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Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

bkoganbing Although its obviously low budget and cheesy special effects prevent this early Roger Corman film from a higher rating, Teenage Cave Man actually turned out to be a lot better than I thought it would. It shows that in every generation teens rebel, even back in prehistory.Robert Vaughn who later turned in performances as rather sophisticated people be they good guys or bad guys, is a rather erudite teen Cro Magnon who does not think the tribal religion has all the answers. His tribe is restricted in its turf by the Word which gives them only certain parameters to live.Frank DeKova is our villain, a hidebound sort of caveman, a fundamentalist in his beliefs who says death should happen to those who wander out of the tribal area. But Vaughn goes and in the process learns the answers to many things. And the film has a surprise ending, very similar to Planet Of The Apes which many critics have compared Teenage Cave Man with.Or for me this could easily have been a good Twilight Zone episode, as directed by Roger Corman.

preppy-3 Robert Vaughn (hair perfectly styled and all) plays a teenage caveman (duh) who questions why his tribe can't go in a certain part of the wilderness. Defying his elders him and a bunch of dumb friends go and discover a creature who can kill with its touch...I only caught this once at 11:30 at night on a local TV station. I realized it wasn't good but nonetheless had a fun time watching it. Seeing Vaughn so young and trying to make this silly script work was amusing. The other acting ranged from tolerable to God-awful. It was shot in two days--and looks it. I do admit there was a twist at the end that I didn't see coming and saves this movie from being a total fiasco. Basically this is only for Corman completists and Vaughn fans. Even Vaughn himself this was one of the worst movies ever made. I give it a 3.

Michael_Elliott Teenage Caveman (1958) ** (out of 4) Roger Corman/AIP cheapie about a young caveman (Robert Vaughn) who travels across the evil even after being warned that evil will fall upon him. Across the river he sees dinosaurs and other strange beings but he tries to tell his tribe that it's not all evil. This ultra low budget film, like the above one, is cheaply made but it provides enough entertainment in its short 66-minute running time. Vaughn, while not really good per say, is at least interesting and we also have Jonathan Haze along for the ride. The dino shots were taken from One Million B.C. and a couple other monsters show up from previous Corman films.

funkyfry This film, whose true name is not "Teenage Cave Man" but rather "The Prehistoric World", was released by AIP under said name to exploit the success of its own "I Was a Teenage...." series of films (which were actually produced by Herman Cohen in England). Viewed entirely on its own merits, this little film has a lot to offer, even beyond some of the obvious camp humor.There is some intriguing sci-fi here, most of which I won't give away for fear of *****SPOILERS***** giving away too much, but some of which definately predate and prefigure "Planet of the Apes" as Corman himself points out in his autobio. Robert Vaughn does a good job here, once more showing the strength of performance that should have made him another Robert Stack, rather than another John Saxon. There is a strong anti-establishment subtext in the film which definately places it just ahead of its time in prefiguring the political "message" sci-fi of the late 60s. Ignoring the cheap effects and some of the less accomplished actors in the film may result in a less entertaining viewing, but may reveal a film of greater depth than your typical saturday morning b.