On the tropical island of Wongo, a tribe of beautiful women discover that the other side of the island is inhabited by a tribe of handsome men. They also discover that a tribe of evil ape men live on the island, too, and the ape men are planning a raid on the tribe in order to capture mates.
Jean Hawkshaw
Omoo
Mary Ann Webb
Mona
Candé Gerrard
Ahtee
Adrienne Bourbeau
Wana
Johnny Walsh
Engor
Ed Fury
Gahbo
Rex Richards
King of Wongo
Bert Williams
King of Goona
Zuni Dyer
Priestess
Marie Goodhart
Woman of Wongo
Michelle Lamaack
Woman of Wongo
Joyce Nizzari
Woman of Wongo
Val Phillips
Woman of Wongo
Jo Elaine Wagner
Woman of Wongo
Pat Crowley
Man of Wongo
Ray Rotello
Man of Wongo
Billy Day
Man of Wongo
Burt Parker
Man of Wongo
Robert Serrecchia
Man of Wongo
Whitey Hart
Man of Wongo
Director
James L. Wolcott
Screenplay
Cedric Rutherford
April 21, 2016
4
Yes, this was a bad movie (I watched it in a double bill with the similar-toned prehistoric tongue-in-cheek 'Prehistoric Women'--both from Mill Creek's 50-pack 'Nightmare Worlds'), but it was charming, short and sweet, and I enjoyed it. I wouldn't watch it again, probably, but it was decent fare to see once. I thought the way the credits were animated was cool (a low-budget Saul Bass), and I wouldn't have minded being trapped by the Wongo tribe, if I time-travelled back to that time, myself! At first, I thought they had misspelled Adrienne Barbeau's name, but no one looked like her in the film, and she would have been really young anyway.
It intrigued me that Tennessee Williams actually directed at least parts of the film. Though this film falls into the 'so-bad-it's good-territory, I'm glad it was made. Not everything has to be either a $300-million monster or Hamlet.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00