Comments on: The Fouke Monster

By: rhead

rhead — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:31:29 +0000

Really enjoyed the movie. I seen it several times when it came out in the 70’s. Would love to see a second movie, current with these years. Been to Fouke, Ark., it didn’t look like it has changed much since the movie. Great Place!

By: springheeledjack

springheeledjack — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 03:18:18 +0000

The Legend of Boggy Creek I actally saw in the theatre and it scared the tar out of me, as well as entrenching me into the lore of bigfoot, sasquatch, etc.

It did make me leery of going out into the backwoods:) Actually I live in Iowa, so I think I am fairly safe…not too many sightings of the big guy in my corner of the world…though in the 60’s-70’s there were rumors persisting nearby for a span of time about a “Bird Man” that supposedly walked the woods in our area. It was bipedal and its call was like the screeching of a large bird. I don’t have much in the way of facts on it, just stories passed around by friends and family.

By: SaruOtoko

SaruOtoko — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 17:00:27 +0000

Oddly enough, the movie “Baby” enspired me more than anything. I loved the idea of a living dinosaur like Mokele-mbembe deep in the jungles of Africa! I saw Boggy Creek, but never really liked it. The weird folk-music creeped me out. It became a good drinking game at parties in college. Oh well, to each his own right?

By: twblack

twblack — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 01:29:13 +0000

I also caught the crypto bug in part to the orig. movie. It is a classic I wish some of the new ones out and coming out could capture the magic of the first Boggy Creek.

By: dbard

dbard — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 01:24:41 +0000

Count me among the group that was scared witless by this film.

Good Times..

By: bill green

bill green — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:47:02 +0000

hey southernfriedbigfoot wow great reply posted above about the fouke monster. wow realy there is a new documentary about fouke monster comeing out soon in near future is it going to be on dvd. this is wonderful news please keep us definetly updated ok. thanks bill

By: kamoeba

kamoeba — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:40:26 +0000

Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues was lampooned on Sci Fi’s Mystery Science Theater 3000 several years ago (show #1006).

By: southernfriedbigfoot

southernfriedbigfoot — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 19:40:06 +0000

If you were 13 or under and saw this movie in the 70s and lived in a rural area – especially in the South – you can blame LOBC for numerous nightmares. Sure it’s low budget and a bit dated, but it still has a spooky atmosphere, and probably the only G rated movie that can give you the willies.

Where to start with this one…the scene with the kitten that was “scared to death?” The deer hunting kid turning and seeing the Monster lurking a few feet away? The trailer house slumber party interrupted by the Fouke Monster? The bathroom scene with the Monster knocking off the window screen and scaring the guy on the toilet? Speaking of which, my late grandfather always wondered how that scared guy got his pants pulled up so fast. My grandfather also knew people that lived in Fouke, making this movie even more real for me.

Look for a segment on the Fouke Monster in the forthcoming documentary, “Southern Fried Bigfoot.” Author Mitchel Whitington talks about what it was like to grow up in the shadow of this living legend, while Carl Finch, founder of the Grammy award-winning band Brave Combo, recounts his encounter on Highway 71 on a dark night in 1967.

By: gridbug

gridbug — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 16:39:22 +0000

Re: Boggy Creek 2, here’s a succinct, pitch perfect review I found by Malcolm Brass “Movie Fan” (Seattle, WA USA) on amazon.com that sums things up nicely:

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“Boggy Creek 2, or Put a Shirt on that Boy!”
Review Date: September 23, 2005
You can’t blame Charles Pierce for wanting to go back to that Boggy Creek well again after the first movie, but this time he pulls up a bucket full of fetid water. This movie is all sorts of wrong! From casting himself in the role of “Doc” to putting his own son in a large supporting role, sans shirt for a majority of the running time, Pierce misfires on almost every level. The flashback stories almost brought back the flavor of the original Boggy Creek (the outhouse scene alone is a hoot), but then he offsets that with the hilarious “mad dog!” scene. By the time Old Man Crenshaw shows up, the wheels totally fly off this shaky cart and promptly bursts into flames! Being a bigfoot sub-genre fanatic, I feel justified buying this title, but do not see spinning the DVD as often as the far superior The Legend of Boggy Creek. Where’s Travis Crabtree when you really need him?!

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And then there’s the OTHER sequel:

Return to Boggy Creek
1977
Directed by Tom Moore

Charles Pierce wasn’t affiliated with this one, which is both good and bad. Basically, RTBC is standard G-Rated kiddie fare not unlike the Disney stuff of the same era, though with a substantially lower budget. Featuring Dawn Wells (Gilligan’s Island) and Dana Plato (Diff’rent Strokes) and something called ‘catfish koolaid’. The tone of this movie is inconsistent with the previous Boggy Creek outings, so if you’re hoping for more of the stuff that made you a fan in the first place, yer better off looking elsewhere. Ding dang dumb! ;p

By: pandafarmer

pandafarmer — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 15:33:00 +0000

i got my copy on ebay, and it’s definitly the main reason i became interested in cryptozoology as a child, esp since i lived in an area surrounded on 3 sides by thick woods. my sister and i would stay up late in the 70’s to watch bigfoot documentaries on long hot summer nights and wish that we’d see one in our own back yard someday.

while the movie is now quite chuckle-worthy with it’s hokey-factor, it’s still a very monumental piece of film IMO.