The Mysterious Monsters

Bigfoot: The Mysterious Monster
Cinema Insomnia Slime Line DVD cover
Directed by Robert Guenette
Produced by Robert Guenette
Charles Sellier
Written by Robert Guenette
Starring Peter Graves
Peter Hurkos
William Stenberg
Sidney Walter
Jerilou Whelchel
Cinematography David Myers
Production
company
Sunn Classic Pictures
Distributed by Sunn Classic Pictures
Release date
  • March 1976 (1976-03)
Running time
 86 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Mysterious Monsters (also known as Bigfoot: The Mysterious Monster) is a 1976 documentary film written and directed by Robert Guenette about the cryptids Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Yeti. The film was later featured in an episode of Cinema Insomnia.[1]

The Mysterious Monsters was one of the first theatrical releases produced by Sunn Classic Pictures. It was narrated by actor Peter Graves. The film investigated not only the possibility of Bigfoot's existence but also of the Loch Ness Monster and the Yeti (the Abominable Snowman). It featured dramatic reenactments of various reported Bigfoot sightings. The film showed one witness being given a lie detector test, another being placed under hypnosis. The Mysterious Monsters was the first movie to feature the home movie taken by Roger Patterson in 1967 reported to show a Bigfoot. Anthropologist Grover Krantz was interviewed and said he believed the film to be authentic. Famed Bigfoot hunter Peter Byrne was also featured and gave insights on the hunt. In discussing the Loch Ness Monster, the film showed a 1934 photograph that was said to be of the creature. In 1994, however, this photo was proven to be a hoax.

Robert and Frances Guenette are credited as the authors of a 160-page book adaption of the film.

DVD release

On September 22, 2009,[2] Cheezy Flicks released the film on DVD.[3] In 2010, Apprehensive Films made the Cinema Insomnia version available also on DVD.[4] The DVD cover is a visual reference to the 1978 Marvel Star Wars comic Star Wars 13: Day of the Dragon Lords.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cinema Insomnia, with your Horror Host, Mister Lobo! - SHOW INFORMATION". Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Amazon.com: Mysterious Monsters". Amazon.com. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "Cheezy Flicks - Leader in rare and hard to find films, cult classics and B movies". Cheezy Flicks. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Bigfoot: Mysterious Monster Slime Line DVD". Apprehensive Films. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  5. ↑ Ken Hulsey (13 May 2010). "Cryptomundo » Bigfoot Pummels Both Peter Graves And Mr Lobo". WordPress. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
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