Boggy Creek

Boggy Creek (also known as Boggy Creek: The Legend Is True) is a 2011 American horror film directed by Brian T. Jaynes, written by Jennifer Minar-Jaynes, and starring Texas Battle, Stephanie Honoré, Damon Lipari, Shavon Kirksey, and Melissa Carnell as college students attacked by legendary creatures that resemble Bigfoot. Despite its name, it is unrelated to The Legend of Boggy Creek or its two sequels.

Boggy Creek
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrian T. Jaynes
Written byJennifer Minar-Jaynes
Story byBrian T. Jaynes
Produced by
  • Brian T. Jaynes
  • François Frizat
  • Christian Remde
Starring
CinematographyFrançois Frizat
Edited by
  • Brian T. Jaynes
  • Christian Remde
Music byBrandon Bentli
Production
companies
  • Boggy Creek LLC
  • Inkbug Entertainment
Distributed byHannover House
Release date
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Jennifer takes several of her friends to a remote cabin in Texas, where her father died. There, locals warn them of hostile creatures that, according to legend, murder the men and abduct the women. The creatures, which resemble the legendary Bigfoot, eventually show up and attack Jennifer and her friends.

Cast
  • Texas Battle as Tommy Davis
  • Stephanie Honoré as Brooke Tyler
  • Damon Lipari as Dave Marshall
  • Shavon Kirksey as Maya Jones
  • Melissa Carnell as Jennifer Dupree
  • Cody Callahan as Casey Guthrie
  • Sarah Jenazian as Brittany Sinclair

Production

Shooting took place in Jefferson[2] and Uncertain, Texas.[3] The film was part of a dispute over funding between the director and an early investor. The matter was eventually taken to court.[4]

Release

Boggy Creek premiered at the sixth Texas Frightmare Weekend in April 2011.[1] It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 13, 2011.[5][6]

Reception

Scott Foy of Dread Central rated it 1/5 stars, and wrote, "Boggy Creek doesn't work as drama, doesn't deliver as horror, and is no fun at all to watch."[7] Paul Doro of Shock Till You Drop called it "low-rent amateur hour all around".[8]

Novelization

A novelization of the film entitled: Boggy Creek: The Legend is True was released in 2012.[9]

References
  1. "Texas Frightmare Weekend to feature Lucky Mckee's The Woman". Dallas Morning News. 2011-04-15. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  2. Brand, Aaron (2009-10-05). "Boggy Creek Movie – A Visit to the Set". Texarkana Gazette. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. Richardson, Robin Y. (2009-09-19). "Horror movie filming in Uncertain". Marshall News Messenger. Archived from the original on 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  4. Nicholson, Eric (2012-11-07). "Zombies, Whorehouses, Strip Clubs and Killer Sasquatches: The Greatest Movie Pitch Ever Hits Dallas Court". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  5. "Boggy Creek". Shock Till You Drop. Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  6. "Boggy Creek: The Legend Is True (2011) - Brian T. Jaynes". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. Foy, Scott (2011-08-31). "Boggy Creek (2011)". Dread Central. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  8. Doro, Paul (2011-10-03). "Boggy Creek (2011)". Shock Till You Drop. Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  9. Brown, Eric S.; Minar-Jaynes, Jeinnifer (2012). Boggy Creek: The Legend is True. Inkbug Media. ISBN 978-0984817313.
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