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Bog

  • 1979
  • PG
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
3.2/10
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Bog (1979)
Dynamite fishing in a rural swamp revives a prehistoric gill monster that must have the blood of human females in order to survive.
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Dynamite fishing in a rural swamp revives a prehistoric gill monster that must have the blood of human females in order to survive.Dynamite fishing in a rural swamp revives a prehistoric gill monster that must have the blood of human females in order to survive.Dynamite fishing in a rural swamp revives a prehistoric gill monster that must have the blood of human females in order to survive.

  • Director
    • Don Keeslar
  • Writer
    • Carl Kitt
  • Stars
    • Gloria DeHaven
    • Aldo Ray
    • Marshall Thompson
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    3.2/10
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    • Director
      • Don Keeslar
    • Writer
      • Carl Kitt
    • Stars
      • Gloria DeHaven
      • Aldo Ray
      • Marshall Thompson
    • 34User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Gloria DeHaven
    Gloria DeHaven
    • Ginny Glenn…
    Aldo Ray
    Aldo Ray
    • Sheriff Neal Rydholm
    Marshall Thompson
    Marshall Thompson
    • Dr. Brad Wednesday
    Leo Gordon
    Leo Gordon
    • Dr. John Warren
    Glen Voros
    • Alan Tanner
    Rojay North
    • Chuck Pierce
    Carol Terry
    Carol Terry
    • May Tanner
    Lou Hunt
    • Kim Pierce
    Ed Clark
    • Deputy Jensen
    Robert Fry
    • Wallace Fry
    Leroy Winbush
    • Terry Taylor
    Dan Killian
    • Bill Beckley
    Don Daniel
    • Jim Hotchkiss
    Charles Pitt
    • Deputy Corbett
    Chris Harris
    • Deputy Seigel
    Glen Hopkins
    • Deputy Macweeny
    Pat Hopkins
    • First Girl on Bike
    Janel Paylow
    • Second Girl on Bike
    • Director
      • Don Keeslar
    • Writer
      • Carl Kitt
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    Kooblie-Gooblie

    Look, look! Hey, look over there! Look!

    There must be many different ways to look at BOG. I, however, can't find any of them. One has to wonder why the creators of this cinematic gem never chose to insert a "The" before the title, why an actress obviously plays two parts, or why the titular "bog" in question is actually a lake. Possibly the only defining moments in this film can be seen during the preview. Pay special attention to the cop who, completely off-cue, screams out "Look, look! Hey, look over there! Look!" Now there's some classic dialogue.
    1tavives

    Wow....just WOW!!!

    I first discovered this movie back in college in 1985. A bunch of friends and I were into bad movies. Well, BOG buries all the others. Yes, I know that Plan 9 from Outer Space is generally considered to be the worst, but believe me folks, BOG is worse. Here is why. Ed Wood didn't know any better. He really thought he was making good movies. He was using absolutely no- name actors (with the possible exception of Bela Lugosi) and was simply oblivious to how awful his films were.

    The folks that made BOG should have known better! My God, this movie is awful. There is no indication that the film makers are trying to make a comedy here, and nearly every frame of the film begs the question of why someone along the way didn't say "Wait a minute folks...we really don't want to continue with this."

    The acting is abysmal, the editing is ridiculous. An earlier reviewer mention the "shoddy use of freeze frame." No, this is just bad editing where the editor freezes the scene in preparation for the next edit. The problem here is that the splicing of the scenes was so poorly done that there is a longer than necessary pause before the next edit. Bad, just bad.

    BOG also includes the absolute worst double-take in the history of film. When the Dr. (Marshall Thompson) is informed about the creature, he does an absurdly exaggerated head- rotating, eye-blinking double-take, that doesn't even rise to the believability of a Looney Tunes short.

    Now having said all that, I can't encourage viewers enough to check out BOG. It has brought me hours of enjoyment and laughs, and of you are a bad film buff like me, BOG is a definite MUST-SEE!
    3Coventry

    Blood-draining monsters, senior citizen romance and a lot of alcohol… Yeah!!

