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The Wild Women of Wongo

  • 1959
  • Unrated
  • 1h 12m
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2.3/10
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The Wild Women of Wongo (1959)
Men, women and apes live together as three different tribes on the tropical island of Wongo. When the tribes discover that they live together on the island, ape-men start planning a raid on the tribe in order to capture mates.
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Men, women and apes live together as three different tribes on the tropical island of Wongo. When the tribes discover that they live together on the island, ape-men start planning a raid on ... Read allMen, women and apes live together as three different tribes on the tropical island of Wongo. When the tribes discover that they live together on the island, ape-men start planning a raid on the tribe in order to capture mates.Men, women and apes live together as three different tribes on the tropical island of Wongo. When the tribes discover that they live together on the island, ape-men start planning a raid on the tribe in order to capture mates.

  • Director
    • James L. Wolcott
  • Writer
    • Cedric Rutherford
  • Stars
    • Jean Hawkshaw
    • Mary Ann Webb
    • Candé Gerrard
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  • IMDb RATING
    2.3/10
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    • Director
      • James L. Wolcott
    • Writer
      • Cedric Rutherford
    • Stars
      • Jean Hawkshaw
      • Mary Ann Webb
      • Candé Gerrard
    • 43User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
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    Jean Hawkshaw
    • Omoo
    Mary Ann Webb
    • Mona
    Candé Gerrard
    • Ahtee
    Adrienne Bourbeau
    • Wana
    Marie Goodhart
    • Woman of Wongo
    Michelle Lamaack
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    Robert Serrecchia
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    • Man of Wongo
    Barbara Lee Babbitt
    • Woman of Goona
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    Elaine Krasner
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    • Director
      • James L. Wolcott
    • Writer
      • Cedric Rutherford
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    • Trivia
      Famed playwright Tennessee Williams was allegedly on set and directed parts of the film. Credited director James L. Wolcott was supposedly a close friend of Williams, and when Tennessee asked to experience directing, he was allowed to do so for the fun of it.
    • Goofs
      In at least two scenes (the ape men attacking Mona and Engor being forced to march), the actors can be seen wearing contemporary underwear beneath their animal skin outfits.
    • Quotes

      Woman of Goona: You "come in peace"... with spears!

    • Connections
      Featured in Battle of the Bombs (1985)

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    So Bad It's Fun
    Wild Women of Wongo, The (1958)

    ** (out of 4)

    As the film opens up a narrator tells us that some experiment was done on the island of Wongo. On that island all the beautiful women were given ugly men. On another island the beautiful men were given ugly women. When the ape people attack the two sides might come together so that the pretty can be with the pretty and the ugly with the ugly. Sound stupid? Well, it is and that's why this film came off mildly entertaining. The movie has the reputation of being one of the worst ever made and I won't argue that but at the same time it kept me entertained just because of how stupid it was. The movie even features some music that is best known from being used in PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, which would be released the following year. I don't think it's ever explained why the looks of the people were mixed up to begin with but I'm sure it wouldn't have made any sense anyways. As is to be expected, the performances all are extremely bad and sometimes it does give us some laughter. The director does what he can with the material but the color is pretty good and the locations are certainly nice to look at. There's also quite a bit of footage of some of the wildlife and that's a plus. The movie doesn't feature too much of a story as we see women (or men) get kicked out of their tribes, have to find, look around, fight some more and then look around some more. Fans of bad movies will want to check it out but others should stay far, far away.
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    • Release date
      • March 1, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Las mujeres salvajes de Wongo
    • Filming locations
      • Coral Castle - 28655 S. Dixie Highway, Homestead, Florida, USA(Rock temple scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Jaywall Productions
      • Tropical Pictures
      • Wolcott Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 12 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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