The Town That Cried Bigfoot

Movie

46 Min

10
Overview:
In the bitter winter of 1978, four desperate council members from a small Virginia town hatched a daring Bigfoot hoax to save it from the brink of bankruptcy. But as the money grew, so did the greed-triggering the town's first unsolved murder.
Tag Line:
A hoax to save a town. A murder to hide the truth.
Directors:
Mark Dossett
Revenue:
 
Budget:
$100
Genres:
Documentary
Tags:
corruption
1970s
bigfoot
west virginia
mockumentary
thief
murder
scam
hunting
county jail
tourist attraction
virginia
crooked sheriff
small town sheriff
hoax
1980s
southern sasquatch
sasquatch
state crimes
tourist trap
political scandal
bigfoot hunter
small southern town
mayoral election
gritty
lumber mill
unsolved murder