Teenage Cave Man (1958)

terrible... so disappointed.

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

At 1 hour long,this movie is another Roger Corman disaster. With almost no time to fill,the movie still drags and is mind-numbingly boring. Anytime it's not a tight shot of 2 people,it's them walking on the same path. Some of the monsters are OK but some are silly. The way the cave people talk is extremely lame.They can't figure out the concept of naming people but can call people things like "the fair haired boy".Of course,the teenagers look to be about 40.There obviously weren't any real teenagers in the 50s. The only thing more amazing than the terrible acting is the fact that this movie even got made. There is one redeeming quality,a good twist at the end.

This is a strange caveman movie, as the men are mostly clean-shaven or sport very well-trimmed beards and look nothing like we'd assume cave people would look like. The worst example is young Robert Vaughn, who looks almost exactly like Napoleon Solo from his "Man from UNCLE" show! And, to further confuse the audience, these people also sound an awful lot like everyday folk, while Vaughn sounds like some tortured poet. They must be the most well-spoken and literate group of troglodytes in existence.When the film begins, Vaughn is apparently very angst-ridden--sort of a goth caveman. He questions EVERYTHING. In fact, it's silly because that's ALL he does--again and again and again. It's obviously a clumsy job of exposition for the audience's sake. Well, this questioning has him eventually asking why the tribe does not go into the "forbidden land". He's told that's because it's forbidden and no one else in the tribe other than Vaughn seems to recognize the circular logic. So, after he recruits a few others, they head into the forbidden land. Even though most of them return and the forbidden land isn't bad, Frank DeKova demands that Vaughn be killed because "it is the law". In fact, DeKova spends all the movie demanding that this person or that person be killed! In one scene, a stranger comes on horseback. He says "peace", at which point DeKova kills him! What a nut case! This sort of stuff goes on for a while until the end. At that point, a surprise ending is unleashed that ALMOST works--at least until you think about it. Then, it makes absolutely no sense and is very sloppy, indeed. You find out that these cave people are actually from the future, as they find a book with 20th century things in it--including a picture of the United Nations building. But then, oddly, the narrator tells that this is from the past and that this sort of thing has happened again and again due to nuclear bombs. Yeah, but are they meaning to say that there was ANOTHER United Nations building many millenia ago?! Huh?! What?! Overall, dumb from start to finish. If the ending hadn't been a jumbled mess, perhaps the film might have worked a bit better, but nothing could overcome the costumes, modern hair and language as well as craptastic special effects. For example, a scene from an earlier crappy film, KING DINOSAUR , is spliced into TEENAGE CAVE MAN. It's the cruel scene where an alligator with fins glues to its back fights for real with a giant iguana or monitor lizard. It's obviously NOT two dinosaurs and it's unimaginable that the film people would really let these poor creatures tear each other to pieces for our entertainment! This sort of schlocky borrowing also occurs when they take clips directly from SAGA OF THE VIKING WOMEN. Sloppy and stupid and a cynical attempt to pad the film without spending extra money! By the way, if you see DeKova and wondered where you've seen him before, he'd done many movies and TV shows--including an unfunny recurring role as a stupid American Indian on "F Troop" as well as a mobster on "The Untouchables".

Robert Vaughn (hair perfectly styled and all) plays a teenage caveman (duh) who questions why his tribe can't go in a certain part of the wilderness. Defying his elders him and a bunch of dumb friends go and discover a creature who can kill with its touch...I only caught this once at 11:30 at night on a local TV station. I realized it wasn't good but nonetheless had a fun time watching it. Seeing Vaughn so young and trying to make this silly script work was amusing. The other acting ranged from tolerable to God-awful. It was shot in two days--and looks it. I do admit there was a twist at the end that I didn't see coming and saves this movie from being a total fiasco. Basically this is only for Corman completists and Vaughn fans. Even Vaughn himself this was one of the worst movies ever made. I give it a 3.

This film, whose true name is not "Teenage Cave Man" but rather "The Prehistoric World", was released by AIP under said name to exploit the success of its own "I Was a Teenage...." series of films (which were actually produced by Herman Cohen in England). Viewed entirely on its own merits, this little film has a lot to offer, even beyond some of the obvious camp humor.There is some intriguing sci-fi here, most of which I won't give away for fear of *****SPOILERS***** giving away too much, but some of which definately predate and prefigure "Planet of the Apes" as Corman himself points out in his autobio. Robert Vaughn does a good job here, once more showing the strength of performance that should have made him another Robert Stack, rather than another John Saxon. There is a strong anti-establishment subtext in the film which definately places it just ahead of its time in prefiguring the political "message" sci-fi of the late 60s. Ignoring the cheap effects and some of the less accomplished actors in the film may result in a less entertaining viewing, but may reveal a film of greater depth than your typical saturday morning b.