Eegah

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Movie
Original title Eegah
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1962
length 90 minutes
Rod
Director Arch Hall senior
as Nicholas Merriwether
script Bob Wehling
Arch Hall senior
as Nicholas Merriwether
production Arch Hall senior
as Nicholas Merriwether
music André Brummer
camera Vilis Lapenieks
cut Don Schneider
occupation

Eegah is an American film drama directed by Arch Hall Sr. from 1962.

action

On her way home through the California desert, the young Roxy Miller meets a gigantic caveman. She passes out; only the arrival of her friend Tom Nelson, with whom she had still spoken in town, saves her. She tells him and also her father Robert about the giant who looked like a caveman. Although both assert that they believe her, Roxy suspects that they both believe she was wrong. The next day they drive into the desert and find a gigantic footprint. Robert decides to look for the caveman, as he would be a suitable subject for him as a writer of adventure novels. He lets himself be flown into the desert in a helicopter, where he wants to spend a night in search of the creature. During his search, he is surprised by the giant and dragged into its cave.

Tom and Roxy learn that the helicopter cannot pick up Robert from the desert as planned. Without further ado, they drive to the meeting point themselves. But Robert does not appear; they both spend the night waiting. The caveman appears unnoticed by both of them at the rest area, but searches for the distance when Tom accidentally turns on his radio. On the run, the giant loses his club; Tom and Roxy recognize that he was there and flee. On the way they find Robert's camera. Tom begins looking for Robert, leaving Roxy in the car. The caveman kidnaps her after she passed out at the sight of him.

Roxy wakes up in the giant's cave, where her father is. Escape is not possible: Robert broke his arm; In addition, the caveman, whom Robert Eegah calls, always closes his cave with a boulder. Robert and Roxy try to distract Eegah because he shows interest in Roxy. He gives her food and brings her sulphurous water from a spring - Robert sees the water as the reason for Eegah's long survival. Roxy finally shaves him and shows him his likeness in the mirror. She gets him to go out of the cave with her, which means she can get Tom's attention. Eegah kidnaps her, but Tom attaches himself to her heels and can overpower the giant with a stone's throw. Robert, Tom and Roxy manage to escape from the desert.

Back in town, Roxy cannot forget Eegah, even if she cannot name the way she feels about the giant. She's going to a party with her father and Tom. Eegah has meanwhile come to town and is looking for Roxy. He breaks into the Miller's house and later disrupts a party, whereupon the police are called. In the end, Eegah arrives at the party, which Roxy is also at. He grabs her, but is struck down with several shots by the arriving police officers and falls dead into the swimming pool.

production

Eegah was shot on a budget of around $ 15,000, Arch Hall senior had previously lost a lot of money with his film Wild Guitar . Hall senior sold his car to make the film; the performers received little payment for their work. Director Arch Hall senior also acted as screenwriter and lead actor in Eegah and cast his son Arch Hall junior in the lead role of Tom Nelson. Arch Hall Junior was also active as a musician and sings the songs Vicky , Valerie and Nobody Lives on the Brownsville Road (as Arch Hall Jr. and the Archers) in the film. Eegah was the first feature film in which Richard Kiel played a leading role. The shooting took place in Palm Springs , California , in neighboring Palm Desert and in Bronson Canyon near Los Angeles .

Eegah was shown in cinemas on June 8, 1962 in Atlanta. The film became a huge hit, grossing over a million dollars by 1978. The comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) presented the film on August 28, 1993, where it was commented on in the style of the series humorous.

criticism

Richard Kiel played Eegah with "empty expressionlessness," stated The Official Razzie Movie Guide . The film brought together "terrible acting, bad sound, a lame plot and horrific cuts," summarized Richard Crouse.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Richard Crouse: The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen . ECW Press, 2003, p. 74.
  2. ↑ Eegah . In: Kenneth White Munden, American Film Institute: The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 2 . University of California Press, 1997, p. 296.
  3. ↑ Richard Crouse: The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen . ECW Press, 2003, p. 76.
  4. ↑ Eagah . In: John Wilson: The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Enjoying the Best of Hollywoods Worst . Hachette, 2007.
  5. ↑ Richard Crouse: The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen . ECW Press, 2003, pp. 75-76.