Review of Eegah

Eegah (1962)
10/10
The name is NOT written in blood!
25 September 1999
If this film's title is trying to make us think that this caveman actually KIILS someone, the producers are out of their minds.

But we knew that.

Anyway, to put it best, this film is like "The Flintstones" meets "Beach Party". There's a kid named Arch Hall, Jr. who basically sings a lot (with an invisible backup group!) and looks pudgy. His girlfriend, Roxy, finds a prehistoric caveman in the desert and they go after it. But Roxy's dad (Arch Hall, Sr. in real life) breaks his arm and gets caught by Eegah, the caveman (Richard Kiel, "Jaws" from James Bond). Later, Roxy gets caught by Eegah, and just as they are about to engage in some hot monkey love (there's a disgusting shaving sequence in the previous scene), along comes Mr. Cabbage Patch Elvis (as our friends at MST3K put it) and shoots him. But as they drive away in what used to be a 1935 Ford, but what is called a "Dune Buggy", Eegah gives chase and follows them back to Palm Springs, where he pushes Ray Dennis Steckler into a pool and gets shot by the police. And the dad quips about a verse in the Bible showing that he is "real".

No wonder it was voted one of the Worst Movies of All Time. But anyone who liked Robot Monster or Plan 9 from Outer Space will probably enjoy it. And don't forget the valuable lesson . . .

"Watch out for snakes!"
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