Teenage Cave Man

Original title: Teenage Caveman

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

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3.5/10

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Robert Vaughn

The Symbol Maker's Teenage Son

Darah Marshall

The Blond Maiden

Leslie Bradley

The Symbol Maker

Frank DeKova

The Black-Bearded One
(as Frank De Kova)

Charles Thompson

Member of the Tribe

June Jocelyn

The Symbol Maker's Wife

Jonathan Haze

The Curly-Haired Boy

Beach Dickerson

Fair-Haired Boy…

Ed Nelson

Blond Tribe Member

Robert Shayne

The Fire Maker

Marshall Bradford

Member of the Tribe

Joseph Hamilton

Member of the Tribe
(as Joseph H. Hamilton)

John Brinkley

Blonde Teenage Tribe Member
(uncredited)

Bill Clark

Caveman
(uncredited)

Richard Elmore

Caveman
(uncredited)

Chester Hayes

Caveman
(uncredited)

William McCarter

Caveman
(uncredited)

Barboura Morris

Young Tribe Member
(uncredited)

Director
- Roger Corman
Writer
- R. Wright Campbell
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Trivia
Robert Vaughn said in an interview that he considered this to be the worst film ever made.

Goofs
Near the beginning of the film, the Symbol Maker (Leslie Bradley) asks his woman, "Where's the boy? Beyond the river?" The left sleeve strap of the Symbol Maker's fur outfit is sewn together. In the next scene, the strap comes undone and he is holding the strap under his left arm. In the next scene, the strap is now tied together with a leather shoelace. Later in the film, this strap is shown tied together in two different places. Apparently there were problems keeping this sleeve strap together throughout the entire film, because it changes constantly.

Quotes
The Symbol Maker: [speaking to his woman] Where's the boy?
[she points her finger out there]
The Symbol Maker: Beyond the river?
[he walks away]

Connections
Edited from One Million B.C. (1940)

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5/10

Rebellious Cro-Magnon Teens

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.