The Capture of Bigfoot (1979)

Director:

Bill Rebane

Writers:

Ingrid Neumayer (original screenplay) &
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Release Date:

November 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi | Drama

Plot:

A series of killings occur, with no suspects, the locals soon decide that Bigfoot is responsible.

Plot Keywords:

Bigfoot | Businessman | Small Town | Abominable Snowman | Yeti

Cast

Janus Raudkivi	...	The Legendary Creature of Arak
Randolph Rebane	...	Little Bigfoot
Stafford Morgan	...	Garrett
Katherine Hopkins	...	Karen
Richard Kennedy	...	Olsen
Otis Young	...	Jason
John F. Goff	...	Burt (as John Goff)
George 'Buck' Flower	...	Jake (as George Buck Flower)
John Eimerman	...	Jimmy
Randolph Scott	...	Randy
Wally Flaherty	...	Sheriff Cooper
Durwood McDonald	...	John
William Dexter	...	Hank
Harry Youstos	...	Harry
Verkina Flower	...	Linda
Greg Gault	...	Kevin
Nelson C. Sheppo	...	Daniels
Mitzi Kress	...	Elsie
Woody Jarvis	...	Woody
Douglas Ibold	...	Trapper (as Doug Ibold)
William D. Cannon	...	Carlsen (as Bill Cannon)
Patty Holzmann	...	Singer
Mitch Irish	...	Singer
Jeana Keough	...	Dancer (as Jeana Tomasino)

Directed by
Bill Rebane

Writing credits
Ingrid Neumayer		(original screenplay) (as Ingrid Neumeyer) &
Bill Rebane		(original screenplay)
John F. Goff		(additional dialogue) (as John Goff)

Produced by
William D. Cannon	....	associate producer
Peter Fink	....	executive producer
Elwyn O. Jarvis	....	associate producer
Bill Rebane	....	producer
M. Dan Stroick	....	executive producer

Film Editing by
Douglas Ibold
Bill Rebane

Casting by
Steven R. Stevens		(as Steve Stevens)

Production Design by
William McCrow		(as Will McCrow)

Costume Design by
Jutta Boettcher

Makeup Department
Vincent Prentice	....	makeup artist (as Vince Prentice)
Vincent Prentice	....	special makeup effects artist (as Vince Prentice)
Tom Schwartz	....	makeup artist
Tom Schwartz	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Barbara J. Rebane	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alan M. Rebane	....	second assistant director
Barbara J. Rebane	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jutta Boettcher	....	property master

Sound Department
Ric Coken	....	sound effects editor
Ric Coken	....	sound mixer
Michael Hoffman	....	sound recordist
Dale Obermeier	....	boom operator
Jim Moore	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Gary Zeller	....	pyrotechnics

Stunts
Wally Crowder	....	stunts
Greg Gault	....	stunts
John O'Conner White	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Boettcher	....	assistant camera: second unit
Richard Miller	....	assistant camera
Alan M. Rebane	....	gaffer (as Alan Rebane)
Bill Rebane	....	camera operator (as Ito)
Bela St. Jon	....	camera operator
Don Stockman	....	first grip

Editorial Department
Barbara J. Rebane	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Karl A. Coken	....	music editor

Other crew
Robert Boettcher	....	head mechanic
William D. Cannon	....	production coordinator
Sue Gerhart	....	wrangler
Connie Holtz	....	wrangler
B.J. Kress	....	continuity
B.J. Kress	....	script supervisor
J.J. Kumbera	....	go-for
Kathy O'Kimosh	....	wrangler
Ed Paffrath	....	trainer: dog team
Mark Stroick	....	production assistant
Mark Stroick	....	slate

Production Companies

• Studio Film Corp.

Distributors

• Studio Film Corp. (1979) (USA) (theatrical)
• Active Home Video (1986) (USA) (VHS)
• Troma Team Video (2000) (USA) (VHS)
• EastWest Entertainment (2004) (worldwide) (DVD)
• Retromedia Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD) (on "Bigfoot Terror")
• Creswin Distribution (????) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Astral Films Limited
• Troma Entertainment (2010) (worldwide) (DVD)

Special Effects

• The Plastics Factory (pyrotechnics)

Other Companies

• Allied Mills  equipment and products
• Arctic Cat  transportation snowmobiles
• Budweiser  equipment and products
• Connor Forest Industries  equipment and products
• D.B. Sound  sound services
• Early Times Brown Foreman  equipment and products
• K-Mart  outfittings
• K-Mart  wardrobe
• McCullough  equipment and products
• Panavision  lenses and camera
• Seven-Up  equipment and products
• Talent Central, Milwaukee, Wis, USA  casting
• Toyota  transportation cars
• Treefarmer  equipment and products
• Wayne Feeds  equipment and products
• Western Cine, Denver  titles
• Zenith Cinema  sound services

Also Known As:

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Gleason, Wisconsin, USA

Company:

Studio Film Corp.

Trivia:

Lloyd Kaufman considers this film to be one of the five worst movies in the Troma library.

Movie Connections:

References Casablanca (1942)

Soundtrack:

My Spirit Runs Free

Rebane's 2nd best effort. Decent unknown cast liven up corny 70s thriller.

This is available on a double feature Eastwest DVD with Rebane's best film, ALPHA INCIDENT, and that's probably as far as anyone needs to go in collecting his work. Unless you want the Giant Spider Invasion for historical or sentimental reasons, for it was the drive-in success of that one that allowed him to do the other two. There's corny 70s sappiness, but no more than Harry & the Hendersons. He uses much of the same decent cast from ALPHA, and they make a good effort here as well. The Bigfoot creatures are almost well-done enough to pass, but still just not quite removed from the "man in the suit" effect. Very close though, and a nice effort on a dime budget. Story meanders around too much, but the cast keeps coming up with nice touches to allow forgiveness of the slack times. Nice to see a film shot in winter with plenty of snow, and people actually hustling around in it. For sure, that is not easy, even for a Hollywood production with all the amenities. Yes, the wardrobe was provided by K-mart, but that's what the budget was, and anyway that's what folks there would have worn. Those of you who laugh at Rebane, well, he went out and did things rather than sit back and watch. A sort of Ed Wood of the Midwest.