The Sasquatch Gang (2006)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Tim Skousen

Writer:

Tim Skousen (screenplay)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

An epic tale of nerds and turds.

Plot:

Young, fantasy/sci-fi 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. |

Plot Keywords:

Sasquatch | Amusement Park | Ignorance | Cult Comedy | Online Auction

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Justin Long	...	Zerk Wilder
Jeremy Sumpter	...	Gavin Gore
Addie Land	...	Sophie Suchowski
Joey Kern	...	Shirts Jokum
Rob Pinkston	...	Maynard Keyes
Michael Mitchell	...	Shane Bagwell
Hubbel Palmer	...	Hobie Plumber
Jon Gries	...	Officer Ed Chillcut
Ray Santiago	...	Crone
Jeff D'Agostino	...	Dagan
Carl Weathers	...	Dr. Artimus Snodgrass
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Ernie Dalrymple
Veanne Cox	...	Lenora Gore
Jon Heder	...	Laser Tag Employee
Rebecca Lowe	...	Sophie's Mom

Also Known As:

The Sasquatch Gang (USA) (new title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude humor and language.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Banks, Oregon, USA

Company:

Jeremy Coon Productions

Trivia:

The director wanted to use Europe's song, "The Final Countdown" in the film, but indicated that, "They wanted too much [money] for it."

Goofs:

Continuity: While in the arcade, Sophie's ski-ball score constantly changes.

Quotes:

Zerk Wilder: Sometimes you gotta spank the baby when it wants it bottle and cant have it!

Movie Connections:

References The Crow (1994)

Making a lot out of a little

I think the nicest thing about this movie is the way it makes so much of a movie out of such a simple premise. When it comes down to it, there isn't very much plot at all to this movie. Mostly what we get are well-developed character vignettes that revolve around a central story element.

I like the fact that it's non-chronological, even though it's not handled in such an interesting way as "Memento." I like the way the story is told from differing perspectives, but I wouldn't compare it to the eloquence of "Rashomon."

Of all the cute lines in the movie, I think the best single line in the script was Hobie's reference to the "bloodbath of sour grapes." There was some poignancy in that turn of phrase, and what it meant to not only his motivation, but most of the central characters, and perhaps the entire generation.

Or not.