Teenage Caveman is a 2002 science fiction-horror film-teen film directed by controversial filmmaker Larry Clark. It was made as part of a series of low-budget made-for-television movies loosely inspired by B movies that Samuel Z. Arkoff had produced for AIP. The film reused the title and basic premise from the original 1958 film Teenage Caveman, but it is not a remake of the earlier film.
Screenplay
The film is set in a post-apocalyptic future, where the vast majority of humanity has died due to a viral epidemic. The remaining humans have reverted to primitive tribalism.
After killing his father for sexually assaulting his girlfriend, the son of a tribal leader is banished from the tribe, along with his friends. They eventually stumble upon a solar-powered city whose only two inhabitants are genetically modified to survive the plague. They view themselves as superhuman mutants who intend to recreate humanity in their own image.
- Andrew Keegan as David
- Tara Subkoff as Sarah
- Richard Hillman as Neil
- Tiffany Limos as Judith
- Stephen Jasso as Vincent
- Crystal Celeste Grant as Elizabeth
- Shan Elliot as Joshua
- Hayley Keenan as Heather
- Paul Hipp as Shaman
The film received very mixed reviews from critics.