Eegah (1962)

Teenagers stumble across a prehistoric caveman, who goes on a rampage.

Director:

Arch Hall Sr. (as Nicholas Merriwether)

Writers:

Bob Wehling (screenplay), Arch Hall Sr. (original story) (as Nicholas Merriwether)

Stars:

Arch Hall Jr., Marilyn Manning, Richard Kiel

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Arch Hall Jr.	...	Tom Nelson
Marilyn Manning	...	Roxy Miller
Richard Kiel	...	Eegah
Arch Hall Sr.	...	Robert Miller (as William Watters)
Clay Stearns	...	Band Member
Bob Davis	...	George
Deke Richards	...	Band Member (as Deke Lussier)
Ron Shane	...	Detective
Addalyn Pollitt	...	George's Wife
Lloyd Williams	...	Kruger (as William Lloyd)
Ray Dennis Steckler	...	Mr. Fishman (as Ray Steckler)
Bill Rice	...	Chef

Storyline

While driving through the desert, a teenage girl is frightened by a seven-foot giant which appears in her path. After escaping, she returns to the site with her boyfriend and her father in an attempt to find the giant. They do, and it proceeds to terrorize them and the rest of Palm Springs, California.

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Plot Keywords:

giant | palm springs california | desert | teenage girl | caveman | 

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Taglines:

The Crazed Love of a Prehistoric Giant for a Ravishing Teenage Girl!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 April 1965 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Eegah! The Name Written in Blood

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fairway International Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in Bronson Canyon, a cave complex in the hills above Hollywood where Przybysz z kosmosu (1953) was filmed. Eegah's cavern is Ro-Man's headquarters seen from a different angle.

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Goofs

In Eegah's cave, Roxi gives Mr. Miller's face a shave and finishes before Eegah returns. But once Eegah actually returns to the cave, we see Mr. Miller's face still completely covered in shaving cream and Roxi is just starting to shave his face.

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Quotes

Roxy Miller: That was Mr. Krueger from the airport. The helicopter blew a gasket or something... and he's back in the VA hospital. Anyway, he won't be able to pick Dad up.

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Connections

Featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Eegah (1993)

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Soundtracks

Nobody Lives on the Brownsville Road
Performed by Arch Hall Jr. and the Archers

User Reviews

Goof Meter Overload

This movie is an anthropological curiosity about an anthropological curiosity. Dug up from a time when it would seem like a good idea to produce a caveman/horror/comedy/musical, "Eegah" today leaves viewers astounded by the shear freakish nature of the film itself. Richard Kiel stars as Eegah the caveman whom for millinea had survived in a cave with his mummified relatives in the hills near a desert town. For some reason he didn't choose to emerge from the desolate perimeters of his home until 1962. The hapless female played by Marilyn Manning almost runs him down one night while driving home. After she screeches to a halt she faints at the sight of the collosal Eegah donning furs and swinging a plastic club. When she awakes she tells her boyfriend played by the esteemed Arch Hall Jr., all about the "giant" she saw. Eventually Eegah kidnapps Marilyn's Dad (played by Arch Hall Sr). Arch and Marilyn go into the hills in a dune buggy to find him. After the ensuing incidents they all escape an angry Eegah who then follows them on foot back to town where the real fun begins. Arch Hall Jr. is the ham of all hams in this one, singing badly these love songs devoted to different girls his character had supposedly been involved with. His voice is that of a fifteen year old kid who hasn't completely developed the manly timbre and squeaks out emotive ballads like the low-point of any high school talent show. The goof-meter on this film is to overload as scene after scene actors act badly, Richard Kiel tweeks his face in reaction to whatever is taking place while an out of sync voice over grunts "RRRRRRR....SHTEMLO...EEGAH...." The lighting in the interior scenes look like a home movie from days of yore and the props are straight out of an arts and crafts store. Overall, I can't say "Eegah" is one of the worst films ever made as it's never really painful and too much fun to watch. The films that vie for that title cause the viewer excrutiating agony and are made by those who have no apparent intent on entertaining anyone(i.e. "Robot Monster", "Flesh Feast", "House of 1000 Corpses"). I recommend "Eegah" as a cult classic and a fun party movie.