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Elusive

  • 2022
  • 1h 33m
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Cherish L. Parker, Leslie McAleavey, John McAleavey, Bradchad Porter, Alyssa Jane Skaggs, and Alex Sanchez in Elusive (2022)
Cryptozoologist, Wayne Nicholson, is on a mission: to find the mother of all unproven creatures - the Bigfoot. To help him in his quest, he's hired filmmaker extraordinaire Jimmy (Mad Dog) Hansen to make a documentary of his efforts. (A Comedy Feature Film)
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A mysterious cryptozoologist and his dimwitted cameraman embark on a search for Bigfoot.A mysterious cryptozoologist and his dimwitted cameraman embark on a search for Bigfoot.A mysterious cryptozoologist and his dimwitted cameraman embark on a search for Bigfoot.

  • Director
    • Nick Sanford
  • Writers
    • Andrew McDonald
    • Nick Sanford
  • Stars
    • Bradchad Porter
    • Alex Sanchez
    • Leslie McAleavey
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Nick Sanford
    • Writers
      • Andrew McDonald
      • Nick Sanford
    • Stars
      • Bradchad Porter
      • Alex Sanchez
      • Leslie McAleavey
    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Bradchad Porter
    • Wayne
    Alex Sanchez
    • Jimmy
    Leslie McAleavey
    • Brandie Mae
    John McAleavey
    • Austin
    Mickey Reece
    • Randy
    Alyssa Jane Skaggs
    • Burt
    • (as Dan Skaggs)
    Cherish L. Parker
    • Deputy Sharon
    Brian Rundus
    • The Figure
    Angela Startz
    • Teacher
    Cody Martin
    • Charlie (10 Years Old)
    Curt Martin
    • Charlie (13 Years Old)
    Kim Martin
    Kim Martin
    • Amy
    Lance West
    • Anchorman
    Andrew McDonald
    • Brandie Mae Suitor #1
    Arden Moad
    Arden Moad
    • Brandie Mae Suitor #2
    Samantha Ainsworth
    • Wayne's Niece
    Simon Ainsworth
    • Wayne's Niece's Son
    Shawn Barfield
    • Wayne's Drunk Ex-Brother-in-Law
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      • Nick Sanford
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    10sberniem

    Your first and favorite bigfoot cult classic

    The giggles won't stop coming. This cryptozoological mockumentary won't be what you expected in the best possible way! It is a fun, lighthearted comedy with an unlikely yet loveable duo. It's silly and also touching. Must watch!
    10purplepants

    Loved it!

    Laughed out loud multiple times. I laughed so hard that the people around me were laughing at me! Great film, the actors did a fantastic job as well as the crew.
    10troymatthews-63839

    Destined to Become a Cult Classic

    This is a film that makes you squirm, then roll your eyes from the silliness, then wipe your eyes from laughter, then wipe your eyes from the sentiments. And there are some scary parts, too. I won't go into a rambling critic-like critique, but only because I don't know how to do that. I do know how to write this: I love this movie. I laughed, I choked back tears...no, that's not true. They wouldn't be choked back. I just boo-hoo'd like a dad. Every actor hit a tater (that's baseball talk for Home Run).

    If you don't watch this movie, you're dumb. If you do watch it and don't laugh, cry and cringe at the corn, and say, "holy $h÷t" a coupla times well then you're just a moron with no sense of humor nor a heart. Them's just the facts. Boom boom, schwing schwing, peeuw, peeuw.
    10tim-656

    Like "The Legend of Boggy Creek" meets "the Office"

    Cult film is two words that seem to follow "Elusive" around much like the film's main characters and "Bigfoot".....and that's a totally appropriate description. I can completely see a niche group being all over this film, and yeah, it's probably only a matter of time til you start seeing midnight showings with fans dressing up as their favorite characters. Hyperbole? Possibly but time will tell for sure.

    This is definitely a smart film, with tons of in-jokes and "Michael Scott"-style cringy moments. Be sure to look out for one character's short-sighted appreciation for the "Office" boss' pop culture reference. Give this title a try and then go watch the 70s stuff (which was ironically not ironic) that inspired it.
    10NaiveIdealism

    Wonderfully weird

    This movie certainly isn't for everyone, but if you end up connecting with it, even a little, you're going to fall head over heels in love.

    It takes some big swings right out of the gate that could immediately put some people off (there's a psychedelic reenactment of a Bigfoot sex act within the first 10 minutes, and no I'm not kidding), so if your pearls are easily clutched, I can tell you right now this one's not for you. But for those who either enjoy or can make it past the surface-level absurdity, there's a genuinely heartfelt story waiting for you on the other side.

    The seams of its low budget show every now and then, but nothing so massive it ruins the experience. It helps that this is a mockumentary (supposedly made by a single guy who, by his own admission, seems to have barely passed film school), so it's easier to forgive here than if it had been done more traditionally. Not every low-budget movie can be a mockumentary, obviously, but it clearly worked in this case as an example of filmmakers finding a creative way around, if not outright embracing, their limitations.

    Overall, if you go in with an open mind that's ready to laugh (and maybe even cry), you'll be rewarded with a movie that is so much smarter, big-hearted, and crowd pleasing than you might expect.

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      The entire film was shot in 9 days, with principal photography taking place over a single week in November 2020, followed by 2 days of pick-ups a month later.
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      Jimmy: Last year, when I was crashing at my friend Keegan's house, on his couch, I accidentally ate a whole bag of marijuana Sour Patch Kids because I thought that they were normal, non-marijuana Sour Patch Kids, and at some point in the ensuing five hours, I purchased three spicy Popeye's chicken sandwiches and fed them, one after another, to Keegan's iguana. And -- and it died. Keegan asked me what happened afterwards, and uh... I told him it was an act of God. But we both know God would never act like that.

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    • Release date
      • April 1, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Elusive website
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • 3 Storms Pictures
      • Broadcast Pictures
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      • 1h 33m(93 min)
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      • 1.85 : 1

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