Is Sasquatch or for a better part, his more generic name Bigfoot, getting a bad rap in the movies? Today, Hollywood will make a movie out of just about anything, from terrorists trying to blow up the world, to the life of fairytale characters. I had the misfortune of recently buying a copy of “The man who killed Hitler and then the Bigfoot” a movie written, produced and directed by Robert Kryzkowaki. Just the long two part title, should’ve been my cue to pass on this one, but for some strange reason, curiosity had definitely killed this cat. Why do a majority of these “aka” Sasquatch movies have to portray Bigfoot as a blood thirsty, man killing monster, that doesn’t even remotely resemble them? The movies Abominable, Sasquatch Mountain, Sasquatch Hunter, Boggy Creek 2, Boggy Creek 3 the legend is true and the Snow Beast are just some of the other movies that have changed Sasquatch into something that he isn’t.
Harry and the Henderson’s was one such Sasquatch movie that didn’t go beyond the barriers. Steven Spielberg was the executive producer (unaccredited) and like his other movies, they do have a sense of realism to them and Sasquatch actually looks and acts like a Sasquatch and not some grotesque looking monster from the bowels of hell like the crawling eye, that doesn’t even remotely resemble him. I’m quite sure Spielberg had done his homework with this movie as he done with “Close Encounters” and others. There are plenty of Sasquatch organizations out there like the RMSO and the BFRO to get a feel of what a real Sasquatch would look or act like and how to accurately portray them in a movie.
Please let me know what you think and feel free to comment.
