If anyone has seen a documentary on the "yet uncaptured" creatures known as Bigfoot, or Sasquatch, they have invariably seen this short film clip. Along with the Zapruder film of President Kennedy's assassination, and the B& W photo of the Loch Ness Monster' s head rising out of the water (another recently revealed hoax), this film has been utilized in, and shown on, more conspiracy based films and TV shows than any other; truly making it a piece of American pop-culture now.
And it is a fake.
Bob Gimlin or Roger Patterson (I can't recall which at the moment) made a death-bed confession revealing that it had been a wonderful hoax all those many years ago. No doubt they over- joyed skeptics, crushed the dreams of believers, and discredited the scientists who have used the film to demonstrate the infallible proof that the Bigfoot creatures do EXIST. What I never understood, even at as young as age 8 years old, was how ANYONE who saw it actually believed it wasn't a MAN! Anyone with a hulking Uncle Clyde, Bob, or George-type guy in their family has seen a large man walk like that! C'mon! I NEVER bought it as genuine for a second. (Not to mention that it was conveniently just out-of-focus enough to blur any details, despite Patterson being an amateur filmmaker as well.) Still, it was a harmless prank, and all in all, I think it is a neat clip to watch, and a great piece of modern American history. 5/10.
Now if someone would just come forward about the Moon Landing...
And it is a fake.
Bob Gimlin or Roger Patterson (I can't recall which at the moment) made a death-bed confession revealing that it had been a wonderful hoax all those many years ago. No doubt they over- joyed skeptics, crushed the dreams of believers, and discredited the scientists who have used the film to demonstrate the infallible proof that the Bigfoot creatures do EXIST. What I never understood, even at as young as age 8 years old, was how ANYONE who saw it actually believed it wasn't a MAN! Anyone with a hulking Uncle Clyde, Bob, or George-type guy in their family has seen a large man walk like that! C'mon! I NEVER bought it as genuine for a second. (Not to mention that it was conveniently just out-of-focus enough to blur any details, despite Patterson being an amateur filmmaker as well.) Still, it was a harmless prank, and all in all, I think it is a neat clip to watch, and a great piece of modern American history. 5/10.
Now if someone would just come forward about the Moon Landing...