Mystery Science Theater 3000 experiment #1006: Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues.
Original airdate: May 9, 1999.
Part of the fifth Mystery Science Theater 3000 collection, still available.
Charles B. Pierce directed and co-starred in this 1985 sequel to his 1972 film The Legend of Boggy Creek. He also cast his son Chuck, who really needs to keep a shirt on. A professor and his students camp out in a rural Arkansas swamp, in hopes of finding a Bigfoot-like creature.
This is actually the third film in the Boggy Creek series. Return to Boggy Creek came out in 1977 without Pierce's involvement. It starred Dawn Wells and Dana Plato. Pierce simply ignored that one, dubbing his project the "official" sequel. The end product leaves something to be desired, but Pierce's work always gave the impression that he was really trying to film something decent and meaningful.
In short, they do encounter the monster, who is looking for his/her offspring, which has been captured by a local backwoods redneck played by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts' greatest student, Jimmy Clem.
So, yeah, it's no Cloverfield. But you probably already guessed that.
A decent MST3K episode. Recommended.
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