The Sasquatch Gang (2006)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Tim Skousen

Writer:

Tim Skousen (screenplay)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

An epic tale of nerds and turds.

Plot:

Young, fantasy/sci-fi aficionado Gavin Gore and his friends stumble onto some huge footprints in the woods. A local cop, reporter and a renowned Sasquatch authority investigate, while two of Gavin's dim-witted neighbors hatch a scheme to profit from the situation. |

Plot Keywords:

Sasquatch | Amusement Park | Ignorance | Cult Comedy | Online Auction

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Justin Long	...	Zerk Wilder
Jeremy Sumpter	...	Gavin Gore
Addie Land	...	Sophie Suchowski
Joey Kern	...	Shirts Jokum
Rob Pinkston	...	Maynard Keyes
Michael Mitchell	...	Shane Bagwell
Hubbel Palmer	...	Hobie Plumber
Jon Gries	...	Officer Ed Chillcut
Ray Santiago	...	Crone
Jeff D'Agostino	...	Dagan
Carl Weathers	...	Dr. Artimus Snodgrass
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Ernie Dalrymple
Veanne Cox	...	Lenora Gore
Jon Heder	...	Laser Tag Employee
Rebecca Lowe	...	Sophie's Mom
Katie O'Grady	...	Candice Cane
Don Adler	...	Officer Scranton
Val Landrum	...	Blondeen
Todd Skousen	...	Frankie
Hayley Skousen	...	Roxie
Scott Coopwood	...	Mr. Wilder
Don Burns	...	Dentist (Sophie's Uncle Mike) (as Don Stewart Burns)
Eric Newsome	...	Shirt's Dad
Sean Holt	...	Kid #1
Nathan Williams	...	Squirt
Lauren Williams	...	Girl in Classroom
Diane Stagnitto	...	Grandma Lake
Mark Skousen	...	Teacher
Nurmi Husa	...	Angry Neighbor
Margaret Santoro	...	Vanessa Keyes
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brenna Haukedahl	...	Girl in amusement park (uncredited)
Carter Haukedahl	...	Boy in amusement park (uncredited)
Daniel Nelson	...	Boy in Woods (uncredited)
David Nelson	...	Boy in Woods (uncredited)
Elijah Nelson	...	Boy in Woods (uncredited)
Sarah Christine Pletcher	...	Classmate (uncredited)
Lance Rich	...	Melvin (uncredited)
Reuben Rox	...	Guy waiting in line (uncredited)
Lauren Stocks	...	Shirt's Mom (uncredited)
Robert Zorn	...	Man In The Crowd (uncredited)

Directed by
Tim Skousen

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tim Skousen		screenplay

Produced by
Craig Anderson	....	co-producer
Dana Brunetti	....	producer
Jeremy Coon	....	producer
Randy Holleschau	....	producer
Adam Kassen	....	producer
Mark Kassen	....	producer
Sarah Serata	....	associate producer
Kevin Spacey	....	producer
Daniel Wright	....	associate producer

Original Music by
John Swihart

Cinematography by
Munn Powell

Film Editing by
Jeremy Coon
Tim Skousen

Casting by
Jeffery Passero

Production Design by
Cory Lorenzen

Art Direction by
Jenni Nelson

Costume Design by
Kim Wingard

Makeup Department
Molly Craytor	....	key hair stylist
Molly Craytor	....	key makeup artist
E. Larry Day	....	hair department head
E. Larry Day	....	makeup department head
Shannon VanGrunsven	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Kim Campbell	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Newton	....	first assistant director
Lynn Baker Reynolds	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Kohl Glass	....	storyboard artist
Rick Lorenzen	....	art assistant
Andrew Ticer	....	construction foreman

Sound Department
Matt Davis	....	sound mixer
Rob Hutchins	....	assistant dialogue editor
Chris Julian Irwin	....	foley artist
Chris Julian Irwin	....	foley mixer
Chris Julian	....	sound post-production
Mark Linden	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ryan Maguire	....	foley mixer
Tara Paul	....	sound re-recording mixer
Geoff Raffan	....	dialogue editor
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
David Scharf	....	dialogue editor
Harry E. Snodgrass	....	supervising sound editor

