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The Sasquatch Gang (2006)

The Sasquatch Gang poster
Directed by
Tim Skousen
Genre
teen film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 54 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of teenage friends in a small town search for a legendary creature called the Sasquatch while dealing with their own awkward adventures. The film follows their attempts to gain fame and maybe win some money by capturing the beast on camera.

comedicquirkylightheartedoffbeatfunnyplayfulgoofywhimsical

What happens

The Sasquatch Gang (also known as The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang) is a 2006 American comedy film written and directed by Tim Skousen, who served as first assistant director on Napoleon Dynamite. The six-week shoot was completed in the summer of 2005. The film premiered in January 2006 at the Slamdance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award. It was also shown at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, picking up two awards: Justin Long for Best Actor and Skousen for Best Director. It also showed at the Waterfront Film Festival, New Zealand Film Festival, Sidewalk Film Festival, and Vail Film Festival. The film opened in limited release in the United States on November 30, 2007. The film was released on DVD on March 25, 2008. With a production budget of US$1.6 million, the film's return from box office sales were a domestic gross of US$9,458. The film had a limited cinema run with only 9 opening theaters and an average 1 week run at each theatre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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