{"id":4530,"date":"2007-10-08T16:48:43","date_gmt":"2007-10-08T23:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4530"},"modified":"2021-01-12T10:45:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T17:45:39","slug":"wild-women-of-wongo-the-1958","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4530","title":{"rendered":"Wild Women of Wongo, The (1958)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;They are very unusual women, oh my father &#8212; and very brave.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-of-Wongo-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-of-Wongo-Poster-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-of-Wongo-Poster-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-of-Wongo-Poster-89x128.jpg 89w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-of-Wongo-Poster.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe beautiful women of prehistoric Wongo (where all men are brutes) lust after hunky men on the neighboring island of Goona (where all women are ugly).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Looking for Ms.\/Mr. Right<\/li>\n<li>Prehistoric Times<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs is sadly the case with so many &#8220;bad movies&#8221;, <em>The Wild Women of Wongo<\/em>&#8216;s alliterative title is by far its most creative asset. The actors couldn&#8217;t do a worse job if they tried (only seven of the 34 cast members were in any other films but this one), the script and dialogue are inane (&#8220;The tribe of many men come in big canoes, bringing war to the coast&#8221;), and there are countless laughably incompetent moments. While it has potential as camp, I was only amused once, briefly (when an overweight Goona woman suddenly screams and scampers away). As noted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/wild-women-of-wongo\">Time Out&#8217;s review<\/a>, &#8220;Only the most dedicated follower of camp, the most ardent devotee of &#8217;50s hair lacquer and leopard-skin kitsch, will be kept genuinely amused&#8221;; others should stay away. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Truly awful dialogue, acting, costumes, and sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-Wongo-Still3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-Wongo-Still3-1024x766.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-Wongo-Still3-1024x766.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-Wongo-Still3-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-Wongo-Still3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-Wongo-Still3-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-Wongo-Still3-361x270.png 361w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-Wongo-Still3.png 1239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-Wongo-Still5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-Wongo-Still5-1024x765.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-Wongo-Still5-1024x765.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-Wongo-Still5-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-Wongo-Still5-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-Wongo-Still5-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-Wongo-Still5-361x270.png 361w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Wild-Women-Wongo-Still5.png 1233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. While it&#8217;s listed as a Cult Movie and a Camp Classic in the back of Peary&#8217;s book, this isn&#8217;t must-see viewing unless you&#8217;re a true fan of irredeemably bad movies.  \/; \/<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0052394\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1233&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticmoviemusings.com\/2014\/12\/22\/the-wild-women-of-wongo-1958\/\">SciFilm Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/wild-women-of-wongo\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;They are very unusual women, oh my father &#8212; and very brave.&#8221; Synopsis: The beautiful women of prehistoric Wongo (where all men are brutes) lust after hunky men on the neighboring island of Goona (where all women are ugly). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Looking for Ms.\/Mr. Right Prehistoric Times Strong Females Review: As is sadly the case with so many &#8220;bad movies&#8221;, The Wild Women of Wongo&#8216;s alliterative title is by far its most creative asset. 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