in western Canada, primarily in British Columbia, between June and October 1984 with a budget of $16 million. It was filmed in the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, a precursor to the many Hollywood productions that would film in Canada soon after (see Hollywood North and Cinema of Canada). It was also filmed at Cathedral and MacMillan Provincial Park, at the Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories, and in the Yukon Territory. The score was composed by Alan Silvestri. This film is one of Bart the Bear's earliest roles. He was partly replaced by an animatronic bear designed by Stan Winston. The muskox hunt was filmed just outside Hughenden, Alberta. The actors had to film scenes in mountains with minimal clothing of animal pelts in temperatures as low as 5 degrees Fahrenheit, while the makeup for actors portraying Neanderthals took 3.5 hours to apply. The animals were trained by professional employees from Heber City, Utah's Wasatch Rocky Mountain Wildlife, Thousand Oaks, California's Animal Actors of Hollywood and Frazier Park, California's Working Wildlife. Box office and reception Because the film cost US $15 million to produce and brought in only US$1.9 million domestically, it is considered a box office flop. The film was nominated for an Oscar in 1987 for Best Makeup (Michael Westmore and Michèle Burke). The film holds a 10% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews. However, The Encyclopedia of Fantasy claims: "It is