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Willow Creek

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 20m
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5.1/10
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Willow Creek (2013)
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A man and his girlfriend camp in the woods to capture firsthand evidence of Bigfoot.A man and his girlfriend camp in the woods to capture firsthand evidence of Bigfoot.A man and his girlfriend camp in the woods to capture firsthand evidence of Bigfoot.

  • Director
    • Bobcat Goldthwait
  • Writer
    • Bobcat Goldthwait
  • Stars
    • Alexie Gilmore
    • Bryce Johnson
    • Laura Montagna
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,560
    10,409
    • Director
      • Bobcat Goldthwait
    • Writer
      • Bobcat Goldthwait
    • Stars
      • Alexie Gilmore
      • Bryce Johnson
      • Laura Montagna
    • 180User reviews
    • 147Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Bryce Johnson and Alexie Gilmore in Willow Creek (2013)
    Bryce Johnson and Alexie Gilmore in Willow Creek (2013)
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    Willow Creek (2013)
    Willow Creek (2013)
    Laura Montagna in Willow Creek (2013)
    Bryce Johnson and Bucky Sinister in Willow Creek (2013)
    Bucky Sinister in Willow Creek (2013)
    Timmy Red in Willow Creek (2013)
    Peter Jason and Bryce Johnson in Willow Creek (2013)
    Bryce Johnson and Shaun L. White Guy Sr. in Willow Creek (2013)
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    Alexie Gilmore
    Alexie Gilmore
    • Kelly
    Bryce Johnson
    Bryce Johnson
    • Jim
    Laura Montagna
    • Missing Woman
    Bucky Sinister
    Bucky Sinister
    • Angry Man at Road
    Peter Jason
    Peter Jason
    • Ranger Troy Andrews
    Timmy Red
    Timmy Red
    • Ukulele Singer
    Steven Streufert
    • Self
    Shaun L. White Guy Sr.
    • Self
    Nita Rowley
    • Self
    Tom Yamarone
    • Self
    • Director
      • Bobcat Goldthwait
    • Writer
      • Bobcat Goldthwait
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Bobcat Goldthwait did all the throaty noises for Bigfoot.
    • Goofs
      When Jim & Kelly are in the Bigfoot Diner, they order a burger & sodas. Jim sips his soda, and it makes the distinct sound of an almost-empty cup. But they just sat down to eat, so the cup would not be empty.
    • Quotes

      Jim: Hi, I'm Jim Kessel. I'm here at the Trinity National Forest along Route 96 also known as The Bigfoot Byway. I'm here with my girlfriend Kelly Monteleone where we plan on retracing the famed 1967 Patterson Gimlin footage, and our search for Bigfoot.

      [pause]

      Jim: What's that face?

      Kelly: Just... it's your thing, just make it about... you. You know, no girlfriend, my name, all that.

      Jim: You don't want to be in the movie and now you're Stanley fuckin' Kubrick.

    • Connections
      Featured in Willow Creek: The Making of Willow Creek (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Surf Song
      Written and Performed by Matthew Kollar and the Angry Mob

      Courtesy of Matt Kollar and the Angry Mob

    User reviews180

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    Featured review
    5/10
    Allow Bigfoot to grow on you
    I promised myself several times already I would stop watching so-called "found-footage" horror movies. No matter how interesting and tense they initially appear to be judging by their synopsis or uncanny poster art, you always end up scammed! For "Willow Creek" I made another exception, for two reasons. First and foremost I have an inexplicable weakness for Bigfoot movies, even though experience already taught me there are very few good ones, and secondly because I was curious to watch a film from writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait. Like most people, I only know him from his comical roles during the 1980's – most notably the "Police Academy" sequels – and wasn't even aware that he became a versatile director nowadays. Moreover, Goldthwait came to the Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Films to introduce his project and tell a bit more about what he wanted to achieve. Apart from still being a funny guy (everyone ought to hear his Bono impersonation), he definitely also know a thing or two about horror cinema and gave a pretty accurate analysis of the genre. Of course, all this happened before the film begun…

    At first, I must admit that I was very disappointed – infuriated, even – with "Willow Creek" because it was just as dull, clichéd and uneventful as every other dreadful found-footage movie ever made. However, a couple of days later now, it's strangely growing on me. This is definitely a back-to-basics example of the sub genre, very similar to "Blair Witch Project" in fact, but with a much cooler monster. Jim Kessel absolutely wants to prove once and for all that the notorious Bigfoot really exists and heads out to Willow Creek – Bigfoot capital of the world – with a handy-cam and his non-believing girlfriend Kelly. They have a lot of fun at first, munching Sasquatch burgers and mocking the local yokels, but late at night in their tent in the middle of isolated nowhere their laughter quickly fades. With "back-to-basics", I refer to the limited number of protagonists (two people instead of a whole amateur film crew), a very patient and extended introduction to the lead characters and the surrounding and an extreme emphasis on slow-brooding tension and suggestive horror. This last aspect is particularly underlined through an eighteen-minute (18!) monotonous shot of Jim & Kelly anxiously embracing each other in their tent while uncanny sounds and presences lurk outside. Together with a full festival theater, I found this scene very unnerving, but I can't deny it's a powerful and intense sequence. The acting performances of Alexie Gilmore and Bryce Johnson are impressive and the authentic (I think) filming locations are sublime. The climax is dumb, but that also appears to be a found-footage tradition. It's definitely my second favorite title in this totally redundant sub genre, after Barry Levinson's underrated "The Bay".
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    • Release date
      • May 2, 2014 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Віллоу Крік
    • Filming locations
      • Willow Creek, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Jerkschool Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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