Pierces oddball, cornball sasquatch movie boggy creek ii. And the legend continues were released to theaters later in 1977 and 1985, respectively. Crenshaw is the really horrifying creature, enough to give me nightmares if i take time to think about him too much. And the legend continues really isnt so much a bad movie as it is merely a dull bmonster movie melodrama that misses the whole point of the original. Pierce made the original film as a documentary and used actual residents from fouke, ar, to relate a series of stories of sightings of the boggy creek monster which were dramatized. Pierce to say piss off to the man who decided to make a sequel to his glorious shlock of a film. Early buzz suggested that the film, directed by brian t.
The film portrays the sightings of the monster escalating slowly, starting with random caught glimpses of it in the woods and then ending with an attack against a house shared by two families. A description of tropes appearing in boggy creek 2. Boggy creek 2 the legend continues dvd cd w8ln the fast for. The legend of boggy creek was conceived and directed by arkansas native, charles b. Also known as the barbaric beast of boggy creek and just plain boggy creek ii, this sequel to the legend of boggy creek tells, in documentary style, about a search for a gigantic southern swamp creature by a college instructor and his students. More than a dozen years after the legend of boggy creek. Released in 1972, the film shows every single day of its age. This title for the movie is a million times better than boggy creek 2. And the legend continues is one of those rare movies that is so ineptly made that its faults actually make it somewhat entertaining. Aug 29, 2014 despite what mike says, this is not the story of fried pork rinds.
If it were, boggy creek ii would have been a good movie. The man behind the original the legend of boggy creek stirred up the murky depths of the arkansas swamp one more time twelve years after the original was made with this horrible sequel, boggy creek ii. Although styled as ii, the film is actually a third installment of the franchise. Its a terrible movie, but i enjoy it when the ridiculous redneck is on screen or the maninamonster costume is howling and wreaking havoc. More than a dozen years after the legend of boggy creek became a major exploitation success. And the legend continues full movie in hd visit movie 31263 professor and students camp out to find big. The movie was released independently in 1972, where it initially played in soldout theaters in the arkansas and louisiana areas. While staying at said cabin for a week, jennifer and company run afoul of an evil and vicious monster of local legend that kills men and abducts women. This is the rare theatrical trailer for the barbaric beast of boggy creek. The legend is true 2011 early buzz suggested that boggy creek was to be a remake of the original the legend of boggy creek, however, its a completely unrelated story set in the fictional town of boggy creek, texas. The legend of boggy creek still stands as an import and entertaining film, as it continues to thrill monster lovers, inspire cryptozoologists, and influence young filmmakers alike nearly 50 years later. Based on a legend of a bigfootlike beast in arkansas called the fouke creature, boggy creek ii isnt much of a horror movie.
The movie really has no plot, but there are some truly dark reenactment sequences that boast some great tension. Find similar and related movies for boggy creek ii 1985 charles b. And the legend continues was lampooned in an episode of mystery science theater 3000. Pierce a professor and three of his students camp out in the wilderness to find a bigfoottype creature. This movie is actually third in the boggy creek saga, owing its odd numerical dyscalculia to a producer. Since the producer of the first film had no involvement in the first sequel, he ignored it an declared this boggy creek ii. Not sure if he intended to right some wrong or if he thought he had another surefire winner for the lowbudget film market. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing boggy creek ii and the legend continues near you. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your.
Doc lockhart pierce, and his students one of which is played by pierces son, on their. The legend continues is not a very good film or a film i highly recommend to movie lovers. Pierce takes students to texarkana to track the legendary 400pound boggy creek beast. Mar 08, 2010 this is the rare theatrical trailer for the barbaric beast of boggy creek. Early buzz suggested that boggy creek was to be a remake of the original the legend of boggy creek, however, its a completely unrelated story set in the fictional town of boggy creek, texas. Leslie arrives for the camping trip, in full knowledge of where shes going, wearing a white. He made enough box office to get the attention of hollywood money and from that resulted our mst3k boggy ii. And the legend continues in 1985, employing crude southern caricature, mild lasciviousness, and much monstrous melodrama. Inspired by the movie and smelling a buck, pearl invents the legend of the monster of forrester swamp complete with brain guys singing a folk.
Boggy creek ii was released by rhino home video on their volume 5 set. Rural residents recount sightings of a hairy, threetoed biped in arkansas. The cast is composed of locals who often portray themselves, adding call the more to the documentary feel. A third film, this one involving pierce, was made in 1982 with the title the barbaric beast of boggy creek a. Even so, the film obviously draws influence from pierces original with its smalltown setting and use of spooky swampscapes.
Welcome to the official website of the 1972 cultclassic film, the legend of boggy creek. Pierces filmography is pretty disposable stuff, he does have the distinguished credit of having cowritten the dirty harry follow up. It is a squeal to the original the legend of boggy creek. The legend continues dvd and browse other dvd movies. A documentarystyle drama about the fouke monster, a bigfoottype creature that has been sighted in and around fouke, arkansas since the 1950s. The first film the legend of boggy creek is actually considered a decent little low budget monster romp made in 1972. The movie became one of the top grossing film of 1972.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. The film mixes staged interviews with some local residents who claim to have encountered the creature, along with reenactments of encounters. For one thing, the story the director tells is filled with one absurdity after another. Although styled as ii, the film is actually a third film in the series. Saw the 1st movie the legend of boggy creek some years ago when i was a young boy. Pierce takes that hate, molds it, shapes it, and passes it. Pierce, has regained the rights to his beloved bigfoot docudrama the legend of boggy creek 1972 and is currently working on a full restoration in conjunction with the george eastman museum in new york for both theatrical rerelease and home video. The texarkana gazette broke the news pamula pierce barcelou, daughter of director charles b.
