The Capture of Bigfoot explained

The Capture of Bigfoot (a.k.a. The Legend of Bigfoot) is a 1979 horror film from Bill Rebane, the director of Monster A-Go-Go.^[1] Produced and originally released by Studio Film Corp, the film was re-released in 2010 by Troma Entertainment.^{[2] [3]}

Plot

The creature known as Bigfoot has managed to elude capture for more than 25 years and a small town has made a cottage industry out of local Bigfoot sightings and merchandising. When a businessman decides to trap Bigfoot once and for all so that he can benefit, the town may ultimately lose the tourist profits that have filled the town's coffers.

Cast

• Janus Raudkivi as The Legendary Creature of Arak
• Randolph Rebane as Little Bigfoot
• Otis Young as Jason
• George 'Buck' Flower as Jake
• William Dexter as Hank
• Jeana Keough as Dancer
• Stafford Morgan as Garrett
• Katherine Hopkins as Karen
• Richard Kennedy as Olsen
• John F. Goff as Burt
• John Eimerman as Jimmy
• Randolph Scott as Randy
• Wally Flaherty as Sheriff Cooper
• Durwood McDonald as John
• Harry Youstos as Harry
• Verkina Flower as Linda
• Greg Gault as Kevin
• Nelson C. Sheppo as Daniels
• Mitzi Kress as Elsie
• Woody Jarvis as Woody
• William D. Cannon as Carlsen

Reception

In his book All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger, Troma president Lloyd Kaufman lists this film as one of the five worst Troma films ever distributed (along with , also directed by Bill Rebane).^{[4] [5] [6]} Shot in Gleason, Wisconsin, the film's closing credits attribute the "wardrobe" to Kmart.

External links

• • The Capture of Bigfoot at Rotten Tomatoes

Notes and References

1. Book: Coleman. Loren. Bigfoot!: The True Story of Apes in America. 2009. Simon & Schuster. 978-1439187784. 209.
2. Book: Albright. Brian. Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. 2012. McFarland. 316, 317. 9781476600420. 1476600422.
3. Book: Gunn. James. Lloyd. Kaufman. All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from The Toxic Avenger. 1998. Berkley Boulevard Books. 0425163571. 316, 317.
4. Web site: Hunter . Rob . 2020-10-07 . 10 Most Ferociously Fun Bigfoot Horror Movies . 2023-06-18 . Film School Rejects . en-US.
5. Web site: 2014-12-30 . Five Cheesy Bigfoot Costumes We Love to Hate . 2023-06-18 . Wicked Horror . en-us.
6. Web site: Barton . Steve . 2012-11-17 . B-Sides: Free Bigfoot! . 2023-06-18 . Dread Central . en-US.