A young tribesman challenges his community's rules and enters forbidden territory. The pulpy setting and unlikely discoveries offer retro charm, though repeated arguments and a leisurely journey make this a quieter choice than the title implies.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
Acting
6/10
Plot
7/10
Effects
5/10
Dialogue
6/10
Rewatchability
5/10
“The teenager has found a prehistoric rules dispute.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 58
Synopsis and movie facts
Roger Corman's post-holocaust quickie about an adolescent tribesman who dares to explore the feared "forbidden zone."
Released
1958
Directed by
Roger Corman
Running time
65 min
Starring
Robert Vaughn as The Symbol Maker's Teenage Son
Darah Marshall as The Blond Maiden
Leslie Bradley as The Symbol Maker
Frank De Kova as The Black-Bearded One
Charles Thompson as Member of the Tribe
June Jocelyn as The Symbol Maker's Wife
Jonathan Haze as The Curly-Haired Boy
Beach Dickerson as Fair-Haired Boy / Man from Burning Plains / Tom-Tom Player / Bear
