utgard14 Two college students, one relatively normal and the other possibly inbred, go searching the Louisiana swamps for Bigfoot. They talk to several eccentric characters before encountering the creature itself. In the years following the classic Legend of Boggy Creek, there were a string of low-budget Bigfoot movies. This is one of the better ones. It's similar to Boggy Creek in some ways. The usage of flashbacks and Southern locales, for example. Unlike Boggy Creek, it doesn't have the same level of atmosphere or creepiness. Still, I enjoyed the country locations and people. You don't see a lot of that in films, then or now, unless it's non-Southern actors doing terrible accents and usually being condescending to the region and its people.John David Carson wears a stylish neckerchief so you know he's cool. Comic relief Dennis Fimple is in his mid-thirties and too old for the role of a college student. But I suppose in a movie like this, it doesn't matter much. The scene where Fimple's character Pahoo suddenly reveals he experienced the horrors of the Vietnam War is sure to elicit derisive snorts from viewers. Character actors Dub Taylor and Jack Elam are always a treat to watch.It's not particularly scary but it sure is fun. The creature costume is not bad, though we don't see it much. Honestly, there is some fun to be had at the movie's expense but it's not a stinker. It's an enjoyable movie about two goobers searching for Bigfoot. You can take it as it is or laugh at it -- either way, it's a good time

screenman Even allowing for its mid-1970's vintage, this movie is absolutely wretched. An idea obviously filched from past flunkies like 'Creature From The Black Lagoon', This effort doesn't even come close to some of the corniest creature features of 20 years earlier. The classic 'Them' can kick it into a dirty puddle. It stars Jack Elam. He's the stalwart who's been providing B-list comedy/baddie characters for westerns since as long as I can remember. And given a movie worth watching, and a director who knows how to direct it, he can give a very good turn. But he's certainly no lead.The movie begins with a deliverance-style take on the gloomy, isolated Louisiana swamplands, reminiscent of 'Southern Comfort', but without a fraction of the emotional or psychological impact. Two men are punting about and finding their traps tampered with. Before long one of them is leaning over the side of the vessel and reaching into the water as such a patently obviously prelude to being dragged overboard that you wonder if the monster has forgotten to come on set. We glimpse one of those big, hairy, rubber hands that can be bought as a Halloween gag for £10. From there on, it's downstream all the way.Its vintage is simply no excuse. Just the following year, George Lucas brought us 'Star Wars' with a similar, but much more plausible Wookie. And there were any number of lesser - but far more worthy movies - doing the rounds both then and before. In every technical aspect, from filming to editing to script, this is a complete bummer. I've given it 2 stars because it's nearly Christmas & I'me feeling festive; but really, it doesn't deserve any. Check out 'Southern Comfort' to find out how it should have been done. Run 'em back-to-back if you have the patience. I sure haven't.It came from the charity shop, but I threw it away instead of taking it back because nobody should pay for garbage, not even in the name of cancer research.

preppy-3 Boring, obvious "horror" film about 2 idiots who go to search for the title creature. Obviously this is just another ripoff of the legend of Bigfoot.I saw this back in 1976 at a local theatre when I was 14. I went because the local paper gave it a positive write up. I also dragged along my 9 year old brother and his friends. Basically they LOVED it. They said it was scary and "cool". I did not agree at all. I was bored and extremely angry--I expected them to SHOW the creature but (except for one half-way clear shot) they don't. You hear it's roar and you might see a hand or a foot but that's about it. In retrospect this was probably a good idea--the unseen is much more scary than what we CAN see. But when you're a young kid you could care less about subtlety--you want to SEE the monster.This movie came (and went) without a trace. It hasn't popped up on VHS or DVD yet (and hopefully won't). I give it a 4 because it IS an OK monster movie for kids--YOUNG kids. All others--stay away.

warrior1967 I saw this one as a child and it scared the crap out of me and even today it STILL has the ability to creep me out. The last 15 minutes are filled with suspense and the interaction between Dennis Fimple(Pahoo)and John David Carson(Rives)would lead you to believe that these guys were buddies even when the camera was off. One of the finest Bigfoot films(along with Legend of Boggy Creek)that is best viewed alone with the lights out.