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| The Legend of Boggy Creek | |
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| Directed by | Charles B. Pierce |
| Written by | Earl E. Smith |
| Produced by | Charles B. Pierce |
| Starring | William Stumpp Chuck Pierce, Jr. Vern Stierman Willie E. Smith |
| Cinematography | Charles B. Pierce |
| Edited by | Tom Boutross |
| Music by | Jaime Mendoza-Nava |
| Distributed by | Howco International Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $160,000[1] |
| Box office | $20,000,000[2] or $4.8 million[3] |
The Legend of Boggy Creek is a 1972 American docudrama horror film about the "Fouke Monster," a Bigfoot-type creature that reportedly has been seen in and around Fouke, Arkansas since the 1940s. The film mixes staged interviews with some local residents who claim to have encountered the creature, along with reenactments of encounters. The film's director and producer, Charles B. Pierce, was an advertising salesman who convinced a local trucking company to invest in the film and hired locals (mainly high school students) to help complete it. The film was made on a $160,000 budget and was released theatrically on August 8, 1972.
After Pierce's daughter Pamula Pierce Barcelou acquired the rights to The Legend of Boggy Creek, a remastered version of the film premiered in 2019.
- ^ "Charles B. Pierce, Director of 'Boggy Creek,' Dies at 71". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 10, 2010. p. B18. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ "The Legend of Boggy Creek, Worldwide Box Office". Worldwide Box Office. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 293. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada