The Legend of Boggy Creek
| The Legend of Boggy Creek | |
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| Directed by | Charles B. Pierce |
| Written by | Earl E. Smith |
| Produced by | Charles B. Pierce |
| Starring | William Stumpp Chuck Pierce, Jr. Vern Stierman Willie E. Smith |
| Cinematography | Charles B. Pierce |
| Edited by | Tom Boutross |
| Music by | Jaime Mendoza-Nava |
| Distributed by | Howco International Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $160,000 |
| Box office | $20,000,000 or $4.8 million |
The Legend of Boggy Creek is a 1972 American docudrama horror film about the "Fouke Monster", a Bigfoot-like cryptid reportedly seen in and around Fouke, Arkansas, since the 1940s. The film combines staged interviews with local residents who claim to have encountered the creature, along with reenactments of these encounters. Director and producer Charles B. Pierce, an advertising salesman, secured funding from a local trucking company and hired local high school students to help complete the film. Made on a budget of $160,000, the film was released theatrically on August 8, 1972.
In 2019, a remastered version premiered after Pamula Pierce Barcelou, Pierce's daughter, acquired the rights to the film.