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Sasquatch [VHS]

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1 star:		(20)

 

 

This film opens up with a shot of a plane crash in a mountain. A lone survivor (a young girl) is outside trudging through the snow. From the point-of-view of the Sasquatch we watch as she fires a flare, misses, and gets attacked. Now, I have to side with Bigfoot here...was it really a good idea to shoot at him? "Hey, there's a huge, muscular furry thing that can rip me apart. I think I'll fire a single shot at it." Cut to Lance Henrikson, millionaire extraordinaire, setting up a team to go find his daughter. She was trapped in a snowy mountain...so of course they go into a thick forest...

Then - for some odd reason - they FORGET what their mission is. They start camping in a forest and talking about Bigfoot and starting relationships with each other. It isn't until they find a cave that ol' Lance says, "Wait a minute...my daughter!" His answer to find her is to fire a shot into the air and shout her name. And that's it. "Um...Lance? Your daughter's in the Himalayas, you might wanna yell louder than that..."

Then Bigfoot attacks! Well, he drags a girl ten feet from her tent and leaves. Was she camped out fifty miles from the rest of the group? Why didn't they notice a ten foot tall gorilla-like beast walk into camp and carry a girl off? And why didn't the girl notice what it was?

Some how they come across the crash site where they find out Bigfoot killed every one. Then Bigfoot comes and kills off some of them. In the end, Lance and Bigfoot have a showdown where he decides to spare Chewy because - underneath all that murderous, blood-stained fur - there beats the heart of a good being. A being that killed his daughter and mutilated her corpse, but still a good being...wait, does that make sense...?

Wow, this movie was really bad. Even Lance Henriksson can't save this. Lance, c'mon...I know you've been damned to Direct-to-Video Hell forever...but do you have to pick movies THIS bad?

And hey, I'm just wondering: was this film supposed to be a sexploitation film? That scene where the girl is undressing in her tent with softcore porn music was odd...and turning the camera 180 degrees didn't help. And why did that one girl strip down and get in a forest lake? She is one of two girls in a part of seven, is that a wise thing? And also, I would not step into unknown water in the middle of a thick forest at night. The worms and chiggers must have loved to see her.

This film is painfully bad. Some bad movies are so bad they're good. This one passes good and goes straight back to bad. But I did learn a few things about Sasquatch in watching this film.

I learned that Sasquatch not only starred in this film, but he edited it as well. Oh, the credits don't come out and SAY that the film was edited by Sasquatch. But from the best I can tell, Sasquatch edited the film, using a blunt instrument. Maybe a tree trunk or smooth rock.

I also learned that Sasquatch has X-ray vision and can dodge bullets. This leads me to believe that Sasquatch is the love child of Superman and Chewbacca. It's somthing I'd rather not think about, but the proof is right in the film.

All in all, this film should be avoided at all costs. There are much better Lance Henriksen B-movie vehicles you can rent/purchase instead.

Hey all,

I just wanted to give you all a few crazy facts about this movie. I was actually one of the Make-up FX artists that help create the "beast" for this movie and I have to tell you the original creature looked absolutely amazing. I remember when we got the first photos back from the set we were all talking about how much of a shame it was that this creature was in a movie that would probably be pretty poor.

What actually happend though was that Jason Palmer did the original make-up for the Sasquatch, but for some reason they had to go back and re-shoot much of the creature. The sad part was that Jason passed away a few weeks before that and so the re-done creature was no where near as awesome as the original one.

For me it was quite sad because this was Jasons final movie, and he sort of got cheated out of his final fame due to the bad re-shoots. Anyway, I thought you guys may find that a tad interesing, and if you would like you can head over to mmmyeah.com and check out some "behind the scenes" photos.

Later,

Jeff

No stars, if that had been an option!

Having had an interest in the Sasquatch/Bigfoot phenomena for the last 30 years I thought I would rent this from my local Hollywood video. I was so incensed at how bad it was I was tempted to take it back and try to get my money back.

Lance Henrickson is generally a good actor, but he couldn't even save this abomination.

The cinematography was horrid, the props were horrid, and the plot/story line was horrid.

Do yourself a favor. Skip this one.

The SciFi Channel has cranked out its share of stinkers. There's no arguing that, but "Sasquatch" has got to be the worst of the bunch. Starring Lance Henriksen and Andrea Roth, this story follows the crusade of a rescue team in search of Henriksen's daughter and a device that can prove the existence of Bigfoot. The plane went down in the Pacific Northwest and along the way happens to really tick off a Sasquatch. I'm not going to tell you why, but you can read other reviews for the spoilers. Henriksen heads up the ragtag bunch of typical horror movie fodder. There's the hotshot who knows everything, the geek, the girl who gets naked at the most unlikely time, and the deceptive villain out for personal gain. One by one they are picked off by the Sasquatch and they don't know why. Just rest assured that 'Squatch's reasons are soon revealed and everything comes to a head when ol' Bigfoot and Henriksen faceoff in a battle to the death!

