Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Looking for something that is Twitch advertiser-friendly. Content 1 Story 2 Cast 3 Background After escaping, she returns to the site with her boyfriend and her father in an attempt to find the giant. It stars Richard Kiel in the title role, as well as Hall Sr., Hall Jr. and Marilyn Manning. Pop Culture Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Thanks! In the published episode guide to the series, The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Amazing Colossal Episode Guide (.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:linear-gradient(transparent,transparent),url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}ISBN 0-553-37783-3), the cast considers the shaving scene from Eegah, in which Eegah lolls his tongue around and laps up shaving cream, to be one of the most disgusting things they have witnessed during their time on the show.

Furious over the loss of his beloved Eegah chasing the two, and ends up in the city.

The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? [10][11], On November 1 2019, The Film Detective announced a new 4K restoration of Eegah to be released on blu-ray November 26 2019 in a limited edition of 1,500 copies in collaboration with Shout! (Also known as Eegah! Free Public Domain Movies Jun 13, 2007. She can escape from him and tells her boyfriend Tom Nelson and her father Robert Miller about what she saw. Unfortunately the film's sorta-public domain status has done a lot of damage over the years with shabby copies making it look a lot more ugly than it actually is thanks to faded color, print damage, and poor contrast, and its inclusion on MST3K and Elvira's Movie Macabre has made it a continuing punchline for decades for better or worse. You can find out more about this film on its IMDB page. [4], The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of the "100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made."[5].

This entry was posted on November 27, 2012 at 11:12 pm and is filed under Films, Hall Of Fame. In his Classic Movie Guide, film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film a "bomb," his lowest rating possible, calling it "A staple at 'All-Time Worst Film' festivals".

One of the film's more inept moments became a running joke on the show: Hall Sr.'s line "Watch out for snakes!" Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. The film was used in an episode the Cannes Film Festival . Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. Directed by Arch Hall Sr.. With Arch Hall Jr., Marilyn Manning, Richard Kiel, Arch Hall Sr.. Teenagers stumble across a prehistoric caveman, who goes on a rampage. One night after shopping, Roxy Miller (Marilyn Manning) is driving to a party through the California desert when she nearly runs her car into Eegah (Richard Kiel), a giant caveman. Her father decides to go looking Eegah. Factory, Something Weird Video, and Cinema Preservation Alliance. Eegah (sometimes stylized as Eegah! This entry was posted on November 27, 2012 at 11:12 pm and is filed under Films, Hall Of Fame.You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. So far he has remained undiscovered by the modern world. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account.

Amidst a sea of film sequels that I didn’t even know had originals and public domain dreck with transfers akin to the wretched etchings of madmen, I came across the following cover: This is how the film, ‘EEGAH’ entered my life. The film is in public domain and has been released on home video a number of times, both as stand-alone versions and as part of multi-film collections. Steckler, who had previously moved to Hollywood to become a cameraman, made his directing debut the next year in the Arch Hall Jr. vehicle Wild Guitar. Change ). (Also known as Eegah! However, when he did not return at the appointed time, Tom and Roxy go into the desert to look for him.

Internet Archive download link: http://archive.org/details/Eegah. One of the members of the rock and roll band shown in the film was Deke Lussier, who, as Deke Richards, later became a highly respected songwriter and record producer at Motown Records.[2]. Eegah (sometimes stylized as Eegah! Hall Sr.'s company, Fairway-International Pictures, located in Burbank, California, was also Hall's place of residence and doubled for a number of locations in the picture, including the Millers' apartment. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. The film was directed both produced and written by Arch Hall Sr. under the pseudonym "Nicholas Merriweather.". The way they are Eegah against.

( Log Out /  Crushed, Eegah follows them back to civilization, a final confrontation ensues, and Eegah is killed. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. One day driving the teen Roxy Miller home from a party. The writers also speculate that some kind of romantic relationship existed between Arch Hall Sr. and his on-screen daughter Marilyn Manning, due to the uncomfortably non-familial chemistry in their scenes together. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Robert tells Roxy to do if she likes him for fear Eegah will kill them both if she rejects him. Hall Sr. co-wrote the film with Bob Wehling, directed the picture under the pseudonym Nicholas Merriweather, and co-starred opposite his son under the name William Watters.

The question is in the title. When a frisky Eegah expresses what seems to be romantic interest in Roxy, her father, fearful that the creature may kill them both if he is rebuffed, suggests she put up with as much of it as she can bear. Cinema Insomnia Edition, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eegah&oldid=980955316, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 29 September 2020, at 13:09. The Name Written in Blood) is an American film from 1962 , with starring Arch Hall Sr. , Arch Hall Jr. and Richard Kiel . In 1993, Eegah! Eegah (1962) While driving through the desert, a teenage girl is frightened by a seven-foot giant which appears in her path. Hall Sr. looked to create an Elvis Presley-style screen persona for his son, and made sure that Eegah was peppered with various rock and roll songs (including two songs he wrote called "Vicky" and "Valerie"). It was reissued on DVD by Shout Factory on May 22, 2018, as part of The Singles Collection. The film contains many elements of a 60 "Beach Party movie" movie. :) Preferably something under 2 hours and something that is kind of whacky. Following the financial success of his first venture into the drive-in/juvenile delinquency genre, The Choppers, Arch Hall Sr. was able to fund Eegah, a starring vehicle for his son, Arch Hall Jr., who had some success with songwriter Alan O'Day on the rock and roll/surf rock scene in Los Angeles.