Willow Creek

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Willow Creek

2013

1h 18m

Horror

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A man (Bryce Johnson) and his girlfriend (Alexie Gilmore) camp in the woods to capture firsthand evidence of Bigfoot.

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Writer-director Bobcat Goldthwait's first foray into horror doesn't break any new ground, but it does wring fresh terror from a well-worn genre formula -- and offers a few nasty laughs in the bargain.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

01/05/2015

Despite the impressively committed performances by the two leads and the screenplay's touches of sly humor, the proceedings are mostly all too redolent of the endless found-footage horror films that have followed in the wake of The Blair Witch Project

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

06/06/2014

3/4

"Willow Creek" is a defiant slow burn.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

06/05/2014

Mr. Goldthwait gives us lovely, buttery daylight scenes, nicely relaxed leads and dialogue that pays attention to fluctuating gender dynamics.

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23

6/10

The direction by Bobcat Goldthwait is simple and unobtrusive, but it makes sure to pay homage to all the tropes that you might expect it to. Willow Creek knows it’s lane, which is cheap, barebones, short, and mostly improvised.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

07/18/2022

3/4

The experience is one you’ll not soon forget.

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Craig Schroeder

Battleship Pretension

03/04/2021

Bobcat Goldthwait's Willow Creek is the first film in quite some time to give me those foundation shaking, temperature-changing scares.

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Banff 9

@Banff98 Apr 29

I know the customer reviews are at a paltry 34%. But, if you've ever watched with guilty pleasure "In Search of Bigfoot," from the Leonard Nimoy-narrated series from the 70's, and have seen "The Blair Witch Project" more than five times, give this film a look. It's campy good fun. The five minutes the couple spends with the guy they cast as the Bigfoot specialist is worth the price of admission, and the last 30 minutes--though drawn out in parts--are about as tense as those scenes in the tent during "Blair Witch." Can't believe Bobcat Goldthwait wrote and directed this!

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WrighteousJ T.

@wrighteousj Apr 22

An absolute slog with no story, dread, or scares. It’s like watching paint dry in the woods. A waste of an hour. Spend your time with a deserving horror.

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Lacey B

@RT47662469 Apr 22

Nope. Big miss. I had to put it on 2x speed just to get through it, and there never ended up being a payoff.

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Shaun K.

@sbk36081 Apr 9

I disliked this movie big time. Its a waste of time to watch it

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Daniel L

@Hotchopeppa Feb 14

Not bad but not amazing. Basically the Blair Witch Project but with Bigfoot instead of witches. The buildup was far too slow. At least half the movie was just them talking nonsense before they even get into the bush. But entertaining once the good stuff started.

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Sharon S

@Sharon_Smith Jan 31

I screamed so loud...so scarey!

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Synopsis

A man (Bryce Johnson) and his girlfriend (Alexie Gilmore) camp in the woods to capture firsthand evidence of Bigfoot.

Director: Bobcat Goldthwait
Producer: Aimee Pierson
Screenwriter: Bobcat Goldthwait
Production Co: Jerkschool Productions
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 9, 2015
Runtime: 1h 18m