Robert Vaughn said in an interview that he considered this to be the worst film ever made.
Beach Dickerson, a Corman regular, did quadruple roles...not only is he the fair-haired boy that drowns in quicksand, he is also the stranger riding in from the burning plains, the bear that attacks the hunting party, and even plays a drummer during the funeral for his own character!
The same "wild" dogs from The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent appear here.
This film was shot under the title "Prehistoric World". American International changed the title to "Teenage Cave Man". Years later, Roger Corman would be quoted as saying, "I never directed a film called "Teenage Cave Man".