Pierce directed numerous regional films throughout his sorted career, but is most famous for the 1972 fauxdocumentary, the legend of. And the legend continues may be somewhat ineptly made and the antithesis of frightful it was, in fact, spoofed in an episode of the tvshow mystery science theater 3000, but it has a few charms. And the legend continues, which would be an apt title if there were even the weakest grumblings of a legend, or if this were actually the second film in the boggy creek franchise. Boggy creek ii and the legend continues times movie. Tonight we ll dive into colossal stink burger boggy creek ii. The legend of boggy creek this is a quote from a local arkansas resident describing the terrors documented in the movie, the legend of boggy creek. If youre a bigfoot movie completist you should probably watch this. This movie follows the misadventures of absentminded university of arkansas professor bryant c. Dont believe the title, this movie is actually the third film in the boggy creek cycle. Also known as the barbaric beast of boggy creek and just plain boggy creek ii, this sequel to the legend of boggy creek tells, in documentary style, about a search for a gigantic southern swamp creature by a college instructor and his. I was shocked that it was the 7th highest grossing film per imdb of 1973. I dont know if its as painful as ive made it out to be or if it just caught me on a bad day, or what, because i seem to remember liking this movie a lot more when i first saw it. Butler appeared in two of pierces other movies, the town that dreaded sundown 1976 and.
The story of bobby fords encounter with the fouke monster was the subject of a 1972 semifactual, documentarystyle horror feature, the legend of boggy creek initially titled tracking the fouke monster, which played in movie and drivein theaters around the country. But it was still a far superior film to boggy creek ii and the legend continues. A few scenes in the beginning of the movie were shot at the university. The big creature in the film was portrayed by hollywood stuntman and bodyguard, james fau. And the legend continues 1984 adventure, drama, horror. Untuk mendapatkan pengalaman terbaik di mubi, kemaskini pelayar anda.
And the legend continues mystery science theater 3000. Presented as a docudrama using real eyewitnesses for reenactments, the legend of boggy creek offers several accounts of a sasquatchesque creature that stalks the country folk of a small arkansas town. The legend continues movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Over all, ledgend of boggy creek is an interesting and occasionally creepy piece of film making. Neither of the sequels were as successful as the original film.
The barbaric beast of boggy creek, part ii original title. The legend is true was released to home video in 2011. And the legend continues is a 1985 film directed by charles b. Despite what mike says, this is not the story of fried pork rinds. This semidocumentary thriller is a true cult classic and a true story. Oct 07, 2016 what is far stranger is that pierce would take precisely the opposite approach in filming boggy creek ii. Rent or purchase the newly remastered the legend of boggy creek today on the following platforms. Boogy creek ii and the legend continues dvd, 2005 for.
The film was successful enough and quite good if youre into the genre to result in a sequel, return to boggy creek, in 1977 made without pierce. The film was followed by two additional sequels that were released directtovideo. Even though this movie is entitled boggy creek ii, it is actually the third movie of the boggy creek series. Boggy creek ii dvd and the legend continues 2 1985 rare cult horror film movie see more like this. If youre a bigfoot movie completist you should probably watch.
Pierce and his visionary chronicles on the legend of a swamp monster. Video and audio were terrific, while the only extra is an intro by mike, who recalls the confusion of it being called part two while being the third film, and even gives props to the effectiveness of the monster and crenshaw. Feb 02, 2007 brain guys folksy introduction to the legend of castle forrester song makes me laugh, but the rest of the host segments are merely decent, and perhaps a little bland. The legend of boggy creek is a 1972 horror docudrama about the fouke monster, a bigfoottype creature that reportedly has been seen in and around fouke, arkansas since the 1940s. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. And the legend continues full movie in hd visit movies. Instead we are left with the insufferable directoractor charles b.
Pierce or doc grabs his prize student tanya serene hedin, the shirtless tim chuck pierce and the whiney leslie cindy butler after a sighting of the boggy creek creature is made, and heads into the arkansas swamps. Boggy creek ii 1985 an arkansas professor charles b. Following the death of her father in a terrible accident, sweet, yet troubled jennifer and her friends decide to check out her dads cabin thats located in the deep woods of boggy creek, texas. Also known as the barbaric beast of boggy creek and just plain boggy creek ii, this sequel to the legend of boggy creek tells, in documentary style, about a search for a gigantic southern swamp. The whole movie is enacted by real witnesses who saw bigfoot, and the film except in one case is shot on the real locations. Pierce is also responsible for films such as the town that dreaded sundown 1976, the evictors 1979, and the sequel boggy creek ii. This movie like the original legend of boggy creek is shot semidocumentary style following a university of arkansas professor and three of his students which include two girls in. Boggy creek ii is a fine turdburger of a movie with lots of stuff to poke fun and groan at. Boggy creek ii 1985 allmovie movies and films database. It is a film custommade for the mystery science theater 3000 treatment, which it received in 2004.
Charles pierce made the first boggy creek film shooting in a faux documentary style with a cheap camera and using local people as unpaid talent. The film is presented as a pseudodocumentary with nonactor recreating scenes where they encountered the beast from fouke county, arkansas. The first boggy creek would have made a great mst episode. I heard more screaming during that movie than the beatles heard during their. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. It may have had an impact then, but it does not hold up now.
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