Eegah (1962) Arch Hall Sr. in '60s Horror and Sci-Fi Forum

0 Points

Forum Jump

Eegah (1962) Arch Hall Sr.

Author	Comment
Krick Wurkheiser		#21	[-]
Jul 10 10 12:31 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	"Eegah!" is probably my favourite film in this vein. Arch Hall Jr, while acting terribly, has such a striking persona (face, hair, line delivery) that it's difficult not to enjoy him (caveat: I thought Arch was chillingly convincing in "The Sadist"). Marilyn Manning (again seen to much better effect in "The Sadist"), while also acting woefully, doesn't get on my nerves and is highly amusing as well as being quite easy on the eyes. Arch Hall Sr is delightful, especially when you consider he wrote this role for himself (!) - I love how he puts each job he did under a different name. I also just like the "caveman" genre somewhat, and all the atmospheric filming locations (including the Arch Sr's hedge where the title cards were shot), and the surf and cheesy pop music. And the dialogue. And the film's backstory. And the Dune Buggy. This film just makes me happy. Also, Richard Kiel is the bee's knees. I thought he was sort of a pretty attractive caveman as well (incidentally, the gelled hair didn't quite ring true)... WATCH OUT FOR SNAKES! (actually, "Watch out for 'The nasty rabbit' " would be a better warning, holy Hell I couldn't stand that film) Last Edited By: Krick Wurkheiser Jul 10 10 2:37 AM. Edited 2 times.
	Remove this ad
Sid Terror		#22	[-]
Jul 10 10 3:47 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The last time I saw Richard Kiel, was a couple years ago when I was driving out to Las Vegas. We stopped in a small desert town called Baker to get a bite to eat at a diner (known for having the worlds biggest thermometer), and there was Kiel in the parking lot. He didn't seem in the best shape mobility wise, needing a long staff to aid in walking. But it was a real Eegah moment running into him out in the middle of the desert like that.
Sid Terror		#23	[-]
Jul 10 10 4:04 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	CreepingBride wrote: horrorfilmx wrote: It is in that Incredibly Strange Films book (which is great) and the only thing that mars the story for me is Steckler referring to the stranger as an old guy with gray curly hair. In real life Harpo was bald as an egg. Oh, yeah-- the interview with RDS-- that's where I read that... Ray was pals with the Halls and worked on the crew of EEGAH!, or something like that, right? Maybe Harpo was wearing a wig when he rode out to see those guys...? As the toupee industry can attest, bald guys are sometimes self-conscious... Be careful with anything that you take as gospel in the RE Search INCREDIBLY STRANGE FILMS book. The editor / publisher V. Vale made a real mess of it. Considering himself an expert, he took it upon himself to rewrite certain sections and actually make them inaccurate. Subsequently, myself and Jim Morton who both contributed, demanded to have our names removed from the book. I got my name off, but Jim's might still be in there. If I recall correctly, he may have missed his chance because it had already been sent to the printer. Vale and RE Search had their biggest seller ever with that book and wanted to do a follow-up INCREDIBLY STRANGE FILMS book, but "the expert" couldn't ever make it happen when we refused to return as contributors.
bob57		#24	[-]
Jul 10 10 12:43 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I remember having the VHS of EEGAH. Gave it away as a gag gift at a Sunday-school Christmas party.
Jobla.scarletstreet		#25	[-]
Jul 10 10 2:27 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Marilyn Manning was fun in EEGAH, but she was several years older than Arch, Jr. and looked it. He looked like a high school kid while she looked like a college graduate.
	Remove this ad
Squashpants		#26	[-]
Oct 6 10 8:56 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Sermon Bathe wrote: this movie wasn't bad...the girl was smoking hot SB, with all due respect, I never found Marilyn Manning all that hot. In Eegah, she seems (at least to me) to give off a sort of young housewife vibe. But then I understand that her performance in The Sadist might change my mind about that (I haven't seen it). "Men, there's a drive-in movie full of juicy people! Wow! " - PIC Mosquito Coil Ad
TheLizard		#27	[-]
Jun 24 12 10:32 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I just watched this, and it was a hoot. I like how it's just a couple steps away from being a decent movie, it's just so amateurish. But that's part of it's charm. I loved the dune buggy scenes and Arch's post fifties, pre Beatles rock serenades with backing choirs of invisible angels. There's a big, lanky metalhead guy I'm friends with that's a dead ringer for Kiel as Eegah, both in stature and appearance. I see him at bars, and he drunkenly bear hugs me and picks me up off the ground, which I'm not used to, I'm fairly large myself. Look out everybody. I think if I get a weekend, a bottle of scotch, a camera, and a caveman outfit for my buddy there, we're looking at Eegah 2!
Grant		#28	[-]
Jun 24 12 3:32 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Krick Wurkheiser wrote: "Eegah!" is probably my favourite film in this vein. Arch Hall Jr, while acting terribly, has such a striking persona (face, hair, line delivery) that it's difficult not to enjoy him (caveat: I thought Arch was chillingly convincing in "The Sadist"). Marilyn Manning (again seen to much better effect in "The Sadist"), while also acting woefully, doesn't get on my nerves and is highly amusing as well as being quite easy on the eyes. Arch Hall Sr is delightful, especially when you consider he wrote this role for himself (!) - I love how he puts each job he did under a different name. I also just like the "caveman" genre somewhat, and all the atmospheric filming locations (including the Arch Sr's hedge where the title cards were shot), and the surf and cheesy pop music. And the dialogue. And the film's backstory. And the Dune Buggy. This film just makes me happy. Also, Richard Kiel is the bee's knees. I thought he was sort of a pretty attractive caveman as well (incidentally, the gelled hair didn't quite ring true)... WATCH OUT FOR SNAKES! (actually, "Watch out for 'The nasty rabbit' " would be a better warning, holy Hell I couldn't stand that film) I feel the same way about Eegah. But coincidentally, I just saw the most I've ever seen of Nasty Rabbit (two longish excerpts on YouTube), and kind of liked it.
horrorfilmx		#29	[-]
Jun 24 12 3:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I remember being fascinated by newspaper ads for Eegah! when I was a kid, along with Teenage Caveman and Fiend Without a Face and the like. I was dying to see those pictures but our local theater only showed mainstream pictures. I had to settle for Ben Hur when I wanted to see Goliath and the Dragon. It probably goes a long way toward explaining my taste in movies now.
	Remove this ad

<< Previous Topic Next Topic >>

Add Reply

Yuku free message boards

Eegah (1962) Arch Hall Sr.