Docudrama (NOT a documentary) of fictitious Bigfoot expedition. Full of 70s low budget charm starting with the actors in archetypal roles including the skeptical reporter, Indian tracker, and "old coot" miner who doesn't even know how old he is anymore. The movie starts off as cheesy low budget fare but surprises along the way with the quality of the nature photography to the elaborate climactic plot. The effort was ambitious and done with enthusiasm for sure. Some exciting and at times disturbing creature attack scenes, mixed in with gentle animal humor and lighthearted hi-jinks between the crew. A pleasant 70s pop score by composer/arranger Al Capps is a nice plus.There is a flashback retelling of the famous 1924 Bigfoot cabin attack at Mt. St. Helens, a still from which is used in multiple web articles on the possible re-discovery of the site in recent years.FYI, the Code Red blu-ray of this movie is a double bill with the classic Encounters with the Unknown, and a bonus is the intro shown in theaters to promote the now defunct "North American Wildlife Research" bigfoot group in Eugene Oregon. (Google "Bigfoot Trap" to see something interesting that was set up in Oregon to catch Bigfoot in 1974).

"Sasquatch, the Legend of Bigoot" (1978) is a quasi-documentary about a fake Bigfoot expedition deep in the wilderness of British Columbia, although it was filmed entirely in Oregon (Deshutes National Forest and Willamette National Forest). I've heard it referred to as 'the Holy Grail of Bigfoot films' and I can see why since most of the notables of the Bigfoot mythos are detailed, including the Roger Patterson footage and the 1924 Ape Canyon, WA, incident where a handful of miners were harassed most of the night by Bigfeet throwing rocks at their cabin and pounding on the walls. Regardless, it's more of a nature flick than anything else, featuring some great footage of North American wildlife highlighted by a fight between two grizzlies. It's worthwhile for Bigfoot aficionados but laid back and kinda boring, so brace yourself and remember it's from the 70s.GRADE: C+

Finally available on DVD and in widescreen. The print isn't great but the film always looks like it was shot on a Fisher Price camera. Just look for this collection: Sasquatch Horror Collection Triple Feature.Also with Snowbeast (1977) and The Snow Creature (1954).A great collection! A must have for Bigfoot geeks.I give this a 10 only because it's one of the best cheesy, AWFUL movies ever made on Bigfoot!Enjoy!

Although I first saw this movie in the theatre in 1977 when I was only 10 years old, I have not seen any other movies about Big Foot that have equalled or surpassed this one.I saw this movie several times in the late 70's and early 80's when they started airing it on television (this was before the VHS\Beta\DVD days) and to this day I still have yet to find it on video or DVD. I've been wanting to get a copy of this movie for years without any luck. I liked it enough that I thought it was worth adding to my video collection.Hopefully, one of these days, someone will be able to make a movie about the beast that was as good as this one, but until then, I'll have my memories.