With the National Lampoon name attached to this film, viewers can readily expect to see college level humor. Besides the gratuitous amount of bare-chested women, Stoned Age also features quite a lot of jokes centered around the awkward main character as he attempts (and typically fails) to complete his various goals (like getting the girl of his dreams). A lot of the humor also stems from the anachronistic nature of the world. This includes everything from Ishbo's (Adam Rifkin) modern glasses to his views on women's liberation, gay rights and his tribe's military training.
Basically, Ishbo is the younger son of his tribe's chief (played by David Carradine). His older brother, Thudnik (Hayes MacArthur), is stronger, better looking, and basically everything the tribe needs in the next chief. Ishbo is also in love with his life long lady-friend Fardart (Ali Larter). Unfortunately, he has never worked up the nerves to tell her, and she harbors secret feelings for Thudnik. At one point, Fardart talks to Ishbo about his brother and why he has clubbed every woman in the tribe except her, and Ishbo sees this as his chance to finally tell her how he feels. But as Ishbo's luck would have it, Thudnik finally makes his move, clubs her and marries her.
Ishbo once again focuses on his inventions, trying everything from bicycles to visors to pants, but things get hairy when a rival tribe sends in their top assasin (played by Gary Busey). All-out war between the two tribes then breaks out and in the aftermath, not only is Ishbo's father defeated and Thudnik declared chief, but Fardart is kidnapped.
Ishbo, being the only one that actually wants to save the cave woman, is banished from his tribe, but his quest to find the rival tribe's camp isn't an easy one. Along the way, he runs into a tribe of women who killed their male oppressors and threaten to kill him as well. But when he convinces them that he has always been against clubbing himself, they take him in and try to use him to impregnate the entire tribe. Ishbo refuses the offer though, because he believes it will be a betrayal to Fardart. Needless to say, Queen Fallopia (Carol Alt) and the rest of the Amazonian tribe also get angry with him. By the end of the film, poor Ishbo will have angered all three tribes in the movie, and it just doesn't look like it will end well for the guy.
There are quite a few features on this DVD. Not only is there the standard compliment of deleted scenes and bloopers (most of these dealing with Ishbo's conversation with Old Fool), but there are some interviews concerning the Penthouse and Maxim photo shoots, as well a Q&A with Writer/Director/Star Rifkin and various videos the promoted the film. There is also a music video called "Caveman in Love."
Obviously, Stoned Age isn't for the kiddies. Besides the sexual references, there is an abundance of nudity. That being said, fans of other National Lampoon style movies (Animal House, Van Wilder, Pucked) should feel right at home with this particular DVD. It has a very low-budget, indie feel to it, but not so much that it is a turn-off for people who like major films, so it doesn't feel too artsy for the main stream.
