An action star not quite at the top of his game finds himself in the valley during the time where dinosaurs and beautiful prehistoric valley girls live.
Written and directed by Donald Glut, this film will make most audiences scratch their heads with how seemingly random and done on the fly it looks. There is something interesting here, but it’s not because it’s good. The story is based in nonsense with a character thrown into the land before time with a slew of gorgeous babes who are fighting with their man, giving him a reason to defend and teach. The story is thin and clearly an excuse for gratuititties (thanks Jeremy Knox for coining this term a few years ago) and sex scenes. There are a few fight scenes and a few moments where there seems to have been an attempt to make some scenes a bit deeper.
The cast here is, umm, interesting. Jeff Rector leads the cast as best he can, giving a wildly uneven performance. The rest of the cast seems to be an hodge podge group of people who were willing to act in this film and do whatever the script required of them. A few familiar faces show up here and there with some of them faring better than others while the majority give wooden at best performances. This is a mess on the acting side and it’s not something a few good scenes can save.
In terms of looks, the film looks cheap. The costumes look bought at Party City or a random costume shop that gave the production a group discount. These costumes include, oddly enough, hosiery for some of the ladies, giving the film a true “don’t care about details” aspect when it comes to the costumes. The decor in the cave looks like it wouldn’t be out of place in a high school play and the special effects just will make creature feature fans cry. The cinematography and editing do what they can here to salvage the film, but they can only do so much with what they are given from the other departments.
A film filled with anachronisms most likely on purpose and made to show as much nudity from the prehistoric valley girls as well as action for the lead. There is some stuff to be into here, but overall, the film is not good. Some scenes are enjoyable but overall, the film leaves a lot to be desired.
The extras here are numerous as the usually the case with Visual Vengeance releases, perhaps to compensate for the quality of the film at hand in this case. This release has a new commentary with Don Glut and C. Courtney Joyner from 2023 and an archival one with the of them as well. Glut also appears in an interview from 2023. The making-of feature is interesting enough, and there are music videos, storyboards, image galleries, trailers, and a bunch of other features. The disc is packed, and the packaging is lovely, but beyond collectors and superfans, this release will likely appeal to a very limited audience.