Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Eegah

Starring:Trace Beaulieu, Patrick Brantseg, Frank Conniff, Bill Corbett, Joel Hodgson, Jann Johnson, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy (II), Mary Jo Pehl, J. Elvis Weinstein
Director: Trace Beaulieu, Joel Hodgson, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy (II), Vince Rodriguez
Studio: Rhino / Wea
Product Type: DVD

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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:

'Watch out for snakes'.......2007-06-08

Nuff said really! Love this film

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

A must have for all MST3K fans........2007-03-10

Joel and the 'bots at their best.
Oh this movie deserved this kind of riffing.

Two Clubs Up For Eegah.......2007-02-09

"Eegah" is a deliciously contrived, pointlessly filmed movie about a caveman run amok in downtown Palm Springs. Roxy Miller (a girl who is all thorax) runs into the neanderthal one night with her car. She seeks solace from her oily father, Robert Miller (played by Arch Hall, Sr., the man who also wrote and directed this festering blister of a film), and her equally oily boyfriend (Arch Hall, Jr., proving that creepiness may actually be hereditary), who agree to help her find this mysterious mammoth-man, played by Richard Kiel (better known as Jaws from "The Spy Who Loved Me"). What ensues are a variety of hi-jinks (or low-jinks, as the case may be), more than a few whiny musical numbers, and an ending that is lackluster, shoddy, and pretentious.

Perfect! Joel and the bots have struck comedic gold with this gargantuan bit of cinematic gristle. The riffs and jokes rarely let up, and swing around the typically-diverse mistie range. There are avant-garde quips, kooky observations, obscure cultural references, witty inside jokes, and, of course, running gags ("Watch out for snakes!"). In between enduring horrific clips of this nauseating foolishness, the Joel and the bots wax philosophic about evil's more insidious forms, the plight of early sitcom single parents, and how the incidental music was made for such shows as "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Petticoat Junction" (hint: it involves unprocessed bacon).

The movie is just bad enough to be fertile ground for funnies, but there are also almost unendurably disgusting moments, including the icky relationship between Roxy and her father, Arch Hall, Jr.'s face (he has the skin texture of a grapefruit, the complexion of magma, the facial features of a ferret, and hair like a bleached oil slick), and a seriously sick scene involving shaving foam (I was eating nachos at the time and, no fooling, I almost had to excuse myself). In between this are lackluster beach part musical numbers, girls screaming, and Joel getting jiggy to a dune buggy overdub.

Buy it, watch it, love it. Laugh. And, as has been said many times before, watch out for snakes.

Eegah indeed.......2006-06-25

A young woman named Roxy Miller played by the adorable Marilyn Manning (The Sadist, What's Up Front?) encounters a strange being while driving out one night. That being is indeed a Neanderthal giant named Eegah played by the great Richard Kiel (Moonraker, Happy Gilmore). Arch Hall, Sr. (Wild Guitar, The Sadist) plays her father Robert Miller who gets kidnapped by Eegah. So, Tom played by Arch Hall, Jr. (The Sadist, Wild Guitar)and Manning go off to find her father. Roxy is eventually kidnapped by Eegah and he brings her to his cave where she finds her father alive and well. Eegah lives in a cave with only 3 drawings on the wall and some dead corpses who he talks to. Eegah even gets his long beard shaved by Roxy. As soon as Roxy, Mr. Miller and Tom escape....Eegah goes on a rampage across Palm Springs terrorizing all in his path. Probably one of the worst movies I've seen in my life. I didnt see the Mystery Sceience Theater 3000 episode with this in it and I want to. I really didnt care for it really. I hated Arch Hall, Jr's hair and singing. Behhhh! Eegah is exhaustingly mindnumbing. Arch Hall, Sr. wrote, directed and starred in it.

"There were giants...the Bible says so!".......2006-06-17

Well, the Bible says a lot of things. Doesn't mean we should make movies about them. From the opening shots of the actors names painted on the cheap haunted house decorations that pass for Eegah's family, you just know this is going to be that special kind of schlock, like "Teenagers From Outer Space", that will win an eternal place in your heart. Arch Hall jr. gives David Love a serious run for his money as the lead, a goofy haired valley boy with a dune buggy that looks as if it's falling apart and a pack of overdubbed songs. His girlfriend hits a giant caveman, played gallantly by Richard Kiel, with her car. Her pops (played by Arch Hall Sr.) sets off onto a desert mountain to find Eegah, with the two kids in hot pursuit. The mysterious "Watch out for snakes!" that seems to come out of nowhere earns frequent mention, but Eegah! is full of great corny dialogue. "Now, my credit cards are in the desk drawer. You make sure you leave them there!" "Large man or giant creating disturbance". Feast for the ears of the comically inclinded. Get the Sci-Fi Classics 50 movie pack, which also includes classic schlock like TFOS, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, Mesa of Lost Women and the Horrors of Spider Island.

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