Themes: Mythical Creatures, Cons and Scams, Misfits and Outsiders
Main Cast: Justin Long, Jeremy Sumpter, Addie Land, Joey Kern, Rob Pinkston, Hubbel Palmer
Release Year: 2006
Country: US
Run Time: 84 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
As a trio of fantasy-obsessed, sword fighting geeks attempt to prove that the giant tracks discovered deep in the forest offer undisputed proof that Bigfoot truly exists, a stoned out bully and his best friend scheme to profit from their elaborate prank before an overzealous Sasquatch hunter arrives to blow the whole scam sky high. His beloved Pontiac Firebird threatened with repossession by the bank, mullet-haired menace Zerk (Justin Long) convinces his best-friend Shirts (Joey Kern) to help raise money to save car by selling plaster casts of fake Bigfoot tracks on the internet. When role playing dweebs Gavin (Jeremy Sumpter), Hobie (Hubbel Palmer), and Maynard (Rob Pinkston) stumble upon the falsified "evidence" they naively assume it to be the genuine article. Now, self-proclaimed Sasquatch expert Dr. Artemis Snodgrass (Carl Weathers) is on his way to town to verify the widely reported discovery. With little time to loose before their ruse if revealed, the lame-brained internet scammer and his pal rush to cash in as quickly as possible in order to save Zerk's sweet ride from the dreaded repo man. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Sarah Serata - Associate Producer, Danny Wright - Associate Producer, Jeffery Passero - Casting, Kim Wingard - Costume Designer, Tim Skousen - Director, Jeremy Coon - Editor, Tim Skousen - Editor, Jared Hess - Executive Producer, John Swihart - Composer (Music Score), Tracy Lynch-Sanchez - Musical Direction/Supervision, Cory Lorenzen - Production Designer, Munn Powell - Cinematographer, Kevin Spacey - Producer, Dana Brunetti - Producer, Mark Kassen - Producer, Jeremy Coon - Producer, Adam Kassen - Producer, Randy Holleschau - Producer, Harry Snodgrass - Sound/Sound Designer, Matt Davis - Sound/Sound Designer, Steve Buckley - Stunts Coordinator, Tim Skousen - Screenwriter, Michael A. Newton - Assistant Director
The Sasquatch Gang (also known as The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang) is a 2007Americancomedy film written and directed by Tim Skousen, the first assistant director on Napoleon Dynamite. The film was shot in Oregon in locations such as the forests of rural parts of Clackamas County and a dirt track speedway in Banks.
The six-week shoot was completed in the summer of 2005. The film premiered in January 2006 at the Slamdance Film Festival. It was also shown at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival and the Waterfront Film Festival. The film opened in limited release in the United States on November 30, 2007.[1] The film was released on DVD March 25, 2008.[2]
Young sci-fi/fantasy expert Gavin (Jeremy Sumpter) and a few of his other highly intelligent buddies (Addie Land, Hubbel Palmer, Rob Pinkston) find huge footprints in the woods one day. Unbeknownst to the friends, two of Gavin's highly unintelligent neighbors, Zerk (Justin Long) and Shirts (Joey Kern) faked the findings as a plan to gain profits to pay off Zerk's credit card bill.
