Boggy Creek Monster (film)

This article is about the 2016 film. For the purported creature, see Boggy Creek Monster. For the 1972 film, see The Legend of Boggy Creek.

Boggy Creek Monster
Promotional release poster by Sam Shearon[1][2]
Directed bySeth Breedlove
Written bySeth Breedlove
Produced by
CinematographyZac Palmisano
Edited bySeth Breedlove
Music byBrandon Dalo
Production
company
Small Town Monsters
Release date
  • November 11, 2016 (2016-11-11)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Boggy Creek Monster is a 2016 American documentary film about the Fouke Monster, a purported ape-like creature (similar to descriptions of Bigfoot) allegedly sighted in Fouke, Arkansas, in the early 1970s. Directed and co-produced by Seth Breedlove, it is Breedlove's third documentary film under the banner of his production company Small Town Monsters.[3] It features narration and music by co-producers Lyle Blackburn and Brandon Dalo, respectively.[3]

Boggy Creek Monster was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and streaming services on November 11, 2016.[3] It premiered at Fouke Middle School the following day, before screening at the Palace Theatre in Canton, Ohio, on November 16.[4][3]

Production

Development

As with 2015's Minerva Monster, the first documentary film directed by Breedlove under the Small Town Monsters banner, funding for Boggy Creek Monster was raised in part by a crowdfunding campaign on the website Kickstarter.[3] The campaign exceeded its goal of $9,000, receiving a total of $17,000.[5]

Boggy Creek Monster is co-produced and narrated by Lyle Blackburn,[6][7] who in 2012 authored the book The Beast of Boggy Creek: The True Story of the Fouke Monster.[6][8]

Filming

Filming took place over six days in late April 2016, with a crew of seven people.[5] The filmmakers captured between 40 and 50 hours of footage to use for editing.[5]

Release

Boggy Creek Monster was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and streaming services on November 11, 2016.[3] The following day, on November 12, the film premiered in the cafeteria of Fouke Middle School in Fouke, Arkansas.[9] On November 16, it screened at the Palace Theatre in Canton, Ohio.[3]

The film later screened at the Roxy Theater in Missoula, Montana, on September 21, 2017, followed by a Q&A session with Breedlove.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ Sam Shearon [@mistersamshearon] (November 24, 2018). "The cover artwork I created used for the documentary from @small_town_monsters : 'Boggy Creek Monster'. [...]". Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ Kirby, Clay (May 26, 2016). "Boggy Creek monster comes to life". KTBS. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Gelmini, David (October 24, 2016). "Boggy Creek Monster Rising From the Murky Depths Next Month". Dread Central. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Walsh, Field (November 6, 2016). "Feature Documentary About the Fouke Monster Debuts Next Saturday". TXK Today. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Brand, Aaron (September 11, 2016). "New Boggy Creek movie coming out this fall". Texarkana Gazette. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "The Fouke Monster gets documentary treatment in new film". Magnolia Reporter. September 8, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  7. ^ Vickers, Jim (October 2017). "Filmmaker Seth Breedlove's Small Town Monsters". Ohio Magazine. Great Lakes Publishing. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  8. ^ Clift, Zoie (November 2016). "Fouke Monster film debuts in Fouke". Arkansas.com. Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Film on Boggy Creek monster renewing interest in the myth". KSLA. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  10. ^ "Film | Now Playing". Missoula Independent. Missoula, Montana. September 14, 2017. p. A22. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Shepard, Susan Elizabeth (September 21, 2017). "Cryptid watch: Bigfoot's footprint". Missoula Independent. Missoula, Montana. p. A7. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.