I got to see the "World Premier" of "Southern Fried Bigfoot" at the TX Bigfoot Conference. Wow, I think everyone will love this documentary.

As posted at the conference:

"Southern Fried Bigfoot" is an independently produced documentary that explores the legends, tales and possible reality of the hairy monsters that are purported to live in the wild areas of the South."

It was very good, discussing the "Fouke Monster", the "Skunk Ape", the "Honey Island Swamp Monster', and the "Lake Worth Monster".

Some of the people interviewed that I recognized were Craig Woolheater and Chester Moore, Jr.

I wasn't sure if this documentary was going to be sold as a DVD, or if it was going to end up on one of the cable tv networks.

hey pywacket i sure hope southern fried bigfoot comes out on dvd in near future. bill

All:

Thanks for the kind words, and thanks as well to Craig Woolheater and the TBRC for giving us a chance to screen "Southern Fried Bigfoot" to an audience for the first time.

As for seeing "SFB" on DVD, we're currently shopping it around to both broadcast and DVD distributors. We've actually already received offers for both, but since both myself and the crew have invested a lot of blood, sweat, and tears in the project, we're proceeding cautiously as we review all proposed offers. Once we've made a decision, news will be posted on the official SFB website and SFB's Myspace page.

The eventual DVD release will probably have approximately thirty minutes of extras and deleted scenes.

I'm a little late in posting it, but the good folks at The Documentary Channel featured an article on SFB just a few short hours before it premiered at the 2007 Texas Bigfoot Conference: http://www.documentarychannel.com/main/content/view/187/1/

And speaking of the premiere, there are a few pictures of it posted on the SFB MySpace page.

Hope to report something soon on where you can see "Southern Fried Bigfoot" next.

The SFB movie was thoroughly enjoyable, and I am glad to have been part of the 'world premier' audience! Great job, SFB!

It was great - tasted like chicken.

Time for an update and a shameless plug: We're still trying to finalize a distribution deal for "Southern Fried Bigfoot." In the meantime, however, "SFB" has been entered into a number of film festivals. We'll find out which ones it's been accepted into over the next few weeks.

One fest that it's already been accepted into is the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival being held in Florence, Alabama. "SFB" will be screening at 2 pm Thursday, March 6, 2008. Most of the screenings and events at the festival are free and open to the public. More info on the fest, the films screening there, and its schedule can be found at http://www.lindseyfilmfest.com/screenings2008.html.

hey southern wow thanks for new above update indeed. thanks bill

I watched the trailer here: http://www.southernfriedbigfoot.com/?pg=tr...i2f5lhjc38009s4

Very nice.

Hey billgreen. Hope you are well. Always good to see you. I still say you post like a fiend, and your post count reflects that! But very stylized and always friendly.

Hi

Looks like some good stuff

Peace
Tim

Wow!!! I enjoyed the trailer immensely and can't wait to see the entire piece.

hey southern fried bigfoot when is your great new documentary officialy comeing out on dvd im just wondering... thanks bill

Hey, Bill:

We're hoping to announce a distribution deal soon. There are some potentially exciting things going on behind the scenes right now, and I'm hoping we'll have some definite news over the next few weeks. Thanks for the interest and stay tuned!

hey southern fried bigfoot, wow thanks for new great above update for me & everyone here, i realy like the poster icon of your new documentary southern fried bigfoot. keep in touch ok.. bill

hey craig & tbrc researchers this is great news that southern fried bigfoot documentary is finaly available on dvd. ill defintly be saveing my money for this new documentary dvd indeed. please keep me posted ok... good afternoon bill

im so excited now im realy looking forward to southern fried bigfoot documentary to come out dvd soon. i see cryptomundo had a new informative new article about southern fried bigfoot today. but im waiting patiently for it to come out indeed. good afternoon. bill green keep me posted ok..

As Bill Green kindly mentioned above, there's finally some news to report on the status of "Southern Fried Bigfoot."�

After spending over a year trying to nab a distribution deal, I'm happy to announce that "SFB" will have its broadcast premiere on The Documentary Channel on April 13, 2009 at 9pm Eastern/8pm Central. DOC is carried on DISH Network, Channel #197. More info on The Documentary Channel can be found on the network's official website.

We're still trying to nail down a national DVD distribution deal so that we can hopefully get the documentary in stores and into such outlets as Netflix. In the meantime, however, DVD copies will be sold on The Documentary Channel's online store. They should go on sale around the same time as the broadcast premiere.

