Return to Boggy Creek

...not that all Disney films are garbage.

Anyway, I saw "Legend of Boggy Creek" first and absolutely loved the film. When I heard it had 2 sequels, I was ecstatic. I finally found a copy of this and watched it one night. I don't see how they can make a G-rated sequel to a horror film. The original is a movie/documentary about the Fauke Monster, and can scare anyone. "Return" is for kids and should not be watched by anyone. I don't remember the plot too well, as it's been quite some time since I watched it and I will not watch it again, but... It's about these hunters coming to town and they go looking to kill Bigfoot. Three little kids sneek out of the house to stop them. A big monsoon comes through. The hunters get hurt, are saved by the kids. Then they all hide out in a boat with a big piece of tarp on top and try to wait out the storm. Then all of a sudden, Bigfoot comes and does something really sick. I don't wanna ruin the ending for any of yas, but it's not scary. Well....

Has to be one of the worst wastes of 35mm movie film ever unleashed on the public, the sequel to the at least entertaining pseudo-documentary original film "The Legend of Boggy Creek". Bad script, worse acting, etc., etc., Dawn Wells had to be hoping that Gilligan would come rescue her and take her back to the island just to escape from this piece of clap-trap.

This is the sequel to the more, critically accepted, docudrama, Legend of Boggy Creek (1972), about the Fouke Monster of Arkansas (a version of Bigfoot). The documentary aspect of the original film, is what critics felt gave Legend of Boggy Creek (1972), a better critical grade, even though, the film is still, very low-budget and a little thick on the hillbilly-ness. Return to Boggy Creek (1977), throws away the docudrama side of the film and creates an aura, comparable to a Swiss Family Robinson film from the 1960s. Touting even a lower budget, this ridiculous, G-rated, survival film, explores the fictional story, of kids in the bayou, stuck in a hurricane, who eventually are ....... wait for it ...... rescued by the monster.

Shot in Texas and parts of Louisiana, Return to Boggy Creek (1977), is a rough watch, especially since the only versions available for this film are muddy, poor contrasted, VHS versions on YouTube or streaming services. The film is a failure, however, I couldn't put Return to Boggy Creek (1977), on my Unwatchables list, so I am giving it an F. I still recommend seeing films I rated an F, because you have to see these films to believe them. Return to Boggy Creek (1977), still has some important aspects to it, that may draw some film fans into seeing it, especially when talking about its cast. This film stars Dawn Wells (Mary Ann Summers, just before she was Rescued From Gilligan's Island in 1978) and Dana Plato (Kimberly Drummond, a year before she joined the cast of the TV series, Diff'rent Strokes in 1978). There also is a couple silly folk songs that pop up in the film.

3.3 (F- MyGrade) = 4 IMDB.

Never saw the original movie in the series...I only hope it was a much better movie than this or the sequel made in the 1980's as if it is not how were these two terrible sequels even justified. This movie had a really good lead in when they were advertising it to be shown on one of those old independent stations that are a thing of the past now. Anyways it looked like it would be a pretty good scary movie. It was, however, a movie that would make some Walt Disney movies look dark. Really, this movie was just a bunch of light fluff with virtually no boggy creek creature to be seen. The only real sighting is near the end when you see its shape during a very heavy rainstorm, other than that there is virtually no sign of the creature which was really disappointing as a kid. The story is basically the old evil hunters must kill anything they see and are after the boggy creek creature and kids are out to help it or just some random hairy guy in the woods that likes to pull random boats through the water. Not really worth watching I would however like to see the original, granted the maker of that would make the also bad boggy creature of the 80's, but he also made a very good slasher movie in the 70's "The Town the Dreaded Sundown".

It actually could be considered as a form of self-mutilation to watch all three of the "Boggy Creek" films in a row. The pace of these films is so incredibly slow that even a snail would fall asleep to it. Part two drops the documentary/narrative style of the original and tries to look more like a regular film. This approach generates a slightly better feeling of involvement, especially since the characters are good old- fashioned walking, talking hillbillies. Rest has more or less returned to the community of Fouke in Arkansas, until a tourist family spots a big hairy thing near the bridge of Boggy Creek. The grandchildren of one of the villagers are the first ones to encounter the monster up close and personal, when they go off venturing in their boat. For you see, "Return to Boggy Creek" is actually a children's movie, and a very VERY lame one, I may add. So the three kids are the main characters. They make a pact not to tell anyone what they've seen and decide to capture the monster themselves. Their quest takes quite some time, especially since the three little idiots are caught in a storm and the entire village gets worried about their disappearance. At this point I immediately thought: I hope this doesn't turn out the type of lame Walt Disney flick where the monster eventually saves the lives of the children and brings them back to their families. That would be really ridiculous. Well, I'm not going to reveal the ending, but rest assured it's a family film from start to finish. Don't expect any casualties or half eaten cadavers. There's hardly any suspense, but copious amounts pointless padding footage to compensate. Oh, and banjo music. Lots and lots of banjo music