Episode 25: Neander-Jin (2011)

Neander-Jin: Return of the Neanderthal Man (2011) is an obscure and inexplicable “romantic comedy” about a Neanderthal who somehow travels trough time and falls in love with a young professional woman, but ultimately becomes corrupted by commercialism and fame. What do Japanese culture, German Unity Day, and gummy bears have to do with Neanderthals? Nothing, but yet they are all in this movie for some reason. Don’t worry, Josh has lost his movie-choosing privileges for at least three episodes.

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If our synopsis sounds unbelievable, you can watch this movie for yourself on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUmIkr9wijQ

Neanderthals had larger brains than modern humans: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/neanderthal-brains-bigger-not-necessarily-better

The Neanderthal Museum: https://www.neanderthal.de/en/home.html

Neandertal (Neander Valley) is a place in Germany: https://www.nrw-tourism.com/neander-valley

The Neander Valley is named after Joachim Neander: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Neander