Trog

A creaky, earnest monster movie whose shabby effects and theatrical performances make it more amusing than frightening.

Directed by

Freddie Francis

Genres

Horror, Science fiction

Starring

Joan Crawford, Michael Gough, Bernard Kay

Tagline

From a million years back...Horror explodes into today!

Overview

Anthropologist Dr Brockton unearths a primitive troglodyte — an Ice Age 'missing link': half-caveman, half-ape — in a local cave. Through experimentation, she manages to communicate with and domesticate him before he's released by an irate land developer and goes on a rampage, terrorising the local citizenry.

How it feels

Campy, tense and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Science, fate, deception, freedom

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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