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The Legend of Boggy Creek

- A True Story.

A documentary-style drama based on true accounts of the Fouke Monster in Arkansas.

Release Date : 1972-08-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : P & L

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Tracking the Fouke MonsterZombie 30: Beauty & The Geek

Cast

Character Name : Narrator

Original Name : Vern Stierman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jim as Boy

Original Name : Chuck Pierce Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jim as Adult

Original Name : William Stumpp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Willie

Original Name : Willie E. Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Lloyd Bowen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fred Crabtree

Original Name : Jeff Crabtree

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bobby Ford

Original Name : Glenn Carruth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Ford

Original Name : Bunny Dees

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Ford

Original Name : John Wallis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Turner

Original Name : Sarah Coble

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Travis Crabtree

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Smokey Crabtree

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trailer Incident

Original Name : Robin Raffaell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trailer Incident

Original Name : Cathy Cox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trailer Incident

Original Name : Jinger Hawkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teen-age Couple

Original Name : Steve Lyons

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : John P. Hixon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : John W. Oates

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : B.R. Barrington

Gender : Male

Character Name : James Crabtree

Original Name : Buddy Crabtree

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary Beth Searcy

Original Name : Judy Haltom

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sister

Original Name : Mary B. Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Louise Searcy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baby

Original Name : Dina Louise Savell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teen-age Hunter

Original Name : Phillip Bradley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : Bill Hunt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : Monroe E. Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : Eddie J. Dalmes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : James E. Cobb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : William Wright

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : Eddy Berdig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : Jerry Chapman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : Rickey Ashley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : Dave R. Templeton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : John Knight Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : Dudley Pickens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : James Cornell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : Gene Ross

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Herb Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teen-age Couple

Original Name : Patty Dougan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Kennedy

Original Name : Dennis Lamb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Kennedy

Original Name : Loraine Lamb

Gender : Male

Character Name : George

Original Name : George Dobson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dave

Original Name : Dave Ball

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jim

Original Name : Jim Nicklus

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bessie Smith

Original Name : Flo Pierce

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : Thomas Templeton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Pamula Pierce

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Tammy Harper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Bobby Splawn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Charles Walraven

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trailer Incident

Original Name : Robin Raffaelli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Turner

Original Name : Dave O'Brien

Gender : Male

Character Name : Corky Hill

Original Name : Billy Crawford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Landlord

Original Name : James Tennison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Ernest Walraven

Gender : Male

Character Name : Little Girl

Original Name : Amanda Pierce

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baby

Original Name : Aaron Ball

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Ken McElroy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Sarah Brewers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Glenda Page

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sandra (uncredited)

Original Name : Sandra Peabody

Gender : Female

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**The Bigfoot of southwest Arkansas**_ "The Legend of Boggy Creek" (1972) is docudrama with horror elements about the supposedly true sightings of the Fouke Monster, a three-toed Sasquatch-like creature that was seen in the Fouke region of southwest Arkansas from the 40s onward. Several locals recount their stories, often played by themselves. The modest film only cost $100,000, but unexpectedly became the 10th highest-grossing movie of 1972, raking in a whopping $20 million at the box office and another $4.8 million in 1975 with a North American rerelease. It was director Charles B. Pierce’s breakthrough. He went on to do respectable B-flicks like “The Town That Dreaded Sundown” (1976), which addressed the real-life Texarkana Moonlight Murders of 1946, and “Grayeagle” (1977), a colorful Western that took “The Searchers” plot and made a more entertaining movie. He later did a sequel to this film in 1984 called “Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues.” There are also a couple of unofficial sequels made by different directors which eschew the docudrama approach: “Return to Boggy Creek” (1977) and “Boggy Creek,” aka “Boggy Creek: The Legend Is True” (2011). In addition, there’s a documentary about various skunkape encounters in the Midwest called “The Legacy of Boggy Creek” (2011). Obviously something about this film clicked with audiences back in its day. It features some nice nature photography with a spooky bent, a (wisely) vague creature, some quaint narrations and a few old-fashioned folk songs. Some people find it effectively creepy in an understated way while others find it so dull it’s worthless. I’m in the middle. I can enjoy it for what it is and respect its notable history, but it’s also admittedly tedious. It would play better to modern viewers if the runtime was cut in half. The film runs 1 hour, 26 minutes, and was shot in the Fouke, Arkansas, region. GRADE: C