I caught this one years ago in a theatrical showing, where much laughter ensued, and then revisited it more recently on glorious VHS. This might be my personal favorite Joan Crawford film. Obviously that BABY JANE film is the superior film but how many laughs are you gonna get from that epic? The story here involves a caveman, who lived in dinosaur times but somehow survived for millions of years, that is found in an underground cavern. Then he's tamed(sorta) by Ms. Crawford until he is riled up and goes on a killing spree about town which includes hanging a guy on a meathook just like in THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE.
The sight of this screen legend shooting a man in an obvious rubber caveman mask with a tranquilizer gun might be one of the all-time cinematic joys there is. Sadly ol' Joan felt this was the most embarrassing thing she'd ever been in and it was the last theatrical film she would appear in. If only she knew of the enjoyment it would bring to future generations.
ENCINO MAN is the movie that I always think of as the 90's equivalent of this except that was meant to be a comedy and it was crapped out in the 90's so I've avoided it like the plague.
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