Shooting Bigfoot
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| Directed by | Morgan Matthews |
| Produced by | Ben Chanan Jo Hughes Morgan Matthews Tara Nolan |
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| Edited by | Ben Chanan |
| Music by | Sam Hooper |
Production company | Minnow Films |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Shooting Bigfoot: America's Monster Hunters is a 2013 British documentary directed by Morgan Matthews. It follows Matthews as he travels to America to spend time with four amateur Bigfoot hunters.[1][2]
Premise
[edit]Morgan Matthews explains that since he was a child he had an interest in Bigfoot. He travels to America and meets with Bigfoot hunters Dallas Gilbert and Wayne Burton in Ohio, Rick Dyre in Texas,[3][4] and Tom Biscardi in California.[5]
During the film Matthews goes on Bigfoot hunts with each hunter and discusses the history of hoaxing in the world of Bigfoot hunting.
Cast
[edit]- Morgan Matthews
- Tom Biscardi
- Wayne Burton
- Rick Dyer
- Dallas Gilbert
Release
[edit]Shooting Bigfoot premiered at the Hot Docs film festival in Toronto[6] and aired as part of the 2013 Edinburgh International Film Festival,[7][8] and was released in April of the same year.
Reception
[edit]Drew Taylor from IndieWire gave Shooting Bigfoot an A−, calling it "riotously entertaining", and praising Matthews' dry approach.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Taylor, Drew (20 November 2013). "Doc NYC Review: 'Shooting Bigfoot' Takes A Hilarious Look At Americans' Obsession With Sasquatch". IndieWire. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Shooting Bigfoot with Morgan Matthews". Frontline Club. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ Landau, Joel (January 28, 2014). "Man who claims he killed Bigfoot releases more pictures of the mythical creature". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Man claims to have killed Bigfoot, ready to prove it to world with body". FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ Patel, Yogita (21 January 2015). "Bigfoot Isn't Just a Mythic Figure, He's an Investment Opportunity". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ Stelloh, Tim (November 7, 2014). "The Hunter, The Hoaxer, And The Battle Over Bigfoot". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ Northmore, Henry (18 June 2013). "Shooting Bigfoot". The List. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ Rawson-Jones, Ben (23 June 2013). "'Shooting Bigfoot' review". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 December 2020.