Teenage Cave Man (1958)

Director:

Roger Corman

Writer:

R. Wright Campbell (screenplay)

Release Date:

July 1958 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The future of humanity is in his hands

Plot:

A young man defies tribal laws and searches for answers. The result of his quest yields knowledge of past generations.

Plot Keywords:

Caveman | Post Apocalyptic | Great Dane | Post Nuclear War | End Of Civilization

Cast

Robert Vaughn	...	The Symbol Maker's teenage son
Darah Marshall	...	The Blond Maiden
Leslie Bradley	...	The Symbol Maker
Frank DeKova	...	The Black-Bearded One
Charles P. Thompson	...	Member of the tribe (as Charles Thompson)
June Jocelyn	...	The Symbol Maker's wife
Jonathan Haze	...	The curly-haired boy
Beach Dickerson	...	Fair-haired boy / Man from Burning Plains / Tom-tom player / Bear
Ed Nelson	...	Blond tribe member
Robert Shayne	...	The Keeper of the Small Fire
Marshall Bradford	...	Member of the tribe
Joseph Hamilton	...	Member of the tribe (as Joseph H. Hamilton)

Also Known As:

Out of the Darkness
Prehistoric World
Teenage Caveman (USA) (alternative spelling)
Adolescente delle caverne (Italy) [it]
El adolescente de las cavernas (Venezuela) [es]

Runtime:

65 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (Certificate #19088)

Filming Locations:

Arcadia, California, USA

Company:

Malibu Productions

Trivia:

Beach Dickerson, a Corman regular, did quadruple roles...not only is he the fair-haired boy that drowns in quicksand, he is also the stranger riding in from the burning plains, the bear that attacks the hunting party, and even plays a drummer during the funeral for his own character!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Mini Cine Tupy (2003)

It's like an old Twilight Zone episode

Strangely, I liked this movie. Okay: low budget, bad acting, cheesy spliced-in scenes from other "dinosaur" movies. Yet there is something innocent and compelling about it -- Roger Corman in his naive and earnest phase. It reminds me very much of the old Twilight Zone series (because of the ending). Just imagine Rod Serling saying, "For your consideration, a group of prehistoric cave dwellers ..." and you will truly enjoy this odd little film.