Some cave explorers find a live caveman. He whips the shit out of them and
the two survivors take shelter at a local research center. Scientist Joan
Crawford hears about this creature and uses her "
hypno-gun" to capture
the beast. She takes him back to her lab to teach him different things
like how to wind-up a toy, how to throw a ball and the colour "
Blue. Blue. Blue.", but not "Red." because red makes Trog angry! Grrrrrrrrr. Another thing that
makes Trog angry is the other scientist who's jealous of Crawford and sets out
to sabotage the entire thing. Part of his plan is to piss off Trog really
bad then let him go (note to self: make sure I'm in a safe position before
releasing a pissed off caveman). Once loose, Trog tears up all kinds of stuff and
even kidnaps a child.
As bad as TROG is, it's not nearly as bad I had expected. Yea, it's cheesy, the
story is rubbish, the budget is low and the Trog outfit looks like crap (it's
actually a leftover from 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY), but Joan Crawford really gives
her all for this shitty movie and I can't badmouth that.
Outside of Joan, I can't think of any reason to watch this movie. If you're a
horror fan looking for some caveman rampage carnage you're going to walk away
pissed and if you're a bad movie fan looking for a movie to laugh at you'll find
yourself straining to find stuff to even make fun of. My suggestion is unless
you're a Joan fan then just skip it altogether.
