The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Horror
Cast: William Stumpp
The Legend of Boggy Creek is a 1972 American docudrama horror film about the "Fouke Monster", a Bigfoot-type creature that reportedly has been seen in and around Fouke, Arkansas since the 1940s. The film mixes staged interviews with some local residents who claim to have encountered the creature, along with reenactments of encounters. The film's director and producer, Charles B. Pierce, was an advertising salesman who convinced a local trucking company to invest in the film and hired locals to help complete it. The film was made on a $160,000 budget and was released theatrically on August 8, 1972.