In The Shadow Of Bigfoot (1977)

This is a late 70’s Bigfoot documentary that I’d never seen or even heard of, so I sat down and watched what these Sasquatch shenanigans were about.

The documentary crew interview and follow Ivan Marx, the famous animal tracking woodsman who began researching Bigfoot in the 1950’s. We see a film crew following him around the country, as he speaks with various eyewitnesses and experts, and also sets about his own expeditions to track and find the elusive creature. The doc featured a bunch of photos and footage I had never seen before, all allegedly taken by Marx himself. They discussed Bigfoot’s diet, his habits, and possible historic sightings, as well as why it was such an elusive species.

This “squatchmentary” was goofy and ridiculous. Featuring cheesy, honky-tonk country music as the soundtrack, the various photos and recordings were laughable at best. There was one piece of footage that Ivan’s wife allegedly filmed that showed one of the creatures charging at him, before he fired a few warning shots and scared it away. Well, at least that’s what they claim was shot. What you see is a dark covered figure running amid trees and bushes, not close enough to get any good details, but far enough to not notice that it’s a guy in a badly made costume. There’s also several colorful characters, including an Indian man named Whitebird, and another big, Grizzly Adam’s-type who talks about the legend of a lake creature. There’s also a guy who claims that Bigfoot is a beast that’s only sighted by certain individuals with psychic abilities that allow them to see it. The grand finale shows Marx setting up camp in the snow, near an area where an alleged creature dwells, and his “startling” footage that shows another hard-to-see shadowy figure moving amid the trees and bushes. And finally, an “expert” gives his opinion on Ivan’s photos & film clips, concluding that all of it must be authentic. I concluded that it’s all a bunch of hogwash, most likely a desperate attempt for fame. Between the atrocious soundtrack and lame evidence, this flick is pretty hokey and entertaining. I streamed this absurdity on YouTube.

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