The Unknown (2005)

User Rating:

2.3/10   

Director:

Karl Kozak

Writers:

Karl Kozak (writer)
Don J. Rearden (writer)

Release Date:

14 April 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller | Action | Adventure | Drama | Horror

Tagline:

The Missing Link Has Been Found

Plot:

When a group of poachers are found dead in the deep forests of the Pacific Northwest, a mob of revenge hungry hunters pursue the beast while four high school seniors try to save it.

Plot Keywords:

Sasquatch | Camping | Bigfoot | Teenkill | Blood Splatter

Cast

Dylan Purcell	...	Richard Winslow
Brandon Henschel	...	Jay Kelter
Miles O'Keeffe	...	Ed Janzer
Jack Conley	...	Sheriff Drake Kassel
Chelsea Hobbs	...	Jenny Ackers
Casey LaBow	...	Shea Landers
Nathaniel Arcand	...	Ranger John Eagleheart
Michael Bailey Smith	...	Manny
Cooper Huckabee	...	Tom
Christian Boeving	...	Leo
Bill Bragg	...	Dennis Vancamp
John Patrick Lowrie	...	Mayor Potts
David 'Shark' Fralick	...	Ray
Lee Purcell	...	Doris Winslow
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andrew James Allen	...	Freshman Kid
Don Brady	...	Poacher #2
Cecil Cheeka	...	Townsperson
Susan Connors	...	Rose Kelter
Walter Dalton	...	Townsperson
Paul Gagné	...	Jim (as Paul Cagney)
Maureen Hawkins	...	Townsperson #2
Art Hickman	...	Poacher #3
John LoPresti	...	Bartender
Nancy Slick	...	Mrs. Olson
Hunor Tasnadi	...	Townsperson #1

Also Known As:

Clawed: The Legend of Sasquatch (USA) (DVD title)
Project Bigfoot (USA) (working title)
The Legend of Echo Mountain (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for creature violence.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Buckley, Washington, USA

Company:

Diversa Films

Movie Connections:

References Girls Gone Wild (1998) (V)

Bad Collection of Clichés

In the deep woods of Echo Mountain, Pine Creek, three poachers are slaughtered by a predator and the survivor, Ed, organizes an illegal hunting with three other hunters. Meanwhile, the teenagers Rich (Dylan Purcell) and Jay (Brandon Henschel) are assigned by their biology teacher to prepare a seminar about species in danger of extinction. Jay invites his girlfriend Shea (Casey LaBow) and his cousin Jenny (Chelsea Hobbs) to camp with Rich and him in the forest to research animals for their work. Meanwhile the Indian Ranger John Eagleheart (Nathaniel Arcand) is also in the woods tracking the Sasquatch. When Ed and his men are attacked by the Big Foot, the teenagers try to escape to save their lives.

"The Unknown" is a bad collection of clichés and completely disappointing. The story begins without any previous development of the characters, and we see a group of illegal hunters being chased by a creature. Then we see the Sheriff and his Indian Ranger trying to protect the locals while the Mayor preoccupied with the season of tourism, in a situation repeated in many movies ("Jaws", for example). The biology teacher joins a nerd with a bully in an absolutely illogical situation. The conclusion is silly and ridiculous. My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "O Desconhecido" ("The Unknown")