Return to Boggy Creek

Return to Boggy Creek is a 1977 adventure/horror film directed by Tom Moore. It is the first sequel to The Legend of Boggy Creek and stars Dawn Wells of Gilligan's Island fame, and Dana Plato of Diff'rent Strokes. Wells portrays the mother of three children who become lost in the swamp during a hurricane until the creature comes to their rescue.

Return to Boggy Creek
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTom Moore
Written byJohn David Woody
StarringDawn Wells
Dana Plato
David Sobiesk
Music byDarrell Deck
CinematographyRobert Bethard
Edited byJerry Caraway
Production
company
Bayou Productions
Distributed byDimension Pictures
Release date
December 23, 1977
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film carries over none of the original's docudrama elements. It was followed by three additional sequels, Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (1985), Boggy Creek: The Legend Is True (2010) and The Legacy of Boggy Creek (2011). The latter two were released straight-to-video.

Plot

Two men travel deep into the woods to search for a Bigfoot-like creature called "Big Bay-Ty" which has recently been sighted near Boggy Creek. Three children secretly follow. Little do they know a hurricane is about to commence.

Cast
  • Dawn Wells as Jolene
  • Dana Plato as Evie Jo
  • David Sobiesk as John Paul
  • Marcus Claudel as T-Fish
  • Louis Belaire as The Monster

Reception

On his website Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings, Dave Sindelar gave the film a negative review, calling it "an unoriginal and silly story that is not particularly well written and with highly variable acting".[1] Joseph A. Ziemba from Bleeding Skull.com offered the film similar criticism, stating that, although it featured some nice cinematography, it was ruined by poor acting, inept dialogue, "annoying greasy kids’ stuff" and poor pacing.[2] TV Guide awarded the film 1/5 stars, calling it "A fairly harmless kiddie outing".[3]

References
  1. Sindelar, Dave. "Return to Boggy Creek (1977)". FantasticMovieMusings.com. Dave Sindelar. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. Ziemba, Joseph. "Return to Boggy Creek (1977)". Bleeding Skull.com. Joseph A. Ziemba. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. "Return To Boggy Creek - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TV Guide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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