Honestly, this flick is just flat out boring. Henriksen, who seems to relish in doing bad flicks like this, doesn't even seem to have a spark in this movie. His character is just as dull and unimportant as the rest of the gang in the flick. As far as special effects go, this picture is pretty sparse. Sasquatch looks like Cousin It's relative who failed at the hairstyling academy. The direction is choppy at best and the dialogue is horrendous.

I usually like bad SciFi films, but I have to say that this B-movie is perhaps one of the worst B-movies I've ever seen.

Only recommended to very loyal Sasquatch and SciFi channel fans.

This should not even be called a "Movie", so bad it this. IT's a swindle; the "monster" is a joke, the low budget is evidnte everywhere. There are low budget movies where the producers and directors come out with original ideas to compensate for this fact.
But not here. It's ashame that Lance is in this mess. The movie is not frightening, is badly made, it has a utterly insulting ending... Man, forget it.

Rent (not buy) this movie ONLY if you are a die-hard Bigfoot enthusiast, and even then, you'll think it was among the worst movies you have ever seen! This was supposed to be a horror film...the only horror I experienced was actually sitting through the entire production! This poorly edited and written excuse for a movie (complete with frame jumps and atrocious acting) will have you screaming (at yourself for renting it) all the way back to the video store. If you love the Bigfoot phenomenon, this film's only worth is the rumor that it's based on a true story...other than that, there is no reason whatsoever to take a chance on this impotent production.

This abominable movie has more padding than a Maidenform bra, and the bra's probably more exciting than this piece of drivel. Poor Lance Henriksen, usually a decent actor, is just as bad as the rest of the no-star cast, playing a genetic executive who is looking for his daughter (and an important genetic machine, too) after her plane goes down in the Northwest. He assembles a team which includes Andrea Roth as a supposedly sexy rival and a horrible Phil Granger as a supposedly expert tracker. There is no suspense and the director has an annoying habit of using fadeouts every twenty seconds which only add to the monotony of this grossly poor film.

Judging by some of the negative reviews recieved it's obvious that some people have lost the ability to watch a good b-grade horror movie.
Sasquatch isn't going to surpass any of the classics but it is fun and actually has some suspense thanks in part to a realistic looking man-ape beast that, for most of the movie (up until the last scene) can send shivers down your spine in the way he stalks his victims only partially seen on camera or lurking in the shadows.
The story goes: A plane goes down with a group of researchers carrying a very important piece of technology: a machine that can identify DNA at incredible speed. The recovery of this technology is critical to Harlan Knowles (Lance Henriksen) for the survival of his company depends on it.
Going in with a group of associates led by an experinced tracker, Knowles seeks out his box as well as finding his daughter who was also on board when the plane went down.
Trudging through an uncharted part of the Canadian wilderness, they feel the presence of something stalking them. Will they find what they're looking for and make it out alive?
Henriksen gives a bitter performance as a CEO who's own personnal interest in saving his company outweighs his desire to find his daughter.
The movie does have a few cliche characters. The hot blonde with a hidden agenda who tries to seduce Knowles with a brief nude flash. The one time military expert turned total jerk who clashes with Knowles' tracker who can see Knowles eye to eye as a self made man. He is the only other character you can care about.
But the beast itself is the most important part of this movie. The make-up design for this creature is top notch and only the final scene between Knowles and the Sasquatch spoils this movie when the monster is in full view.
Not great, but much better than average.

I was really looking forward to this film when I learned it was in production in Canada as a film being titled "The Untold".
I am a big fan of "The Legend of Boggy Creek' and "The Creature from Black lake" so naturally I beacame enthused to see this.
What a disappointment. Lance Hendrickson walks through this movie with a look on his face that says "Can I just have my paycheck now?"
The film starts off promising with some nice footage of snow covered mountains and rivers, but the main problem with this film is that it takes itself way to seriously.
It lacks any sense of humour and you don't really care about the characters.
I could not figure out some of the direction of this movie.
Apparently at times you are supposed to be viewing through Bigfoots eyes. If that is the case, then Bigfoot had just got done power slamming down a 12 pack of Coors Light.
The camera twists all around and goes backwards and upside down and all over the place.
When Bigfoot finally shows up, it turns out he's bald.
He looks more like Benjamin Franklin than the elusive monster of the Pacific Northwest.
It was disappointing to know that the producers of this film had a budget to work with and a cast and crew at there disposal and this is all they could come up with.
They should have had more fun and taken more liberties with Bigfoot. Have him terrorize a campground or wrestle a bear for pete's sake.
Purchase "Legend of Boggy Creek" or Creature from Black Lake" instead.