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Your choice for dumbest thing in the movie?

posted 15 years ago by dim_sumus
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What would you consider the dumbest thing in Trog the movie? There are so many to choose from. A few of my choices:

- Trog, who is a possible missing link comes out of the cave wearing a loin cloth and foot coverings.

- Trog has killed several people but at an inquiry that's not mentioned; rather, only that he killed a neighbor's dog. I guess those people whom he killed had it coming.

- Trog turns a car on its side and it inexplicably explodes!

- Dr. Brockton makes the statement regarding Trog's diet "Trog is not a carnivore" and then proceeds to feed him lizards and fish. Kind of a contradiction there. Last time I checked, lizards and fish were meat.

[–] dan-2288 15 years ago

- Potholers who think nothing of stripping down to their boxers and going for a swim in an unexplored, underground river

- Trog chooses to play with a girl's doll and likes to wear a pink scarf

- Joan Crawford gingerly makes her way into the cave to rescue Chloe Franks - a whole regiment of soldiers stand around shouting their protests but not a one of them tries to stop her. Mind you Crawford looked far more frightening than Trog - I wouldn't want to tackle her either!

[–] trufflesandme 15 years ago

- I love that Trog is a prehistoric creature that doesn't know English, and yet he immediately stops his tirades as soon as Dr. Brockton yells out "TROG!".

[–] atlantajoseph 15 years ago

The line about apes evolving, leaving the woods and *then* developing brains. I guess being brainless protected them from prehistoric zombies, at least.

[–] thespread 15 years ago

-The sound effect during the stop motion dinosaur battle. It was meant to sound like the two dinosaurs fighting, but it was clearly just heightened sound of somebody eating an apple.

No, no. Psychopaths kill for no reason. I kill for money. It's a job. That didn't come out right.

[–] crazyhellboy 14 years ago

-It has to be Trog's shoes. My friend said they look like Rebooks covered with gray fur. They do!

I shall call him Squishy and he shall be mine and he shall be my Squishy.

[–] mrgogonyc 10 years ago

Trog's angry reaction to the faux rock 'n' roll music. Probably more of a fan of Rudy Vallee.

"If it is not in the frame, it does not exist!"

[–] mrgogonyc 10 years ago

In the scene where she's showing other scientists 8mm films of Trog playing with catch and then with a doll, the outburst of the lady professor about "Scientists of all nations have a common cause!" is a hoot.

And the crotch pocket in Joan's yellow outfit. I'm sure it was used to cover her hands, but it's in such an odd place. Handy for a little self tickle.

"If it is not in the frame, it does not exist!"

[–] ronaldt49 9 years ago

16 MM film. Holes on both sides of the film.

8 MM is the more narrow with small holes on just one side of the film for the projector inner drive gears to use. Home usage mainly. Home movie cameras held a small roll of film that was 50 feet long or about 3 minutes of viewing time.

Like what the principal used with those videos way back before this movie was thought of.

[–] namaGemo 10 years ago

They never decide to bathe trog, and leave him in his dingle balled covered undies. Hay is good enough for the find of the century to sleep on, why bother with a bed, and soap and water?

The bizarre reason someone would care so much about an extinct link to man's past costing the town money, and needing to prove the point that the missing link needs to be destroyed.

[–] don-lockwood 10 years ago

When the press sees Trog for the first time, one takes a photo of Trog that upsets him, and Joan cries out, you idiots! I told you no flashlights! And then it just cuts to everyone calmly, happily walking away outside, with one female scientist saying goodbye to Joan and Joan chirpily saying goodbye back. Just shoddy and funny!