Cavewomen, currency, and chaos collide in this prehistoric Italian-German farce.
WHEN WOMEN LOST THEIR TAILS
Two tribes of dimwitted cavemen prepare for war against each other.
Quick Answer
When Women Lost Their Tails is a 1972 German-Italian adventure-comedy-fantasy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile about a group of cavemen whose lives spiral when a conman introduces them to the concept of money and economics.
Programmer's Pick
If you’ve ever wondered how the Stone Age would handle a hot economy and hotter tempers, this bawdy sequel delivers the answer with bone clubs and bare chests. Senta Berger leads the charge through a world where the only thing thinner than prehistoric clothing is the tribe’s grasp of economics.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- Pasquale Festa Campanile
- Writers
- Marcello Coscia, Ottavio Jemma, Maria Grazia Fistri, Lina Wertmüller
- Release
- 1972
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Country
- Germany, Italy
- Language
- Italian
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Also Known As
- When Women Lost Their Tails, Toll trieben es die alten Germanen, Original title: Quando le donne persero la coda
Why This Matters
This Italian fantasy-comedy, directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile, continues the story begun in When Women Had Tails, exemplifying early 1970s Italian comedic sequels and the era's playful approach to prehistoric settings.
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Why Cult
A comedic riff on caveman clichés, the film lampoons early human society with slapstick and absurdity.
Expect plenty of bare-chested antics and cheeky eroticism, with a cast that keeps prehistoric fashion minimal.
The introduction of money to a tribe of dimwitted cavemen leads to comic social upheaval and inventive misunderstandings.
Filli’s budding attraction to the conman Ham stirs up drama and hilarity among the tribe.
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Questions from the Vault
When was When Women Lost Their Tails released? +
When Women Lost Their Tails was released in 1972.
Who directed When Women Lost Their Tails? +
When Women Lost Their Tails was directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile.
How long is When Women Lost Their Tails? +
When Women Lost Their Tails has a runtime of 94 minutes.
What genre is When Women Lost Their Tails? +
When Women Lost Their Tails is an adventure, comedy, fantasy, and science fiction film.
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