Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28007 in DVD
• Released on: 2000-04-25
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Animated, Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 97 minutes

Amazon.com
A classic episode of the cult television series (in which an amiable space janitor and his metallic pals are forced to watch and deliver a sardonic running commentary on terrible movies), "Eegah" stars the gargantuan Richard Kiel (who would later become known for his sensitive portrayal of Jaws in a couple of the Bond films) in the title role as a still-kickin' Neanderthal looking for a little love in swinging 1960s California. One of the worst (or best, depending on your point of view) films ever to be featured on the show, this excruciating waste of celluloid provides ample fuel for Joel and the 'bots to deliver a wildly diverse, sustained barrage of hilarity (including an in-depth discussion of the widowed dad dichotomy of '60s sitcoms) at the source material's full expense. Enjoy, and remember to "watch out for snakes." (You'll understand after viewing.) --Andrew Wright

Customer Reviews

A perfect MST3K vehicle
Very funny, and a good place to start for a new Mystery Science Theater viewer.

This was a schlocky 60's teen film where caveman Eegah(a desert sulfur spring serving as his fountain of youth) falls head over heels for Roxie, the teen heroine. (Personally, I thought Roxie was rather skankish, probably pushing 30, and I thought one of the Bots made a good remark about her being "shaped funny" during her bikini scene).

Teen hero played by dorky Arch Hall Jr. is lampooned mercilessily and justifiably by the MST3K crew. Speaking of dork -- Roxie's dad is played by real life father Arch Hall Sr. The apple didn't fall far from the tree in that family.

Lots of delightfully wierd stuff . . . the caveman has his mummified dead family propped up in the cave . . . Dad basically hands his daughter over to the pawing, hormone gushing neanderthal . . . and how about the uncomfortably inappropriate scene where Roxie sings to her Dad while shaving him! YIKES!! I found myself trying to see what he was doing with his hands!

The Bots were also on their game during the commercial breaks. They set up a machine to transform Joel's face to look like Arch Hall Jr. And Tom Servo freezes Crow down to absolute zero . . . and he disintegrates.

SO Funny!
This is one of the best MST3K episodes with Joel in my opinion. I usually like the later episodes the best, but this particular episode just never has dull points. How could a movie with a cabbage patch Elvis be unfunny? Highly reccomend Eegah!

'Watch out for snakes'
Nuff said really! Love this film

As Egah rips out and holds aloft swimming pool steps: 'That's a strange thing to weild.'