''The Capture of Bigfoot'' (a.k.a. ''The Legend of Bigfoot'') is a 1979

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from Bill Rebane, the director of '' Monster A-Go-Go''. Produced and originally released by Studio Film Corp, the film was re-released in 2010 by

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Plot

The creature known as

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has managed to elude capture for more than 25 years and a small town has made a

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out of local Bigfoot sightings and merchandising. When a businessman decides to trap Bigfoot once and for all so that he can benefit, the town may ultimately lose the tourist profits that have filled the town's coffers.

Cast

* Janus Raudkivi as The Legendary Creature of Arak * Randolph Rebane as Little Bigfoot * Otis Young as Jason * George 'Buck' Flower as Jake * William Dexter as Hank * Jeana Keough as Dancer * Stafford Morgan as Garrett * Katherine Hopkins as Karen * Richard Kennedy as Olsen * John F. Goff as Burt * John Eimerman as Jimmy * Randolph Scott as Randy * Wally Flaherty as Sheriff Cooper * Durwood McDonald as John * Harry Youstos as Harry * Verkina Flower as Linda * Greg Gault as Kevin * Nelson C. Sheppo as Daniels * Mitzi Kress as Elsie * Woody Jarvis as Woody * William D. Cannon as Carlsen

Reception

In his book '' All I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned from The Toxic Avenger'', Troma president

Lloyd Kaufman Stanley Lloyd Kaufman Jr. (born December 30, 1945) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Alongside producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their featu ...

lists this film as one of the five worst Troma films ever distributed (along with '' Croaked: Frog Monster from Hell'', also directed by Bill Rebane). Shot in Gleason, Wisconsin, the film's closing credits attribute the "wardrobe" to

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References

External links

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