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The Legend of Boggy Creek( 1972)

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A True Story.

Overview

A documentary-style drama based on true accounts of the Fouke Monster in Arkansas.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Vern Stierman

      Narrator

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      Chuck Pierce Jr.

      Jim as Boy

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      William Stumpp

      Jim as Adult

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      Willie E. Smith

      Willie

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      Lloyd Bowen

      Himself

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      Jeff Crabtree

      Fred Crabtree

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      Glenn Carruth

      Bobby Ford

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      Bunny Dees

      Mrs. Ford

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      John Wallis

      Mr. Ford

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      Sarah Coble

      Mrs. Turner

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      Travis Crabtree

      Himself

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      Smokey Crabtree

      Himself

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      Robin Raffaell

      Trailer Incident

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      Cathy Cox

      Trailer Incident

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      Jinger Hawkins

      Trailer Incident

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      Steve Lyons

      Teen-age Couple

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      John P. Hixon

      Self

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      John W. Oates

      Self

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      B.R. Barrington

      Self

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      Buddy Crabtree

      James Crabtree

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      Judy Haltom

      Mary Beth Searcy

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      Mary B. Johnson

      Sister

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      Louise Searcy

      Self

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      Dina Louise Savell

      Baby

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      Phillip Bradley

      Teen-age Hunter

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      Bill Hunt

      Hunter

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      Monroe E. Smith

      Hunter

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      Eddie J. Dalmes

      Hunter

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      James E. Cobb

      Hunter

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      William Wright

      Hunter

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      Eddy Berdig

      Hunter

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      Jerry Chapman

      Hunter

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      Rickey Ashley

      Hunter

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      Dave R. Templeton

      Hunter

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      John Knight Jr.

      Hunter

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      Dudley Pickens

      Hunter

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      James Cornell

      Hunter

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      Gene Ross

      Hunter

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      Herb Jones

      Self

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      Patty Dougan

      Teen-age Couple

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      Dennis Lamb

      Mr. Kennedy

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      Loraine Lamb

      Mrs. Kennedy

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      George Dobson

      George

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      Dave Ball

      Dave

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      Jim Nicklus

      Jim

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      Flo Pierce

      Bessie Smith

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      Thomas Templeton

      Hunter

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      Pamula Pierce

      Child

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      Tammy Harper

      Child

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      Bobby Splawn

      Child

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      Charles Walraven

      Self

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      Robin Raffaelli

      Trailer Incident

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      Dave O'Brien

      Mr. Turner

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      Billy Crawford

      Corky Hill

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      James Tennison

      Landlord

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      Ernest Walraven

      Self

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      Amanda Pierce

      Little Girl

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      Aaron Ball

      Baby

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      Ken McElroy

      Doctor

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      Sarah Brewers

      Nurse

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      Glenda Page

      Nurse

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      Sandra Peabody

      Sandra (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by Wuchak

    5
    Written by Wuchak on Thu Mar 18 2021
    _**The Bigfoot of southwest Arkansas**_ "The Legend of Boggy Creek" (1972) is docudrama with horror elements about the supposedly true sightings of the Fouke Monster, a three-toed Sasquatch-like creature that was seen in the Fouke region of southwest Arkansas from the 40s onward. Several locals recount their stories, often played by themselves. The modest film only cost $100,000, but unexpectedly became the 10th highest-grossing movie of 1972, raking in a whopping $20 million at the box office and another $4.8 million in 1975 with a North American rerelease. It was director Charles B. Pie...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    160000.00

    Revenue

    22000000.00

    Keywords

    • swamp
    • arkansas
    • based on true story
    • bigfoot
    • mockumentary
    • monsters of the wild
    • cryptozoology
    • docudrama
    • swamp monster
    • fake documentary
    • found footage
    • southern sasquatch
    • fouke monster
    • sasquatch
    • pseudo-documentary