An American crew preparing to build a harbor on a tropical island manage to unearth two dinosaurs with their depth charges: a tyrannosaur and a brontosaur. They also unearth a caveman, but won't be aware of this for a while. Jut-jawed hero Bart Thompson (Ward Ramsey, "Cape Fear") and his cohort Chuck (Paul Lukather, "Hands of a Stranger") marshal the islanders in a desperate attempt to ward off the creatures. Unscrupulous local Mike Hacker (Fred Engelberg, "The Lost Missile") figures to profit from his knowledge of the cavemans' existence.
I don't want to over-sell this movie - I wouldn't say that it's that "good" - but it does offer a fair amount of ridiculous, utterly fun escapism. While I wish that the two dinos got more to do (although the budget probably allowed for limited use of the effects), Hacker makes for an appropriately hissable human heavy. You can't WAIT to see him get his. While the movie does have an occasional moment that may be intense for the youngest of viewers, for the most part it's decent family-friendly nonsense. The caveman is gamely played by Gregg Martell ("Space Master X-7"), and he has some very funny moments as he reacts with shock to the modern world; he chops up a radio, is mystified by a mirror, and runs in terror from a toilet.
Complete with a VERY annoying kid (Alan Roberts, in his only credited feature film appearance) who wouldn't be out of place in a Japanese Kaiju picture, stereotyped characters, character names like "Dumpy" and "Mousey", and a typically solid schlock music score by Ronald Stein, this is overall agreeable entertainment.
From the same people who brought you the original "The Blob" and "4D Man". Producer Jack H. Harris has a cameo as a tourist.
Six out of 10.
I don't want to over-sell this movie - I wouldn't say that it's that "good" - but it does offer a fair amount of ridiculous, utterly fun escapism. While I wish that the two dinos got more to do (although the budget probably allowed for limited use of the effects), Hacker makes for an appropriately hissable human heavy. You can't WAIT to see him get his. While the movie does have an occasional moment that may be intense for the youngest of viewers, for the most part it's decent family-friendly nonsense. The caveman is gamely played by Gregg Martell ("Space Master X-7"), and he has some very funny moments as he reacts with shock to the modern world; he chops up a radio, is mystified by a mirror, and runs in terror from a toilet.
Complete with a VERY annoying kid (Alan Roberts, in his only credited feature film appearance) who wouldn't be out of place in a Japanese Kaiju picture, stereotyped characters, character names like "Dumpy" and "Mousey", and a typically solid schlock music score by Ronald Stein, this is overall agreeable entertainment.
From the same people who brought you the original "The Blob" and "4D Man". Producer Jack H. Harris has a cameo as a tourist.
Six out of 10.