IMDb plot summary: Young fantasy and science fiction aficionado Gavin Gore and his friends stumble onto some huge footprints in the woods. A local cop, reporter, and a renowned Sasquatch authority investigate, while two of Gavin's dim-witted neighbors hatch a scheme to profit from the situation.
Directed by Tim Skousen. Starring Justin Long, Jeremy Sumpter, Addie Land, and Joey Kern.
This movie is so bizarre. I have just learned that the writer/director also assistant directed Napoleon Dynamite, which makes a lot of sense, because that's maybe its closest relative, though it's not as magical. It's more visibly structured than Napoleon Dynamite, with at least one narrative throughline and "chapters" in which we see established events from other characters' perspectives, which turned out to be a surprisingly interesting way of fleshing out the world. Some of the jokes land, others seem a bit too manufactured to be quotable lines for the Napoleon Dynamite crowd (most of the lines tossed out by the shirtless corn-dog-eating best friend fall into the latter category, while the very brief shot of his entire family eating dinner and realizing they *all* have an aversion to shirts is the former). I like what it's trying to do, though it doesn't always succeed. This one is just weird enough to grow on me.
3 stars.
How it entered my Flickchart:
The Sasquatch Gang > In Time
The Sasquatch Gang < The Front
The Sasquatch Gang < The Village
The Sasquatch Gang > Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
The Sasquatch Gang < Children of a Lesser God
The Sasquatch Gang > Struck by Lightning
The Sasquatch Gang < Strictly Ballroom
The Sasquatch Gang < The Absent-Minded Professor
The Sasquatch Gang < Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The Sasquatch Gang < Harakiri
The Sasquatch Gang > Ender's Game
Final spot: #1165 out of 2768.
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