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The Weirdest Movie Ever Made: The Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot Film
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About The Weirdest Movie Ever Made: The Patterson-Gimlin
Product Description On October 20, 1967, Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin emerged from a forest in Northern California with 59 seconds of grainy, shaky, silent 16mm film that supposedly offered documentary evidence of the Sasquatch, a creature of Native American folklore. Although neither Patterson nor Gimlin had any previous experience in filmmaking or zoology, they presented their remarkable footage as the first motion picture confirmation of the existence of the elusive Sasquatch. However, not everyone was convinced by the imagery on the Patterson-Gimlin Film. Additional doubt was generated by the strange story behind the film’s creation. Over the years, odd rumors emerged about the film, including the story of an Academy Award-winning make-up artist’s alleged role in assembling the creature seen on camera. Film journalist Phil Hall traces the convoluted history of how Patterson and Gimlin supposedly wound up in the right place at the right time with their camera, and how they brought their weird little film into the scientific community and American popular culture. While the debate over the authenticity of the Patterson-Gimlin Film continues to percolate, few would question the effectiveness of how this piece of celluloid brought forth an unlikely sensation lovingly dubbed Bigfoot. Phil Hall is the author of The History of Independent Cinema, The Greatest Bad Movies of All Time and In Search of Lost Films. His film writing has appeared in The New York Times, New York Daily News and Wired, and he is the host of the award-winning SoundCloud podcast “The Online Movie Show with Phil Hall.” Review " The Weirdest Movie Ever Made supplies you with everything you need in order to make your own mind up about the films authenticity and decide whether Bigfoot is real or not, and was actually caught on film at the tail end of the nineteen sixties." - Chris Andrews, Mass Movement (UK) "I loved how this book details all the ins and outs of how two cowboys somehow stumbled -- or cunningly created -- the footage. There's a lot to learn here ... Hall writes the book in a breezy, fun style that makes page turning a pleasure." - B&S About Movies "Well-written and well-researched, it's a nice little look at the whole business of legendary creatures that just never seem to show up for dinner." - Midwest Book Review "If you are looking for a light read that provides historical background on the world's most famous Bigfoot footage through the lens of the film community this is a book to get weird with." - Mike Damante, Punk Rock and UFOs Blog Winner - Best Bigfoot Film Book of 2018, Loren Coleman's Cryptozoo News Nominee - Best Book of 2018, Rondo Awards
