Creature from Black Lake

Starring:Karen Brooks (II), John David Carson, Jack Elam, Dennis Fimple, Cathryn Hartt, Evelyn Hindricks, Bob Kyle, Jim McCullough Jr., Roger Pancake, Becky Smiser, Chase Tatum, Roy Tatum, Dub Taylor, Bill Thurman, Michelle Willingham
Studio: Allumination Filmwor
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

horribly fun!

Creature from the Black Lake
Starring: John Carson , Jack Elam , Dennis Fimple , Catherine McClenny , and Dub Taylor
Director: Jr. Joy N. Houck
Manufacturer: Tango Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000ERVKAI
Release Date: 2006-05-04

Customer Reviews:

horribly fun!.......2007-02-07

God, what an aweful transfer! To be honest, I was just happy to find this movie at all, less on DVD. We've probably seen better compression on YouTube, but given the source, I didn't mind. In fact, I suppose it almost adds to the creepiness of the film, which will always hold a special place in my heart as an indoctrination into the horror genre as a child. If you're reading this review, I can only assume that you have a distant memory of this flick from your childhood. It's still good fun to watch, rest assured - just don't expect some sort of gleaming transfer to wow your socks off.

Average customer rating:

great movie
Classic Bigfoot B-movie flick of the 70's - There's just something about it
a very good b-movie
Entertaining
Creature from black lake

Creature from Black Lake
Starring: Karen Brooks (II) , John David Carson , Jack Elam , Dennis Fimple , and Cathryn Hartt
Manufacturer: United American Video
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B00007M5I5
Release Date: 2002-12-03

Customer Reviews:

great movie.......2007-05-23

this iz a really good movie. actings good. tha only flaw iz tha picture. itz watchable tho. this iz a classic. i highly reccomend this for anybody into old school monster flicks.

Classic Bigfoot B-movie flick of the 70's - There's just something about it.......2007-02-10

I like this movie. Come-on, Dennis Fimple is in it, he's a piece of work! And for the record, a previous reviewer had the names mismatched, Fimple played Pahoo, John David Carson was Rives.

Fimple kept pretty busy in the movie and TV business. You might recognize him most recently as Grandpa Hugo Firefly in Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses (2003), but he played small rolls in many movies over the years, and appeared in many TV show episodes, including ER, Quantum Leap, The A-Team, The Fall Guy, The Dukes of Hazard, and many others, even Petticoat Junction and Green Acres back in the late 60's. Sadly Dennis Fiimple passed away in August of 2002, of natural causes, shortly after finishing his work on House of 1000 Corpses.

John David Carson is a familiar face of film and television as well, having appeared in episodes of Hawaii Five-0, CHiPs, Charlies Angels, The Fall Guy, Eight is Enough, Barnaby Jones, and many others, including a small roll in the 1990 film Pretty Woman.

Carson plays the cool, good looking half of the duo, but Fimple has some sort of appeal, even though many might consider him less than attractive. Heck, one of the young vixens in the film even shows interest in him.

Jack Elam portrayed town drunk Joe Canton. Elam's career spanned 6 decades, beginning way back in 1944 with Trailin' West. You may remember him as the cooky-eyed Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing in The Canonball Run (1981), or from a host of other films and TV shows throughout the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Elam passed away in October, 2003.

Creature from Black Lake is not the worst production I've seen, and once played out the story is actually pretty good. Fimple is cast perfectly for this roll, and creates a likeable character as Pahoo; comical, yet somehow vulnerable, and we find out how well this actually works at setting us up for a shock later in the film.

The creature noises are creepy enough, the scenes are shot well, and the acting is pretty good for the most part. It was originally shot in a widescreen format, cinemascope or something, because the version reproduced for the DVD features the infamous pan-and-scan trick to get characters into frame. Of course the title sequences are all squeezed in there in order to make all the words fit on a standard TV screen, so everything looks stretched and tall. Maybe someone will decide to release this again in a widescreen format on DVD.

Next to The Legend of Boggy Creek I'd have to say this is my favorite Bigfoot film of that era. In fact, aside from Harry and The Hendersons, which wasn't a thriller, any other Bigfoot movie I've seen was just okay. This movie has a certain quality about it which makes it fun to watch, entertaining and spooky at times.

If you're looking for a classic Bigfoot film, complete with eerie, dark, Louisiana bayou scenes, and a giant beast lurking in the shadows, I suggest you pick up The Creature from Black Lake. It's actually a pretty good film.

a very good b-movie.......2006-12-17

The first time I watched this film was at night, in the dark with everybody else in the house asleep. Thats how I would recommend watching this film. I have heard some bad reviews about this film but you have to remember this film was done in the 70's during the whole bigfoot rage. Most people know what they're in for when they get this film. A great popcorn movie that will scare the bejeezus out of you under the right conditions...lights off, quiet, and alone in the room. I highly recommend this film for a good fright. Just remember the film makers had a very small budget, but they pulled off a very convincing scary little flick. I would rate this film one star above boggy creek.

Entertaining.......2006-07-25

I used to stay up and watch this flick on the late show. Good cast and some tense moments(ie;the tree and knife scene).Also the bigfoot scenes were staged well.Black Lake and Boggy Creek are probably two of the best bigfoot films made so far(excluding yeti films like the Abominable Snowman with Peter Cushing).Not alot of blood and profanity.Just an entertaining little story. I would have added another star if it had been in widescreen and a better transfer.It almost looks like it's been copied from a vcr.The sound is pretty bad also.Not good quality at all, but that's all there is for now. Remember,this is a low budget 70s flick without the cgi,gore and profanity. I recommend it.

Creature from black lake.......2006-02-26

When the movie was delivered I had played the movie and noticed the movie looked like it was bootlegged and poorly done at that most of the movie didnt play, so I didnt get to watch but 15 minutes of the movie. I would like to know who I can contact to get my money back.

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