TLAyres
Docudrama (NOT a documentary) of fictitious Bigfoot expedition. Full of 70s low budget charm starting with the actors in archetypal roles including the skeptical reporter, Indian tracker, and "old coot" miner who doesn't even know how old he is anymore. The movie starts off as cheesy low budget fare but surprises along the way with the quality of the nature photography to the elaborate climactic plot. The effort was ambitious and done with enthusiasm for sure. Some exciting and at times disturbing creature attack scenes, mixed in with gentle animal humor and lighthearted hi-jinks between the crew. A pleasant 70s pop score by composer/arranger Al Capps is a nice plus.There is a flashback retelling of the famous 1924 Bigfoot cabin attack at Mt. St. Helens, a still from which is used in multiple web articles on the possible re-discovery of the site in recent years.FYI, the Code Red blu-ray of this movie is a double bill with the classic Encounters with the Unknown, and a bonus is the intro shown in theaters to promote the now defunct "North American Wildlife Research" bigfoot group in Eugene Oregon. (Google "Bigfoot Trap" to see something interesting that was set up in Oregon to catch Bigfoot in 1974).
Wuchak
"Sasquatch, the Legend of Bigoot" (1978) is a quasi-documentary about a fake Bigfoot expedition deep in the wilderness of British Columbia, although it was filmed entirely in Oregon (Deshutes National Forest and Willamette National Forest). I've heard it referred to as 'the Holy Grail of Bigfoot films' and I can see why since most of the notables of the Bigfoot mythos are detailed, including the Roger Patterson footage and the 1924 Ape Canyon, WA, incident where a handful of miners were harassed most of the night by Bigfeet throwing rocks at their cabin and pounding on the walls. Regardless, it's more of a nature flick than anything else, featuring some great footage of North American wildlife highlighted by a fight between two grizzlies. It's worthwhile for Bigfoot aficionados but laid back and kinda boring, so brace yourself and remember it's from the 70s.GRADE: C+
kingd-4
Ahah! Were my exact words when I concluded watching this epic. Bigfoot is real and he will be captured. Man, the high tech stuff they were using, no wonder they were so correct with their predictions! They did a great job with the creature costumes too!! Hell this movie is good for a kick when you are so bored you can't stand it though. All you need is a 6 pack and a vivid imagination. Some of the acting is horrible and the stunts are tacky, but what the hell, this one is great if you want focus on the north American Bigfoot creature and not the Yeti. I just wish they would have cut out some of that ridiculous footage of wildlife and put more Bigfoot stuff in there. Plus their accuracy on the two "tales" they told deviates from what is documented. I think they should have included the Albert Ostmann story in there too.
jodym-3
I was 6 years old when my parents took me to see this movie. This hands down was the scariest movie I ever saw, period. Granted I was only 6, it scared the living daylights out of me. I ended up sleeping between my parents for literally a week after I saw it. It aired again roughly 3 years later on a Saturday afternoon matinée on our local NBC affiliate. I watched it again and thought it was a masterpiece (as bigfoot movies go that is). It is by far and away the best bigfoot movie ever made and should be enjoyed by anyone who has interest in this centuries old mystery. I searched for roughly 22 years until I found a copy of this extremely hard to find movie. I watched it again for the first time with my parents and it didn't disappoint! It holds a special place in my collection and will always be a favorite whether I was 6, 16, or 60!
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