8.11.09

teenage caveman (1958)

aka Out of the Darkness. Prehistoric World.
"A Law is truth to itself. We must find a new Law."
The titular caveman (Robert Vaughan), complete with bearskin outfit and brylcreamed hair, starts to question the laws of his clan. This obviously leads to trouble, but he's a rebel and determined to improve their lot in the world, but this brings some shocking truths.

A bizarre little teen movie uses the usual staples, including a leading man who was way past being a teenager, and lizards dressed up as dinosaurs. But this one packs an unusual anti-militarist twist in the ending. Fun to watch because of the basic absurdity of the script, the acting, and the obviously 20th century actors who couldn't look less like cavemen if they tried.

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