| “ | It don't look like you're dressed for the occasion... | ” |
| - Prof. Lockhart |
- For the episode, see MST3K 1006 - Boggy Creek II: and The Legend Continues....
Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues… is a 1983 monster movie that was written, directed, and produced by Charles B. Pierce, who also starred as Professor Lockhart.
Plot[]
The Boggy Creek Creature in action
Dr. Brant Lockhart is a professor of Anthropology at the University of Arkansas. He receives a call from a sheriff, who reports seeing a bigfoot-like creature in a remote town. Lockhart recruits the help of his students Tim and Tanya, as well as Tanya's friend Leslie, to investigate.
The group heads for an area near Boggy Creek, close to the town of Fouke, and set-up camp in the woods with a pop-up camper trailer. They secure their perimeter with a SONAR system. Lockhart sets about investigating the recent sighting, while relating to the group tales he had heard centered around the creature. These tales include:
- A local rancher who mysteriously lost his herd of cattle, and saw the creature leave the scene.
- A local-man who encountered the creature while repairing a flat tire. The man was rendered unconscious in the encounter, and never awoke to relate his story to others.
- A local attorney who was in an outhouse that was attacked by the creature, soiling his pants in the encounter.
- The local sheriff who encountered the creature behind his home following a fishing trip. The creature and its young ran off with the sheriff's catch. This is the story Lockhart has come to investigate.
While talking with locals, Lockhart is met with resistance and disbelief by most. He is directed to speak with "Old Man Crenshaw" who lives in a shack along the river bank. Lockhart leases a boat, and takes off to meet with Crenshaw. Crenshaw is a rugged older man, who lives alone on his property. While somewhat welcoming to Lockhart and his entourage, he seems unwilling to talk too much about the creature, or why he is maintaining a series of bonfires on his land. A severe storm closes in,making it dangerous for the Professor and his team to go back down the river. Lockhart and the students stay the night in Crenshaw's cabin.
Believing Lockhart to be a medical doctor, Crenshaw enlists his help in tending to an animal he has caught. To Lockhart's amazement, it is an adolescent version of the creature he has been seeking. Lockhart determines that the adult creature has been more hostile in the area recently due to the capture of its child, who is now near death. When the adult creature attacks the cabin in the night, Lockhart commandeers Crenshaw's gun and returns the adolescent creature to the adult. With its young in its arms, the creature leaves the cabin without further incident. The following morning, Crenshaw agrees with Lockhart's assessment that the creatures should be left alone. Lockhart decides not to tell others about his experiences in the Boggy Creek area, and returns down the river with his students. [1]
Cast[]
- Charles B. Pierce as Professor Brian Lockhart
- Chuck Pierce as Tim Thornton
- Cindy Butler as Leslie Ann Walker
- Serene Hedin as Tanya Yazzie
- Jimmy Clem as Old Man Crenshaw
- Fabus Griffin as Big Creature
- Victor Williams as Little Creature
Notes[]
- Made in 1983, this film was not released until 1985.
- Though this movie's title is Boggy Creek II, it is actually the third movie of the Boggy Creek series. After making the original Boggy Creek, Charles B. Pierce had no involvement with the 1977 film Return to Boggy Creek (which starred Dawn Wells of Gilligan's Island), and the events and characters of that film are not referenced in this sequel. [2]
- The legend of the Boggy Creek creature (also known as a skunk ape and the Fouke Monster) has inspired other subsequent films, some of which have thematic or stylistic connections to this film.
- Victor Williams played the "Little Creature". More recently, he co-starred as Deacon on The King of Queens (alongside Patton Oswalt).
- Charles B. Pierce, writer/producer/director/star of Boggy Creek II, was a friend and neighbor of Clint Eastwood. Pierce pitched a film treatment to his friend that would eventually become Sudden Impact. It is believed that Pierce is the original writer of the line, "Go ahead, make my day."
- The original The Legend of Boggy Creek is generally considered to be the forerunner of the "found footage" genre of horror movies, later represented by such films as The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity. It was popular as a drive-in horror feature around the country, and was one of the highest-grossing movies of 1972, earning over $20 million from a $165,000 budget. The financial success of The Legend of Boggy Creek funded Pierce's subsequent projects, including Boggy Creek II and several other films that were often made in Arkansas and featured local actors.
MST3K Connections[]
- Composer Frank McKelvey was also sound editor for Mac and Me.
- Incidental music composer Ib Glindemann also composed incidental music used in The Hellcats.
Critical Response[]
- Leonard Maltin wrote: "Two stars ... Slight, forgettable story of anthropology professor Pierce, who leads an expedition to find the Boggy Creek monster. "[1]
References[]
- ↑ Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, 2015 Edition