The Sasquatch Gang
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tim Skousen
Produced by	Kevin Spacey Jeremy Coon
Written by	Tim Skousen
Starring	Jeremy Sumpter Justin Long Joey Kern
Music by	John Swihart
Cinematography	Munn Powell
Editing by	Tim Skousen Jeremy Coon
Distributed by	Sony BMG Screen Media Pictures
Release date(s)	November 30, 2007
Running time	86 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.5 million
Gross revenue	$26,242,223

The Sasquatch Gang (also known as The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang) is a 2007 American comedy film written and directed by Tim Skousen, the first assistant director on Napoleon Dynamite. The film was shot in Oregon in locations such as the forests of rural parts of Clackamas County and a dirt track speedway in Banks.

The six-week shoot was completed in the summer of 2005. The film premiered in January 2006 at the Slamdance Film Festival. It was also shown at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival and the Waterfront Film Festival. The film opened in limited release in the United States on November 30, 2007.^[1] The film was released on DVD March 25, 2008.^[2]

The film was rated PG-13 by the MPAA for crude humor and language.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Trivia 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Plot

Young sci-fi/fantasy expert Gavin (Jeremy Sumpter) and a few of his other highly intelligent buddies (Addie Land, Hubbel Palmer, Rob Pinkston) find huge footprints in the woods one day. Unbeknownst to the friends, two of Gavin's highly unintelligent neighbors, Zerk (Justin Long) and Shirts (Joey Kern) faked the findings as a plan to gain profits to pay off Zerk's credit card bill.

[edit] Cast

• Jeremy Sumpter as Gavin Gore
• Justin Long as Zerk Wilder
• Joey Kern as Shirts Jokum
• Addie Land as Sophie Suchowski
• Hubbel Palmer as Hobie Plumber
• Rob Pinkston as Maynard Keyes
• Michael Mitchell as Shane Bagwell
• Ray Santiago as Crone
• Jeff D'Agostino as Dagan
• Jon Gries as Sheriff Ed Chillcut
• Carl Weathers as Dr. Artimus Snodgrass
• Stephen Tobolowsky as Ernie Dalrymple
• Jon Heder as Laser Tag Referee

[edit] Trivia

• The original title of this film, The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang, is a reference to the title of the 1970s Disney film The Apple Dumpling Gang
• The tagline is 'A tale of Nerds and Turds'.
• In one part of the film, when Gavin is being mocked and someone calls him Peter Pan, it is a reference to Sumpter's role in the 2003 film.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Sasquatch Gang at the Internet Movie Database
• The Sasquatch Gang at Allmovie
• The Sasquatch Gang at Box Office Mojo
• The Sasquatch Gang at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Sasquatch Gang at Metacritic