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Legend of the Chupacabra

  • Video
  • 20002000
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  • 1h 21m
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Legend of the Chupacabra (2000)
  • Horror
The Chupacabra (Spanish for "goat sucker")--Is it mere folklore? A government conspiracy? Some weirdo in a latex suit? When the mutilation of her uncle's goats (and her uncle) by the brutal ... Read allThe Chupacabra (Spanish for "goat sucker")--Is it mere folklore? A government conspiracy? Some weirdo in a latex suit? When the mutilation of her uncle's goats (and her uncle) by the brutal Chupacabra is caught on tape, Maria Esperanza vows to find out despite the superstitious f... Read allThe Chupacabra (Spanish for "goat sucker")--Is it mere folklore? A government conspiracy? Some weirdo in a latex suit? When the mutilation of her uncle's goats (and her uncle) by the brutal Chupacabra is caught on tape, Maria Esperanza vows to find out despite the superstitious fears of the locals.
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  • Director
    • Joe Castro
  • Writers
    • Rudy Balli
    • Mark Stephens
  • Stars
    • Katsy Joiner
    • J.T. Trevino
    • Chris Doughton
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  • Director
    • Joe Castro
  • Writers
    • Rudy Balli
    • Mark Stephens
  • Stars
    • Katsy Joiner
    • J.T. Trevino
    • Chris Doughton
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    Katsy Joiner
    Katsy Joiner
    • Maria Esperanzaas Maria Esperanza
    J.T. Trevino
    • Pete Cortezas Pete Cortez
    Chris Doughton
    • Daniel Websteras Daniel Webster
    Stan McKinney
    • George Armistadas George Armistad
    Paul Podraza
    • Jacksonas Jackson
    Sandy Schwartz
    • The Curanderaas The Curandera
    Lewis Sarkozi
    • Sheriffas Sheriff
    Frank Thomas
    • Deputy Loweas Deputy Lowe
    Darlene Tygrett
    • Luisaas Luisa
    Brenda Ambrize
    Brenda Ambrize
    • Sarahas Sarah
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    Mauricio Zatarain
    Mauricio Zatarain
    • Hectoras Hector
    Uzziel Martinez
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    Anthony Halstead
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    Abram Alonso
    • Farmhand #1as Farmhand #1
    William Soria
    • Farmhand #2as Farmhand #2
    James Gonzales
    • Man in shack #1as Man in shack #1
    Stephen Tello
    • Man in shack #2as Man in shack #2
    Brett Joiner
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      • Joe Castro
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      • Rudy Balli
      • Mark Stephens
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    The Chupacabra (Spanish for "goat sucker")--Is it mere folklore? A government conspiracy? Some weirdo in a latex suit? When the mutilation of her uncle's goats (and her uncle) by the brutal Chupacabra is caught on tape, Maria Esperanza vows to find out despite the superstitious fears of the locals. —Mike Konczewski
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    • creature feature
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    • fake documentary
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      The three corpses that the crew comes across on the way to the chupacabra's lair are just the same corpse prop in three different locations.

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    1/10
    Student film?
    A film crew from the University of the Rio Grande is formed to investigate the strange presence of the "Chupacabra" (or goat sucker), a mythical creature that has been implicated in the killing of livestock and the death of the crew leader's (Joiner) uncle in a small town in Texas. While local authorities have attributed the deaths to an unidentified "animal attack", Joiner is convinced it's the work of the Chupacabra and her personal vendetta leads the crew into a deadly encounter in which they attempt to trap and capture the animal for scientific purposes. Told as a documentary, with snippets of expert commentary interspersed, the movie looks like a student film shot entirely on a camcorder and while that element arguably lends 'authenticity' to the narrative concept, it doesn't bode well for mainstream film audiences, who will likely find this too amateurish to digest.

    The acting is mostly very poor, with Joiner the key culprit, her performance is stilted, the dialogue she delivers at times forced and unconvincing. Despite being supposedly isolated (which McKinney, as the hulking ex-marine reinforces several times), as they prepare to take-on the ferocious Chubacabra, inconceivably, no one has a mobile phone (it's set in 1997), and for some reason, the constant traffic that is audible to the viewer, is ignored by the cast, as if it doesn't exist. Disappointingly, director Castro has left too many plot holes open with his storyline, and the end result is tedious and inadequate.

    Special effects deserve some credit in part, notably the scene in which McKinney is dispatched is utterly grotesque and fully effective but unfortunately, it's a standard that is applied inconsistently throughout the movie, with the Chupacabra itself looking like some twit dancing around in a martian outfit. Ahead of the game in terms of the subject matter (it's Chupacabra fever in film land) but if you want to learn more about the Chupacabra folklore, this won't necessarily be the best place to enquire.
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      • United States
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      • Troma
    • Language
      • English
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      • Texas, USA
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      1 hour 21 minutes
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      • Color
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      • Mono
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      • 1.33 : 1

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