Eegah

Eegah is a 1962 film starring Arch Hall Sr., Arch Hall Jr., Richard Kiel (who portrayed the character Jaws in several James Bond films), and Marilyn Manning. The movie was directed by Arch Hall Sr., and was also written by Hall and Bob Wehling. The film was featured on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Plot

Eegah (Kiel) is a giant prehistoric caveman living in the middle of the desert. One night after a party, Roxy Miller (Manning) is driving home when she comes across Eegah. She tells her boyfriend Tom Nelson (Arch Hall Jr.), and her father Robert Miller (Arch Hall Sr.) about the caveman. Her father decides to go off into the desert looking for the caveman. When he fails to show up at the designated time, Tom and Roxy go into the desert looking for him.

Related Topics:
Caveman - Desert

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Roxy is soon kidnapped by Eegah, and taken back to his cave, while Tom searches for her. Robert is also there at the cave, and tells Roxy that he's begun to communicate with the caveman Eegah. When a frisky Eegah expresses what seems to be a romantic interest in Roxy, her father fearful that the creature may kill them both, suggests she put up with as much of it as she can bear. Eegah never tries anything too explicit, though, and Roxy even ends up giving him a shave before the pair is able to escape. Crushed, Eegah follows them back to civilization, and a final confrontation ensues.

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Hall Jr., then being promoted by his father as an Elvis-style teen idol (with mixed success), warbles several tunes during film.

Related Topics:
Elvis - Teen idol

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