{"id":37904,"date":"2016-10-17T14:20:31","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T21:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37904"},"modified":"2020-12-12T12:43:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-12T19:43:01","slug":"eegah-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37904","title":{"rendered":"Eegah! (1962)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Dad, I didn&#8217;t say he was a monster &#8212; he was a giant! You know, a caveman!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Poster-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-37907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Poster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Poster-87x128.jpg 87w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Poster.jpg 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a teenager (Marilyn Manning) and her father (Arch Hall, Sr.) are kidnapped by a hulking prehistoric caveman (Richard Kiel), Manning&#8217;s intrepid singing boyfriend (Arch Hall, Jr.) goes searching for them in his dune buggy.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Giants<\/li>\n<li>Kidnapping<\/li>\n<li>Mutant Monsters<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIn his typically non-PC fashion (at least when it comes to discussing female sexuality on film), Peary writes that &#8220;in the most lurid scenes&#8221; of this &#8220;low-budget horror film&#8221; about &#8220;a giant prehistoric caveman (a pre-&#8216;Jaws&#8217; Richard Kiel) who abducts a pretty young girl&#8221;, this &#8220;horny man rubs his big hands all over [Manning&#8217;s] tiny, trembling body and we hope he&#8217;ll try something unforgivable&#8221;. !!!! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Grab.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Grab.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1229\" height=\"929\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Grab.png 1229w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Grab-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Grab-1024x774.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Grab-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Grab-768x581.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Grab-357x270.png 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1229px) 100vw, 1229px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Okay, I don&#8217;t know where to go with that &#8212; especially when Peary follows up by stating, &#8220;But, dammit, she&#8217;s rescued by her boyfriend&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Boyfriend.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Boyfriend.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1239\" height=\"919\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Boyfriend.png 1239w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Boyfriend-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Boyfriend-1024x760.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Boyfriend-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Boyfriend-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Boyfriend-364x270.png 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1239px) 100vw, 1239px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He argues that the &#8220;picture is a lot of fun&#8221;, and &#8220;probably would have run into censorship problems if anybody&#8217;d paid more attention to where Kiel was placing his hands&#8221;, and he asserts that he thinks &#8220;everyone was too scared of Kiel to ask him to cool it&#8221;. With all that said (and ignored), is the film worth watching? Sure, but not for the reasons Peary outlines. Manning is actually an appropriately feisty heroine rather than simply an objectified pawn, but the main &#8220;fun&#8221; to be had here is in mocking the truly terrible production values, script, and acting. Discussed as one of the <em>Fifty Worst Films of All Time<\/em> by Harry Medved and Randy Dreyfuss in their 1978 book.     <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plenty of terrible dialogue, acting, and sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Kiel-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Kiel-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1243\" height=\"927\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Kiel-1.png 1243w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Kiel-1-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Kiel-1-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Kiel-1-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Kiel-1-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Kiel-1-362x270.png 362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1243px) 100vw, 1243px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Looking.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Looking.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1221\" height=\"923\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Looking.png 1221w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Looking-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Looking-1024x774.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Looking-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Looking-768x581.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Eegah-Looking-357x270.png 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1221px) 100vw, 1221px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, once, as a cult favorite &#8212; but be sure to watch it with the MST3K crew or other bad-movie-loving friends. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0055946\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/sciencefiction\/eegah.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.badmovies.org\/movies\/eegah\/\">BadMovies.org Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/classic-horror.com\/reviews\/eegah_1962\">Classic Horror Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Dad, I didn&#8217;t say he was a monster &#8212; he was a giant! You know, a caveman!&#8221; Synopsis: When a teenager (Marilyn Manning) and her father (Arch Hall, Sr.) are kidnapped by a hulking prehistoric caveman (Richard Kiel), Manning&#8217;s intrepid singing boyfriend (Arch Hall, Jr.) goes searching for them in his dune buggy. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Giants Kidnapping Mutant Monsters Science Fiction Response to Peary\u2019s Review: In his typically non-PC fashion (at least when it comes to discussing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37904\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37904"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57358,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37904\/revisions\/57358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}