Eegah (1962)

Eegah
Directed by Arch Hall Sr.
Written by Bob Wehling and Arch Hall Sr.
1962/USA
Fairway International Pictures
First viewing/YouTube

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Mild “horror” and mildly entertaining.

Teenagers Tom (Arch Hall Jr.) and Roxy are driving through the desert when Roxy sees a giant (Richard “Jaws” Kiel).  At a pool party that night the only person who will believe she really did see at least something is her father (Arch Hall Sr.), a novelist.  He hires a helicopter which takes him to the site.

The helicopter breaks down and Tom and Roxy go to pick him up in Tom’s dune buggy. Eventually the gigantic caveman abducts Roxy and takes her to his cave where Dad has already made friends with the man he calls Eegah.  Only problem is that the giant is the last of his race and has his eye on Roxy.  Very tame mayhem ensues.  One may be sure that there are several opportunities for Tom to entertain with his guitar and pop ballads.

This seems to have been made to get the MST3K treatment and did.  It does not have all the goofy charm of the Halls’ (1962) but there are a few smiles to be had.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQVNo0i8N3k

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