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The Legend of Boggy Creek -- A documentary-style drama which questions the existence of a monster in an Arkansas swamp. It is really more of a glimpse at lower-class swamp culture from the seventies, though, than a monster flick.

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Director:
Charles B. Pierce
Writer:
Earl E. Smith (screenplay)
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Release Date:
7 June 1973 (Canada) See more »
Genre:
Thriller | Mystery | Drama | Horror See more »
Tagline:
The Monster Is Loose! See more »
Plot:
A documentary-style drama which questions the existence of a monster in an Arkansas swamp. It is really... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

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Vern Stierman ... Narrator
Chuck Pierce Jr. ... Jim as Boy
William Stumpp ... Jim as Adult
Willie E. Smith ... Willie
Lloyd Bowen ... Himself
B.R. Barrington ... Himself
J.E. 'Smokey' Crabtree ... Himself (as Smokey Crabtree)
Travis Crabtree ... Himself
John P. Hixon ... Himself
John W. Oates ... Himself
Buddy Crabtree ... James Crabtree
Jeff Crabtree ... Fred Crabtree
Judy Baltom ... Mary Beth Searcy
Mary B. Johnson ... Sister
Louise Searcy ... Herself
Dina Louise Savell ... Baby
Phillip Bradley ... Teen-age Hunter

Bill Hunt ... Hunter
Monroe E. Smith ... Hunter
Eddie J. Dalmes ... Hunter
James E. Cobb ... Hunter
William Wright ... Hunter
Eddy Berdig ... Hunter
Jerry Chapman ... Hunter
Rickey Ashley ... Hunter
Dave R. Templeton ... Hunter
John Knight Jr. ... Hunter
Dudley Pickens ... Hunter
James Cornell ... Hunter
Gene Ross ... Hunter
Thomas Templeton ... Hunter
Herb Jones ... Himself
Steve Lyons ... Teen-age Couple
Patty Dougan ... Teen-age Couple
Dennis Lamb ... Mr. Kennedy
Loraine Lamb ... Mrs. Kennedy
George Dobson ... George
Dave Ball ... Dave
Jim Nicklus ... Jim
Flo Pierce ... Bessie Smith
Pamela Ann Pierce ... Child
Tammy Harper ... Child
Bobby Splawn ... Child
Charles Weatraven ... Himself
Robin Raffaelli ... Trailer Incident
Cathy Cox ... Trailer Incident
Jinger Hawkins ... Trailer Incident
Glenn Carruth ... Bobby Ford
Bunny Dees ... Mrs. Ford
John Wallis ... Mr. Ford
Sarah Coble ... Mrs. Carter
Dave O'Brien ... Mr. Turner
Billy Crawford ... Corky Bill
James Tennison ... Landlord
Constable Wallaven ... Himself
Amanda Pierce ... Little Girl

Aaron Ball ... Baby
Ken McElroy ... Doctor
Sarah Brewers ... Nurse
Glenda Page ... Nurse
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Directed by
Charles B. Pierce 
 
Writing credits
Earl E. Smith (screenplay)

Produced by
L.W. Ledwell .... executive producer
Charles B. Pierce .... producer
Earl E. Smith .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Jaime Mendoza-Nava 
 
Cinematography by
Charles B. Pierce (photographed by)
 
Film Editing by
Tom Boutross 
 
Art Direction by
John Ball 
 
Sound Department
Baird Bryant .... sound effects editor
Heather Holden .... sound effects editor
Jack C. May .... sound effects editor (as Jack May)
David Musseimer .... sound
Bill Peck .... sound
John Post .... sound effects editor
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ramp Boyd .... gaffer
Travis Crabtree .... key grip
John Knight Jr. .... gaffer
 
Other crew
Tommy Clark .... production assistant
J.E. 'Smokey' Crabtree .... consultant
Steven Ledwell .... production assistant
Lynn Lindsay .... production assistant
Steve Lyons .... production assistant
Ann Peak .... script supervisor
 

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Runtime:
90 min | USA:85 min | 87 min (DVD version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:G
Filming Locations:
Fouke, Arkansas, USASee more »
Company:
P & LSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Though Vern Stierman narrates the film it's actually director 'Charles B. Pierce' heard interviewing some of the locals during audio clips. Pierce also sings the film's folk theme song.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene where Mr. Turner and the Ford brothers are on the porch shooting at the monster, Turner's flashlight alternates between a regular size flashlight and a large lantern flashlight (the same lantern flashlight the Constable gives them later).See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Shrieking (2008)See more »

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18 out of 26 people found the following review useful.
A Warning, 11 July 2005
Author: Vibiana from USA

One of my brothers took a girl he really liked to see "The Legend of Boggy Creek" on their first date in 1972. She never went out with him again. Word to the wise.

This is basically a pseudo-documentary with incredibly cheesy music ("Hey there, Travis Crabtree," a local lad is serenaded as he travels to the home of a slackjawed yokel whose name escapes me, but not the fact that he shot off his own foot). As for the "Creature Theme," my brother and I took great delight in parodizing the lyrics:

This is where the creature goes / when he needs to blow his nose

etc. etc. etc. and other preteen humor (?).

But for your basic seventies celebration of Middle American white trash culture, it just doesn't get any better than this. Young girls in curlers, alone in the trailer with a big hairy creature stalking around outside! Cats meeting horrible fates just from espying said creature! Corn-pone accents galore! NOW how much would you pay?

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