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Trog
	; Original theatrical poster
Directed by	Freddie Francis
Produced by	Herman Cohen
Written by	Peter Bryan; John Gilling; Aben Kandel
Starring	Joan Crawford; Michael Gough; Bernard Kay
Music by	John Scott
Cinematography	Desmond Dickinson
Editing by	Oswald Hafenrichter
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	24 October 1970
Running time	93 min.
Country
Language	English

This article is about the movie. For other uses, see Trog (disambiguation)

Trog (1970) is a Warner Bros. feature film starring Joan Crawford in a story about the discovery of a caveman. The screenplay was written by Peter Bryan, John Gilling, and Aben Kandel, and the film directed by Freddie Francis. Trog marks Crawford's last big-screen appearance.

[edit] Plot and cast

When a primitive creature (Joe Cornelius) is discovered in a cave, anthropologist Dr. Brockton (Crawford) believes it is a Troglodyte - a prehistoric cave dweller - and wants to make a study of "Trog". The local townsfolk, led by religious zealot Sam Murdock (Michael Gough), oppose the plan and demand the creature be destroyed. Brockton removes Trog to her lab and begins an orientation and basic skills program with the help of her daughter Anne (Kim Braden). Though Brockton makes some progress, Murdock is determined to prove that the creature is an abomination and breaks into the lab at night, trashing the equipment and setting Trog free in order to frame the creature as a violent menace. He is killed by the angered Trog, who then goes on a misunderstood rampage (mostly acting in self-defence to people attacking or frightening him) and abducts a little girl (Chloe Franks). The authorities are now determined to kill him. Brockton saves the child but the police kill Trog in a hail of gunfire. When Brockton is offered an opportunity to comment on TV, she refuses. With a look of contempt and sadness, she walks away from the camera and into the distance.

Cast includes Bernard Kay as Inspector Greenham, John Hamill as Cliff, and David Griffin.

[edit] Production notes

Trog was the second of two movies that Crawford starred in for her friend, producer Herman Cohen. The first was Berserk! (1968). The stock footage dinosaur sequence in Trog was from the Warner Bros. movie Animal World (1956).

[edit] Reception

At the time of Trog's release, The New York Times panned the film but commented, "There is, however, a rudimentary virtue in "Trog"...in that it proves that Joan Crawford is grimly working at her craft. Unfortunately, the determined lady, who is fetching in a variety of chic pants suits and dresses, has little else going for her." ^[1]

Ned Daigle later commented, "Trog is truly ungodly. The performances are rotten, the Trog makeup is so bad it looks, at times, like it will slide right of the actor's face, and everything proceeds at a snail's pace to idiotic situations. It's really sad to see such a huge star [Crawford] be consigned to the Z-grade abyss of films like this. But, hey, a girl's gotta eat."^[2]

[edit] See also

Joan Crawford filmography

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[0] ttp://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E04E4DC173BEE34BC4151DFB667838B669EDE

[1] Bad Movie Night:Trog by Ned Daigle

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