An early 1970's docudrama about a Sasquatch-type creature that terrorized the small town of Fouke, Arkansas for several years. Many of the persons who claim to have experienced these events actually played themselves in this movie version. The film had a big premiere in Fouke and went on to become a minor drive-in hit, grossing over $20 million domestically and appearing repeatedly on many late-night horror TV slots throughout the rest of the 70s, and spawning two sequels and a remake. In addition, the film's visual style is cited as the inspiration for the look and pacing of 'The Blair Witch Project'.
Movie Tagline:
A True Story.
Title: Legend Of Boggy Creek, The
Release Date: August , 1972
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Thriller
All Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Drama, Horror
Languages: English
Country: USA
Colors: Color
Sound: Mono
IMDB Rating: 3.2
Brimstone Pit Rating: 4.2 - (Rate This Horror Movie)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With L
MPAA Rating: G
Director(s):
Charles B. Pierce
Cast:
Vern Stierman ...Narrator
Chuck Pierce Jr. ...Jim as a boy
William Stumpp ...Jim (adult)
Willie E. Smith ...Willie
Lloyd Bowen ...Himself
B.R. Barrington ...Himself
J.E. 'Smokey' Crabtree ...Himself (as Smokey Crabtree)
Travis Crabtree ...Himself
John P. Hixon ...Himself
John W. Oates ...Himself
Buddy Crabtree ...James Crabtree
Jeff Crabtree ...Fred Crabtree
Judy Baltom ...Mary Beth Searcy
Mary B. Johnson ...Mary Beth's sister
Louise Searcy ...Herself
Dina Louise Savell ...Baby Searcey
Phillip Bradley ...Teenage hunter
William Hunt ...Hunter (as Bill Hunt)
Monroe E. Smith ...Hunter
Eddie J. Dalmes ...Hunter
James E. Cobb ...Hunter
William Wright ...Hunter
Eddy Berdig ...Hunter
Jerry Chapman ...Hunter
Rickey Ashley ...Hunter
Dave R. Templeton ...Hunter
John Knight Jr. ...Hunter
Dudley Pickens ...Hunter
James Cornell ...Hunter
Gene Ross ...Hunter
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Producer(s):
L.W. Ledwell
Charles B. Pierce
Earl E. Smith
Writer(s):
Earl E. Smith
Composer(s):
Jaime Mendoza Nava
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Movie Trivia:
- The film was a tremendous success at drive-ins. It grossed 22 million dollars, making it the 7th highest grossing movie of its year.
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Nearly all of the cast never appeared in another film.
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The film is largely based upon actual reported encounters with a Bigfoot creature in the Fouke-Boogy Creek, Arkansas area throughout the 60's and early 70's. Most of the actors in the film were the real people from the encounters playing themselves.
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Director 'Charles B. Pierce' got funding for the film by borrowing 160,000 dollars from a Arkansas trucking company and shooting it on an older model movie camera the production acquired.
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The original title of the film was "Tracking the Fouke Monster".
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Keywords:
Bigfoot, Giant Creature, Sasquatch, Independent Film ...[more]
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Rating: 4.2 out of 10.0 - 67 votes cast total
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