Sasquatch Sunset
I love a good Bigfoot movie. Whether it’s Harry and the Hendersons, Willow Creek, The Legend of Boggy Creek, or The Man Who Killed Hitler, and Then the Bigfoot, I am more than willing to invest an hour or two of my time into watching a movie about or starring my favorite eight foot tall hairy primate. Well, there’s a new one coming out, and it’s…weird.
Sasquatch Sunset, starring Jesse Eisenberg, isn’t coming out until April 19th, but early previews already have people talking. And walking. Several people walked out early in the film due to being “Grossed out.” It’s not excessive violence or horror movie gore, but accurate depictions of bodily functions and daily activities of large primates that are sending people running for the exits.
Sasquatch Sunset follows a group of four Bigfoots through their normal daily life, every candid moment of their daily life, including the urinating and defecating and mating and all the other things you didn’t really see in Harry and the Hendersons. It’s almost a nature film, but it’s also apparently heavy on the humor with a touch of drama. Eisenberg, who also co-produced the film, is extremely proud of it and offers it as an art film of sorts. Clearly, it won’t be for everybody, but you can bet I’ll be watching it.