The Caveman's Valentine: Synopsis
In Kasi Lemmon's penetrating and touching neo-Gothic thriller The Caveman's Valentine, Samuel L. Jackson delivers a powerful performance as Romulus Ledbetter, a man caught on the sharp edge between genius and madness.
A former Julliard-trained classical musician and devoted family man, Romulus now lives as an outcast in a netherworld on the edge of Manhattan. Haunted by delusions of a powerful adversary, Cornelius Gould Stuyvesant, who he believes malevolently charts his every move from atop the Chrysler building.
Ledbetter is drawn out of his insanity to track down the killer of handsome young drifter Scotty Gates (Sean MacMahon), whose frozen corpse he discovers hanging in a tree outside his cave-like dwelling. Though the police dismiss the transient Gates' death, Ledbetter is convinced that he was murdered by David Leppenraub (Colm Feore), a prominent art photographer for whom the boy often posed as a model.
But who is going to believe the rantings of a paranoid schizophrenic living in a cave? Not his daughter Lulu (Aunjanue Ellis), a young police officer. Not Leppenraub's privileged friends in New York's art world. Alone with his voices and his visions, Romulus must piece together the twisted puzzle, risking his life and the remaining shreds of his sanity to bring justice to another lost soul.
The Caveman's Valentine stars Samuel L. Jackson (Star Wars, Shaft, Pulp Fiction, The Negotiator, Eve's Bayou,) as Romulus Ledbetter a.k.a. The Caveman, a schizophrenic composer who finds himself playing detective. Also appearing in the film are Colm Feore (The Insider, City of Angels) who stars as David Leppenraub, the acclaimed art photographer; Ann Magnuson (Love and Sex, Before and After) as David's sister Moira, who befriends Romulus; Anthony Michael Hall (A Simple Wish, Michael) as the compassionate lawyer Bob; and Aunjanue Ellis (Men of Honor and TV's "The Practice) as Lulu, Romulus' daughter. Tamara Tunie (Devil's Advocate, The Peacemaker) stars as Sheila, Romulus' estranged wife.
Kasi Lemmons, whose acclaimed directorial debut Eve's Bayou was one of the best reviewed and highest grossing independent films in 1997, is joined by cinematographer Amelia Vincent.
The Caveman's Valentine is based on George Dawes Green's Edgar Award winning first novel published in 1994. The unconventional detective drama has since become a worldwide cult favorite.
A former Julliard-trained classical musician and devoted family man, Romulus now lives as an outcast in a netherworld on the edge of Manhattan. Haunted by delusions of a powerful adversary, Cornelius Gould Stuyvesant, who he believes malevolently charts his every move from atop the Chrysler building.
Ledbetter is drawn out of his insanity to track down the killer of handsome young drifter Scotty Gates (Sean MacMahon), whose frozen corpse he discovers hanging in a tree outside his cave-like dwelling. Though the police dismiss the transient Gates' death, Ledbetter is convinced that he was murdered by David Leppenraub (Colm Feore), a prominent art photographer for whom the boy often posed as a model.
But who is going to believe the rantings of a paranoid schizophrenic living in a cave? Not his daughter Lulu (Aunjanue Ellis), a young police officer. Not Leppenraub's privileged friends in New York's art world. Alone with his voices and his visions, Romulus must piece together the twisted puzzle, risking his life and the remaining shreds of his sanity to bring justice to another lost soul.
The Caveman's Valentine stars Samuel L. Jackson (Star Wars, Shaft, Pulp Fiction, The Negotiator, Eve's Bayou,) as Romulus Ledbetter a.k.a. The Caveman, a schizophrenic composer who finds himself playing detective. Also appearing in the film are Colm Feore (The Insider, City of Angels) who stars as David Leppenraub, the acclaimed art photographer; Ann Magnuson (Love and Sex, Before and After) as David's sister Moira, who befriends Romulus; Anthony Michael Hall (A Simple Wish, Michael) as the compassionate lawyer Bob; and Aunjanue Ellis (Men of Honor and TV's "The Practice) as Lulu, Romulus' daughter. Tamara Tunie (Devil's Advocate, The Peacemaker) stars as Sheila, Romulus' estranged wife.
Kasi Lemmons, whose acclaimed directorial debut Eve's Bayou was one of the best reviewed and highest grossing independent films in 1997, is joined by cinematographer Amelia Vincent.
The Caveman's Valentine is based on George Dawes Green's Edgar Award winning first novel published in 1994. The unconventional detective drama has since become a worldwide cult favorite.
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