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Revision as of 10:27, 4 January 2009
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Tim Skousen |
| Written by | Tim Skousen |
| Produced by | Kevin Spacey Jeremy Coon |
| Starring | Jeremy Sumpter Justin Long Joey Kern |
| Cinematography | Munn Powell |
| Edited by | Tim Skousen Jeremy Coon |
| Music by | John Swihart |
| Distributed by | Sony BMG Screen Media Pictures |
Release date | November 30, 2007 |
Running time | 86 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.5 million |
| Box office | $9,458 |
The Sasquatch Gang is a 2006 American comedy film written and directed by Tim Skousen, the first assistant director on Napoleon Dynamite. The film was shot in Oregon in locations such as the forests of rural parts of Clackamas County and a dirt track speedway in Banks.
The six-week shoot was completed in the summer of 2005. The film premiered in January 2006 at the Slamdance Film Festival. It was also shown at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival and the Waterfront Film Festival. The film opened in limited release in the United States on November 30, 2007.[1] The film was released on DVD March 25, 2008.[2]
The film was rated PG-13 by the MPAA for crude humor and language.
Plot
Young sci-fi/fantasy expert Gavin (Jeremy Sumpter) and a few of his other highly intelligent buddies (Addie Land, Hubbel Palmer, Rob Pinkston) find huge footprints in the woods one day. While they think about what to do with this weird find, two of Gavin's highly unintelligent neighbors (Justin Long and Joey Kern) try to think up a plan to gain profits from the find.
Cast
- Jeremy Sumpter as Gavin Gore
- Justin Long as Zerk Wilder
- Joey Kern as Shirts Jokum
- Addie Land as Sophie Suchowski
- Hubbel Palmer as Hobie Plumber
- Rob Pinkston as Maynard Keyes
- Michael Mitchell as Shane Bagwell
- Ray Santiago as Crone
- Jeff D'Agostino as Dagan
- Jon Gries as Sheriff Ed Chillcut
- Carl Weathers as Dr. Artimus Snodgrass
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Ernie Dalrymple
- Jon Heder as Laser Tag Referee
Trivia
- The original title of this film, The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang, is a reference to the title of the 1970s Disney film The Apple Dumpling Gang
- Jeremy Sumpter receives an actual wedgie in this movie.
- The tagline is 'A tale of Nerds and Turds'.
References
- ^ "The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang (2006) - Release dates". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- ^ [1]