BIGFOOT: MAN OR BEAST? Starring Rene Dahinden, John Green and Dr. Grover Krantz. Directed by Lawrence Crowley.

Serious, well-researched documentary examines the Bigfoot phenomenan from the 1970's perspective. Robert Morgan is a believer, so the interviews range from those who've encountered the wild man to those researchers like Rene Dahinden, John Green and Dr. Grover Krantz -- the earliest of Sasquatch cryptozoologists -- who offer (and even sometimes argue!) over the creature's methods and man-like nature.

Tons of witnesses recount their first-hand (or is that first-foot?) meeting with Bigfoot. And, in a tense but funny sequence, Dahinden, Green, Krantz and Morgan gather for an impromptu meeting in the woods, whereupon they argue and discuss whether or not a living Sasquatch should be shot in order to convince skeptics or leave the human-like beast alone in its majestic wilderness stomping grounds.

For any self-respecting crypto fan, BIGFOOT: MAN OR BEAST? is the prototype of so many of the Discovery Channel and other cable network fare that emulate its matter-of-fact vs. sensationalistic approach.

CRITICAL FEEDBACK

“Yes! Robert Morgan, baby! Looks like Loomis from HALLOWEEN... Includes the Patterson film, a mime describes what he thinks of it... for the most part it's groovy guys in groovy clothes looking for Bigfoot. " -- Doc Macready-3, IMBD

"This is the best Bigfoot documentary of them all. I highly recommend it... two biologists, a microbiologist, a botanist, an expert tracker, sociology researcher, two Bigfoot researchers, an anthropologist, a naturalist, and a Native American historian spend most of the summer of 1974 in the Mt. St. Helens area gathering evidence & talking to people who claimed to have seen Bigfoot.” --Steven Tichenell, IMDB