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Capturing Bigfoot

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On October 20, 1967, Roger Patterson captured 59 seconds of film showing a creature walking through the Northern California woods--footage that became the most analyzed and debated in history. Fifty-seven years later, a reel of 16mm film discovered in a safe changes everything. "Capturing Bigfoot" reveals the untold story behind the world's greatest mystery, told for the first time by Patterson's own son and the people who were there. This is a story about family legacy, broken friendships, and belief itself.

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Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter 6d
If you’re not invested in the question of whether the ’67 footage is real or an elaborate hoax, you won’t find the newly discovered material explosive, but even so, its significance is resoundingly clear. Go to Full Review Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle 6d
No study has ever really looked at its creation and the impact upon the people caught up in its wake quite like Capturing Bigfoot. Go to Full Review Alan French Sunshine State Cineplex 3d
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Capturing Bigfoot does not judge its figures. Instead, Evans chooses to deliver an exploration of a subculture through the figures that created the myths and legends. Go to Full Review Carson Timar ButteredPopcorn 4d
Within the wide list of works that explore the Patterson–Gimlin film, Capturing Bigfoot feels like a definitive entry. Go to Full Review Paul Lê Tales from the Paulside 6d
When it seems like there's nothing new to say about the Patterson-Gimlin film, it turns out there is something else: the truth. And if you can bear just one more cryptid documentary, the truth is what you ultimately get in Marq Evans' Capturing Bigfoot. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Marq Evans

Director

Clint Patterson

Self

Bob Gimlin

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Bob Heironimus

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Larry Lund

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Greg Long

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Synopsis On October 20, 1967, Roger Patterson captured 59 seconds of film showing a creature walking through the Northern California woods--footage that became the most analyzed and debated in history. Fifty-seven years later, a reel of 16mm film discovered in a safe changes everything. "Capturing Bigfoot" reveals the untold story behind the world's greatest mystery, told for the first time by Patterson's own son and the people who were there. This is a story about family legacy, broken friendships, and belief itself.
Director
Marq Evans
Producer
Tamir Ardon, Marq Evans, Nick Spicer
Production Co
XYZ Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 43m