Willow Creek (2013)
October 5, 2023 9:24 AM - Subscribe

Looking to make a splash online with his research videos into the existence of Bigfoot, Jim and his girlfriend Kelly take a camping trip to the small town of Willow Creek, California, and the surrounding mountains where the infamous footage of the supposed sasquatch was filmed.

Written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait (yes, you read that right), this was actually really good. It's effectively creepy, appropriately infuriating with its not uncommon relationship dynamic (ladies, we have all dated this dude or had a friend who did), and honestly, for the barebones budget, it did make me yelp a few times. Is it polished? Nope. But I don't think it needs to be. It does an excellent job, imho, of telling a story with showing, not telling. And at 79 minutes, it's a fast watch. It has also confirmed I will never ever camp. Ever.

This was Shepherd and I's choice for the cryptid theme of our 31 Days of Horror.
posted by Kitteh (3 comments total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Bobcat Goldthwait (yes, you read that right)

Bobcat's growth from 80s Novelty Weirdo into a pretty significant off-beat creative force has been fun watch happen. There's always more range and creativity in his movies than I go in expecting based on the trailers and, you know, One Crazy Summer or whatever.
posted by Phobos the Space Potato at 12:27 PM on October 5, 2023 [2 favorites]


Agree with the above. It's surprisingly compelling, creepy when it needs to be, and doesn't outstay its welcome. We enjoyed it.
posted by mrphancy at 6:14 PM on October 5, 2023 [2 favorites]


Absolutely, riruro! I was on the edge of my set with that scene. Again, what my brain is imagining so so much scarier than me seeing it. I was like, "FUCKING HELL nope nope nope."
posted by Kitteh at 1:36 PM on October 6, 2023


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