The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)

Directed by

Charles B. Pierce

Genre

documentary film, horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

G

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 76 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This docudrama tells the story of a mysterious humanoid creature sighted in rural Arkansas. It mixes interviews with locals who say they saw the monster with reenactments of their encounters.

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What happens

The Legend of Boggy Creek is a 1972 American independent docudrama horror film about the Fouke Monster, a humanoid creature reportedly seen in and around the rural community of Fouke, Arkansas. The film combines staged interviews with local residents who claim to have encountered the creature, along with reenactments of these encounters. Director and producer Charles B. Pierce secured funding from a local trucking company and hired local high school students to help complete the film. Made on a budget of $160,000, the film was released theatrically on August 8, 1972. In 2019, a remastered version premiered after Pamula Pierce Barcelou, Pierce's daughter, acquired the rights to the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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