    "Bog" is quite similar to, and instantly reminded me of "Croaked: Frog Monster from Hell". Both movies were filmed in the rural Wisconsin regions during the mid-70's ("Bog" didn't get released until the early 1980's) and they are both … well … abominable! That is to say, they're bad but somehow irresistibly charming, cheesy and entertaining as the same time. And, for some strange coincidental reason, these movies also just happen to have the two greatest taglines ever in the horror film industry! For "Croaked" the tagline was: "This time the frog dissects you" and the DVD-cover of "Bog" proclaims the tagline: "Who's the bait now?" That's good stuff.

    The film neatly follows the familiar monster-movie routine. Some type of ancient creature that has been lying dormant on the bottom of a desolate lake gets awakened in a banal fashion (local fishermen using dynamite instead of regular bait) and begins to devour everyone in the area. This particular beastie entirely drains the blood out of his victims' bodies and leaves the complete lake town community baffled and scared. The awesome Aldo Ray stars as the heroic and quite fearless local sheriff who can't prevent the bodies in his town from piling up and "Bog" also stars two other veterans in the roles of forensic scientists; namely Gloria DeHaven ("Summer Stock" and Marshall Thompson ("It! The Terror from beyond Space"). They can't seem to figure out what kind of dangerous species they're dealing with, but perhaps that's because they're too busy falling in love. The scenes in which senior citizens Adriana and Dr. Wednesday interrupt their investigation of the organic tissue under their microscopes in order to declare their love and affection for each other are unintentionally funny, misfit and rather awkward. It takes more than a full hour before we get a proper impression of the monster. Before that, we just hear it growl and have to derive from the petrified expression of its victims' faces that it must be one hideous beast. Still, it's plain obvious that "Bog" is an incredibly low-budgeted and amateurish horror romp, so likewise for the monster design. The creature actually even looks more imbecilic and less scary than the monsters in those zero-budgeted 1950's movies, like "Attack of the Giant Leeches", "The Beast from Haunted Cave" and "The Giant Gila Monster". The thing has enormous eyes and his arms look like an over-sized crab. According to the trivia section, the guy in the suit was 6ft7 and weighed nearly 250pds. One final remark I just have to make: I seriously wonder how many gallons of booze were consumed during the production of "Bog". The first victims, two fishermen and their wives, drink beers non-stop. Even during their police interrogations! And also every dialog with good-old Sheriff Aldo Ray ends with the words "I could sure use a drink right now…".
    1t_brown_17

    A hysterical film! Classic!

    BOG is one of those movies that cannot be described in words. Well, that is, if the words "atrocious" and "stomach-churning" and "mind-boggling" aren't in your vocabulary. The kissing scene, Jenson's ode to "the dummies," the gratuitous laboratory scenes and Adrianna's monologue dealing with the tribulations of the Namin/Wadna/Crat creature are all featured players when it comes to the hilarity of this stinker. I'm afraid, though, that the monster (or man in monster suit) takes the cake, ahem, rice-cake that is. Don't get me wrong, this film is great. It's one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I love it!
    3curcarp33

    Bog is Low-Quality Horror

    I purchased the movie as I am a devout fan of Gloria DeHaven and had never even heard of it before. From the first scene I became aware of the poor quality of the film (which was factory-sealed) and also the mundane acting. The scary parts were just plain stupid. Gloria DeHaven was good in her roll as Ginny and the love story line was pat. I just couldn't believe that an actress of her quality could have stooped to such a clunker. I was also aggravated that I couldn't find a date anywhere on the tape. I knew by the cars and fashions that it had been done in the 70's, but the date on the cover said 1988. Not possible. Was this monstrosity ever released in theaters? Dear God who would have paid to see it? Looked like the most low-budget horror flick ever!!

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    • Trivia
      Gloria DeHaven plays two roles in the film: the female lead, Ginny Glenn, and Adrianna the creepy lake witch.
    • Goofs
      At 28:31, Sheriff Rydholm lightly opens a flower-patterned curtain to look outside. However, there is no window, but instead a wood panel wall.
    • Quotes

      Sheriff Neal Rydholm: What kind of creature would have a hypodermic needle for a mouth?

    • Connections
      Featured in Best of the Worst: Plinketto #10 (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Walk With Me
      Written by Don King and Dave Woodward

      Performed by Pat Hopkins

      (Played during the opening and end credits and the love scene)

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    • Release date
      • March 6, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Bog Monster
    • Filming locations
      • Harshaw, Wisconsin, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bog Productions
      • Nelsen Communications
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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