Factual error: After the giant egg 'cracks' open on the ground below, Atouk and his men move in for a closer look, and then begin eating the contents. Seconds later the black caveman slips and falls into the "yolk" and then begins dancing around as they cheer him on. When in fact, the boiling steam would've burned him.
Caveman (1981)
1 factual error
Directed by: Carl Gottlieb
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long, Ringo Starr, Jack Gilford
Genres: Comedy
Visible crew/equipment: After Tonda forces Atouk to eat the flower's fruit (looks like a radish) Atouk gets dizzy, and when he falls backwards the corner of the grey crash mat can be seen on the grass, at the bottom of the screen.
Question: What song is everyone whistling while they're carrying the giant egg?
Answer: The song being played is "Colonel Bogey March", which has the whistling in it. No one carrying the egg were whistling themselves though. Although in one shot I did see a character breathing out (something people do when lifting or carrying heavy things) which might look like he's whistling.
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Answer: The music playing while they are carrying the giant egg is from, "The Bridge on the River Kwai." It's a classic World War II movie, soldiers marching into a Japanese prison camp are whistling that tune.