Stunts
Tyler Boggs	....	stunt rigger
William Boggs	....	stunt rigger
Steve Buckley	....	stunt coordinator
Kai Shelton	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
John Banholzer	....	additional electrician
Katie Bogner	....	assistant camera
Paul Fanning	....	electrician
Jeff Gustafson	....	camera loader
Koji Kojima	....	first assistant camera
Michael Kurz	....	video playback operator
Matthew May	....	best boy electric
Gabe Smith	....	grip
Joel Stirnkorb	....	key grip
Scott A. Walters	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Lisa Rudin	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jenelle Giordano	....	on-set costumer
Martha Hines	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
George Chavez	....	color timer

Transportation Department
Victoria Mischa Austreng	....	driver

Other crew
Victoria Mischa Austreng	....	cat/talent wrangler
Victoria Mischa Austreng	....	key set production assistant
Cody Bartol	....	additional production assistant
Alec Cohen	....	production assistant
Brandon Cusak	....	production assistant
Jainee Dial	....	production assistant
Shaun Gavin	....	location manager
Samuel Hamilton Hardy	....	production assistant
Joahna Kuiper	....	production assistant
Michael Kurz	....	production assistant
Kevin R. Lewis	....	production assistant
Sarah Mayfield	....	production assistant
Mark Olsen	....	executive: Trigger Street Independent
Sandy Parker	....	script supervisor
Wilson Peery	....	production intern
Frederic Perrin	....	caterer
Jenna Rae	....	production assistant (as Jenna Rae Bryant)
Travis Rehwaldt	....	set production assistant
Lance Rich	....	first aid officer
Lance Rich	....	production assistant
Joe Rynearson	....	production assistant
Dan Sanderson	....	production assistant
Stephanie Tichenor	....	production coordinator
Robert Warberg	....	key assistant location manager
Derek Wilson	....	location assistant
Lindsey Winger	....	production assistant

Thanks
Hugh Anderson	....	thanks
Jim Bingham	....	thanks
Sheila Delutri	....	thanks
Andrew F. Ferguson Sr.	....	thanks
Zac Reeder	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Jeremy Coon Productions
• Crazy Dreams Entertainment
• Trigger Street Productions

Distributors

• Screen Media Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Marvista Entertainment (2006) (non-USA) (all media)
• Sony BMG Feature Films (2006) (USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• Cinetic Media  world sales
• Media Distributors Film Source  Fuji film provided by

Also Known As:

The Sasquatch Gang (USA) (new title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude humor and language.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Banks, Oregon, USA

Company:

Jeremy Coon Productions

Trivia:

The director wanted to use Europe's song, "The Final Countdown" in the film, but indicated that, "They wanted too much [money] for it."

Goofs:

Continuity: Sophie's arm changes position when she is first fighting Gavin. It is up then it is suddenly down.

Quotes:

Gavin Gore: Why should I listen to you? That guy doesn't even have a shirt on!
Shirts Jokum: Well I'm rubber and you're glue and whatever you says... bounces...

Movie Connections:

References "She-Ra: Princess of Power" (1985)

Great way to kill 90 minutes.

Justin Long is Gavin's burn out neighbor, who desperate for money hatches a somewhat brilliant plan to sell fake plaster casts of Bigfoot prints. Gavin and his friends discover the Bigfoot tracks while out hiking one afternoon and race off to tell the authorities. Eventually the law (Jon Gries) brings a Sasquatch expert (Carl Weathers) to see the Bigfoot poo and prints they find in a local forest. Gavin's friends and rivals decide to complicate matters and sabotage Gavin's chance for fame.

Tim Skousen, of 2001's Leon, apparently decided to have his actors pretend they were in Napoleon Dynamite. What happened was some crazy amalgamation of Napoleon Dynamite, Joe Dirt, Bully and several other influences I recognized. Here the main character, Gavin (Jeremy Sumpter), seems in many ways to be the least nerdish character in the group. I applaud Addie Land who played what is easily imaginable as a real life unflattering role of the cute girl who inescapably has it in her genes to become fat. Most of the acting is not credible but the performances are caricatures anyway so it matters little.