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Beast from Haunted Cave
USA 1959
produced by
Gene Corman, Roger Corman (executive) for Filmgroup
directed by Monte Hellman
starring Michael Forrest, Sheila Carol, Frank Wolff, Richard Sinatra, Wally Campo, Chris Robinson
written by Charles B. Griffith
review by
Mike Haberfelner
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Gangsters (Frank Wolff, Richard Sinatra, Wally Campo) distract the authorities by exploding a goldmine
while they are robbing a bank at a skiing-resort & plan to disguise
their escape to Canada as a harmless skiing-trip, lead by good-natured
"nature-boy" Michael Forest. Unfortunately the boss's doll
(Sheila Carol) falls for natureboy if that wasn't enough, there's also a
bloodthirsty monster (Chris Robinson in cobweb-outfit) aloof & it
delights in putting people into coocoons in its "Haunted Cave"
(yes, hence the title).
Admittedly that sounds all pretty underwhelming for a late-50s
monstermovie, as there were hundreds of others that shared basically the
same plot (not that there's necessarily anything wrong with that), what
makes this a standout is on one hand an imaginative use of unusual
camera-angles & -shots that put this film closer to the French
nouvelle vague (back then still in its infancy) than to executive
producers usual output (not that there would be anything wrong with that
neither), on the other hand the dialogues are much sharper written, much
more to the point than usual for this kind of movie, foreshadowing
Hellman's later existential masterpieces Ride in the Whirlwind, The
Shooting & Two-Lane-Backtop. As monstermovies go, this
one's very much worth the while !
Shot back-to-back with Roger Corman's Ski Troop Attack (with
which it shares most of the cast) & originally co-billed with
Corman's Wasp Woman.
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