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      The Legend of Big Foot

      Released Oct 31, 1975 1h 15m Documentary List
      Reviews 21% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Ivan Marx, a wildlife expert, is called to help with a bear problem and makes the discovery of a lifetime. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered May 10 Buy Now

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      Audience Member Less about Bigfoot, more about an old man droning on and on about how awesome he and his tracking skills are. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Mill Creek's 50 Movie Pack: Chilling Classics Reviews THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT [1976]: In the wake of the highly successful Horror documentary THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK in 1972 which became a major box office success on the Drive In movie circuit in the USA; as a result another sub genre was born based around the mythical North American Ape like creature Bigfoot. So with 1976's blatant cash-in attempt THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT that supposedly documents "real" evidence of the big ape is a total laughing stock. This film shows a Government Tracker called Ivan shoot and narrate his search for Bigfoot .Which covers everywhere from the Mid Western US states, all the way through Canada right up into the Arctic Circle. With constant 16mm stock footage of North American Forrest, Pine Trees, vegetation, snow and whatever else that strayed into the view of the camera. THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT is a mind numbing mix of pointless narration, the odd glimpse of some poor soul in a stuffy bigfoot suit, and odd moments where a squirrel become Road kill & and odd use of footage of goats. The narrator says that the goats commit ritual suicide for nourishment for Bigfoot on its migration north. Even though later on it the film it turns out Bigfoot is a Vegan. What can I say this film is more than worthy of a 40% rating from me for its surreal nature. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Downright horrible. The Bigfoots in this film were very fake looking and the story is boring. The narrator is laughable at times. There are some creepy parts in the film, but everything has a fake feeling to it, and I don't care too much for the documentary feel either. But in a way, the fake seriousness of it is kind of fun. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member "There he was, BIG FOOT. I began to shake all over. I could barely keep hold of my camera. He was AWESOME." Fascinating and inspirational documentary on the king of the animals, Big Foot. I will find you one day, my friend. Mark my words! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Nonbelievers in Bigfoot will probably not come away anymore convinced of the creature's existence than before. However, though it fails in its stated purpose, "The Legend of Bigfoot" succeeds as a valentine to nature that few Nova or National Geographic pieces could match. Tracker-cum-Sasquatch-seeker Ivan Marx is our guide through the North American wilderness. Employing a keen eye and sense of the outdoors he learned from years of working open space areas, Marx begins searching for Bigfoot after a series of encounters he can't explain while traveling alone through isolated, unspoiled country. During his travels, Marx interviews a number of men -- from California to Alaska -- who claim to have seen or encountered the creature, but the focus never shifts from our host. Throughout most of "Legend," Marx is both dismissive and accommodating of the standards scientists expect him to follow when cataloguing Bigfoot. However, apart from empirical, eye-witness evidence; a seemingly sound theory concerning the creature's migration; and some film clips that are questionable at best, Marx really does have a dearth of proof, ultimately undermining the "Sasquatch exists" thesis of the film. Marx is never less than a charming host, and his love of the country around him is palpable and honest. He's certainly not the most compelling voice in documentary filmmaking; Marx lacks the gravitas that unites the personal and political like Errol Morris, nor does he have the flashy populist polemicism of Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock. However, what Marx lacks in the cerebral, he makes up for with folksy plain-speaking and a simple but effective storytelling voice; what he lacks in showmanship, he makes up for by avoiding sensationalism, conspiracy theory, and the self-aggrandizement all too common among those convinced of an alternate truth. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member I don't even think this had anything to do with Bigfoot. There was a Chewbacca wannabe with a paper mache looking mask though. I think the filmmakers must have been quite drunk as there is no semblance of a real story here. Still, it has some low budget charm to it, ha ha..... Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Ivan Marx, a wildlife expert, is called to help with a bear problem and makes the discovery of a lifetime.
      Director
      Harry Winer
      Producer
      Ivan Marx, Don Reese
      Screenwriter
      Harry Winer, Paula Labrot
      Production Co
      Palladium Productions
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Oct 31, 1975, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Feb 17, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 15m
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