Bigfoot (1970)

Bigfoot kidnaps some women and some bikers decide to go on a rescue mission to save them.

Director:

Robert F. Slatzer

Writers:

Robert F. Slatzer (original story), Robert F. Slatzer (screenplay)

Stars:

John Carradine, Joi Lansing, Judith Jordan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Carradine	...	Jasper B. Hawks
Joi Lansing	...	Joi Landis
Judith Jordan	...	Chris
John Mitchum	...	Elmer Briggs
James Craig	...	Cyrus
Christopher Mitchum	...	Rick
Joy Wilkerson	...	Peggy
Lindsay Crosby	...	Wheels
Ken Maynard	...	Mr. Bennett
Dorothy Keller	...	Nellie Bennett
Doodles Weaver	...	Forest Ranger
Noble 'Kid' Chissell	...	Hardrock
Nick Raymond	...	Slim / Evil Creature
Del 'Sonny' West	...	Mike (as Sonny West)
Walt Zachrich	...	Deputy Hank

Storyline

A colony of Bigfoot creatures has kidnapped some bikini-clad babes with whom they intend to breed. A biker gang tries to resuce the girls (whom the dextrous creatures have somehow tied to stakes), while a pair of traveling salesmen (John Carradine and John Mitchum) hope to strike it rich by capturing one of the creatures.

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Plot Keywords:

psychotronic film | bikersploitation | outlaw biker | biker | bigfoot | 

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Taglines:

Breeds with anything...

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

GP

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 October 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

Big Foot

Filming Locations:

Palm Springs, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$325,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ellman Film Enterprises, Gemini-American Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For both Joi Lansing and western star Ken Maynard, Bigfoot marked their final screen roles.

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Quotes

Joi Landis: They're practically sub-human, except that they still live like animals!

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Connections

Featured in Trailer Trauma Part 4: Television Trauma (2017)

User Reviews

Hilariously awful

If you list John Carradine's films in order of IMDb rating, Bigfoot ranks second to last. This is a guy who starred in films titled Hillbillys in a Haunted House, Billy the Kid vs. Dracula, Vampire Hookers, Satan's Cheerleaders and Sex Kittens Go to College, among many, many others. A gaggle of sasquatches are out looking for women to mate with in this extremely low budget flick that looks like it was filmed on spare sets from Hee Haw. John Carradine is the biggest star, but you also have big breasted Joi Lansing and two kids of famous Hollywood actors, Chris Mitchum and Lindsay Crosby. Robert Mitchum's brother, John, is also in it. Oh, and Jerry Marren, aka the green-shirted Munchkin from the Lollipop Guild (as well as, I believe, the only Munchkin who survives to this day) dons the costume of the child bigfoot. Anyway, a biker chick and a downed female pilot get captured by bigfeet, and Carradine and his bud John Mitchum join the gang, hoping to make money by capturing a live bigfoot. This is really cruddy, and pretty boring. It's rated at a dismal 1.4 on IMDb. I laughed at it enough, and it's short enough, where I'll rate it a tad higher. After all, the awesome poster of this film has decorated my wall for a few years ago (with the tagline "breeds with anything..."). This was the first time I ever watched an entire film on Youtube. That's certainly not preferable (a drive-in would be ideal), but it was the only way to see it.