Willow Creek (2013)

Jim and his girlfriend Kelly are visiting the infamous Willow Creek, the alleged home of the original Bigfoot legend - the tale of huge ape like creatures that roam the forests of North ... See full summary »

Director:

Bobcat Goldthwait

Writer:

Bobcat Goldthwait

Stars:

Alexie Gilmore, Bryce Johnson, Laura Montagna

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Alexie Gilmore	...	Kelly
Bryce Johnson	...	Jim
Laura Montagna	...	Missing Woman
Bucky Sinister	...	Angry Man at Road
Peter Jason	...	Ranger Troy Andrews
Timmy Red	...	Ukulele Singer
Steven Streufert	...	Himself
Shaun L. White Guy Sr.	...	Herself
Nita Rowley	...	Herself
Tom Yamarone	...	Himself

Storyline

Jim and his girlfriend Kelly are visiting the infamous Willow Creek, the alleged home of the original Bigfoot legend - the tale of huge ape like creatures that roam the forests of North America. It was there that in 1967, the legendary beast was captured on film and has terrified and mystified generations since. Keen to explore more than 50 years of truth, folklore, misidentifications and hoaxes, Kelly goes along for the ride to keep Jim happy, whilst he is determined to prove the story is real by capturing the beast on camera. Deep in the dark and silent woods, isolated and hours from human contact, neither Kelly or Jim are prepared for what is hidden between the trees, and what happens when the cameras start rolling...

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Plot Keywords:

bigfoot | found footage | skinny dipping | sasquatch | camping in the wilderness | 

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Taglines:

EXISTING SOON (all caps)

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 May 2014 (UK)

Also Known As:

Willow Creek

Filming Locations:

Willow Creek, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jerkschool Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The cast and crew all lived together throughout the shooting of this movie.

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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.

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Quotes

Jim: Are you a believer?

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Connections

Featured in Half in the Bag: 2014 Movie Catch-up: Part 2 (2014)

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Soundtracks

Surf Song
Written and Performed by Matt Kollar and the Angry Mob
Courtesy of Matt Kollar and the Angry Mob

User Reviews

A Good Bigfoot Movie

If you're looking for a good Bigfoot movie this is the only one that comes to mind.

Now, I call it good, not great. It has it's fair share of flaws, but being from the same guy who directed God Bless America and World's Greatest Dad I expected a certain level of quality often not shown to horror movies, and almost never to the found footage genre.

This movie handles it's scares with tact and maturity, and even has a very tense scene in a tent. I won't delve into detail as I do think this movie is worth watching. It's certainly nothing new, but it takes the good well established staples of horror, arranges them in a pleasant package, and doesn't have anything that really made it a bad movie...

...until the end. Sadly, without revealing too much, the movie has a rather disappointing, confusing, and unsatisfying ending. It doesn't ruin the movie as a whole, but since it's the last thing you see, a bad ending skews the rest of it in a negative light.

This movie was made solidly enough to the point where I can definitely recommend it. Willow Creek isn't the best movie in world, or even the best horror movie, but with all the recent schlock like Devil's Due and Paranormal Activity 5 it stands leagues ahead. I want a sequel to this, one that hopefully solves the problems this one had.

TLDR Version: Good, not great. Worth a watch despite it's flaws.