{"id":77256,"date":"2021-10-14T22:23:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T05:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=77256"},"modified":"2021-10-14T22:29:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T05:29:56","slug":"quest-for-fire-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=77256","title":{"rendered":"Quest for Fire (1981)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;80,000 years ago, man&#8217;s survival in a vast, uncharted land depended on the possession of fire.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Poster-203x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-77257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Poster-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Poster-694x1024.png 694w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Poster-87x128.png 87w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Poster-183x270.png 183w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Poster.png 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile out seeking fire, three prehistoric members of the Ulam tribe &#8212; Amoukar (Ron Perlman), Naoh (Everett McGill), and Gaw (Nameer El Kadi) &#8212; encounter various predators and competitors in addition to a love interest (Rae Dawn Chong) for Naoh.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Prehistoric Times<\/li>\n<li>Survival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFrench director Jean-Jacques Annaud has had an interesting and varied career, with his debut film &#8212; <em>Black and White in Color<\/em> (1976) &#8212; earning an Oscar as Best Foreign Language Movie of the Year, and this subsequent movie breaking numerous conventions by taking place 80,000 years ago and not containing any known language (the limited dialogue spoken by various tribes was written by Anthony Burgess). At first it&#8217;s challenging not to laugh at the depiction of Paleolithic humans acting more like violent, primitive monkeys or gorillas than the &#8220;civilized&#8221; beings we associate ourselves with: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Primitives.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Primitives-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Primitives-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Primitives-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Primitives-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Primitives-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Primitives-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Primitives.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but we quickly grow to see the three main characters as individuals, and can believe their interactions as authentic. The make-up (which took up to five hours to apply each day), costumes, and body movements are impressively realistic:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Still-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Still-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Still-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Still-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Still-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Still-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Still.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and the location shooting by cinematographer Claude Agostini is often breathtaking. With that said, your interest in the storyline may or may not hold, given that there&#8217;s no discernible dialogue, and the plot points all concern either base survival (i.e., the trio sleeps in a tree to avoid saber-toothed tigers): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Tree.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Tree-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Tree-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Tree-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Tree-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Tree-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Tree-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Tree.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; or cultural interactions with different tribes:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Tribe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Tribe-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Tribe-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Tribe-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Tribe-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Tribe-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Tribe-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Tribe.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, we see this leading to evolution-in-action, as individuals quickly learn from and mate with one another, thus ensuring future generations will be even better prepared to face life&#8217;s challenges. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Mates.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Mates-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Mates-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Mates-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Mates-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Mates-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Mates-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Mates.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While this isn&#8217;t must-see viewing for all film fanatics, it&#8217;s certainly worth a look as a one-of-a-kind movie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Authentic-seeming makeup, costumes, and body language<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Costumes-Makeup2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Costumes-Makeup2-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Costumes-Makeup2-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Costumes-Makeup2-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Costumes-Makeup2-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Costumes-Makeup2-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Costumes-Makeup2-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Costumes-Makeup2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Making-Fire.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Making-Fire-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Making-Fire-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Making-Fire-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Making-Fire-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Making-Fire-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Making-Fire-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Making-Fire.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Beautiful cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Night-Sky.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Night-Sky-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Night-Sky-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Night-Sky-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Night-Sky-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Night-Sky-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Night-Sky-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Night-Sky.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Fire.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Fire-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Fire-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Fire-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Fire-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Fire-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Fire-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Fire.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Chong.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Chong-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Chong-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Chong-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Chong-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Chong-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Chong-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quest-for-Fire-Chong.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended for one-time viewing. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0082484\/?\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/02\/12\/movies\/quest-for-fire-a-prehistoric-odyssey.html?searchResultPosition=3\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/sciencefiction\/quest-for-fire-1981.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/quest-for-fire\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/quest-for-fire\/review\/2030123511\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;80,000 years ago, man&#8217;s survival in a vast, uncharted land depended on the possession of fire.&#8221; Synopsis: While out seeking fire, three prehistoric members of the Ulam tribe &#8212; Amoukar (Ron Perlman), Naoh (Everett McGill), and Gaw (Nameer El Kadi) &#8212; encounter various predators and competitors in addition to a love interest (Rae Dawn Chong) for Naoh. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Historical Drama Prehistoric Times Survival Review: French director Jean-Jacques Annaud has had an interesting and varied career, with&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=77256\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=77256"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77280,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77256\/revisions\/77280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=77256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=77256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=77256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}