We'll be announcing some more news about "SFB" as we get closer to April, and my deepest thanks to everyone who's emailed me about its status over the last few months.

hey southern fried bigfoot, your very welcome to the above reply to me. im looking forward to seeing southern fried bigfoot documentary dvd in near future. please keep us posted ok. good evening. bill green

eerietube.com, "a hip new space where you can check out the latest in horror and sci-fi news, as well as view original content directed by some of horror's most innovative directors," has just posted a sneak preview clip of "Southern Fried Bigfoot."

The clip is from "SFB's" first segment, entitled "Bigfoot in the South?," and can be found on eerietube's "Webisodes" page.

Click the seventh tube from the left and then hit the "View Now" tube to see it.

eerietube also has some really spooky horror shorts featured on the same page. Just FYI, there is a posted disclaimer that some of them are recommended for mature audiences. If you like scary stuff, you're in for a good time.

hey southern fried bigfoot when will this new documentary dvd be finaly available on amazon.com or walmart.com or other online stores im just wondering ok. thanks bill . p.s. i realy liked the new movie trailer to new documentary as well

is southern fried bigfoot documentary going viewed at various bigfoot conferances & film festivals etc. like said before im looking forward to the dvd in near future good evening. bill. keep me & everyone here informed

Hey, Bill:

We spent some time last year on the film festival circuit, but now we're just focusing strictly on broadcast and DVD distribution, both of which we'll be experiencing with The Documentary Channel this April.

Thanks for the the interest!

hey southern fried bigfoot, are you going to put your whole new documentary on youtube etc im just wondering ty for the return reply bill

Just as a quick update, there will be an article about "Southern Fried Bigfoot" in Issue 18 of the critically-acclaimed comic book series "PROOF." Written by Alex Grecian and illustrated by Riley Rossmo, "PROOF" follows the exploits of a secret agent who just so happens to be a Sasquatch. The series has a strong cryptozoological bent, and the title character has come into contact with and/or run up against thunderbirds, African dinosaurs, the Dover Demon, chupacabras, and an ancient Yeti, just to name a few.

Issue 18 is due to go on sale Wednesday, March 25 from Image Comics, and it can be found at comic and specialty stores across the nation.

hey southern fried bigfoot good afternoon wow ty for the above new reply indeed keep in touch ok.

The Documentary Channel passed on some additional airdates for "Southern Fried Bigfoot," and the airdates and times are below. All times listed are for Eastern and Central time zones.

Mon April 13, 2009 9:00 PM EST/8:00 PM CST (encore at 12 E/11 C)
Sat April 18, 2009 5:00 PM EST/4:00 PM CST
Weds April 29, 2009 8:00 PM EST/7:00 PM CST (encore at 11 E/10 C)
Weds May 6, 2009 5:00 PM EST/4:00 PM CST
Sat May 16, 2009 9:00 PM EST/8:00 PM CST (encore at 12 E/11 C)

As as a reminder, The Documentary Channel is carried on DISH Network Channel 197.

Finally, The Documentary Channel just posted a promo for "SFB" on YouTube and it can be found here.

Thanks!

hey friend WOW.... ty for the new above update reply indeed. keep in touch ok

hey southern fried bigfoot, i see your new documentary is on dvd finaly out . is the dvd available on amazon.com yet. will your documentary be on histery channel or travel channel or discovery channel in near future for those here that dont have dish network but regular cable. keep us updated ok. your friend bill

Hey, Bill: Our broadcast deal is exclusively with The Documentary Channel, so that's the only place it will be airing network-wise for the time-being. Likewise, the only place to get the DVD right now is The Documentary Channel's online store, and the SFB DVD should go onsale there sometime next week. However, the DVD is also going to eventually be sold on Amazon.com at some point in the very near future, but I'm not sure of the exact date yet. I'll be sure to post it here when it's been locked in stone. Thanks!

hey southern fried bigfoot your very welcome the great return new above reply to me. im sure everyone here will like your reply as well. itll be great once your bigfoot documentary dvd goes on amazon in near future. money is kinda tight now for me yada yada but im saveing hehe. keep us updated. good evening. bill

I noticed in newspaper this am that WNYE (chnl 25, a PBS station in NYC) is broadcasting SFB tonite at 9. I thought it might be some wierd cooking show.

All:

As Loren Coleman kindly noted in a recent Cryptomundo post, in addition to DISH Network, The Documentary Channel's programming can also be seen in the following cities and on the following networks:

New York
NYCTV Channel 25
Monday 9pm - 12am EST
Saturday 11am - 2pm EST

Nashville
Comcast Digital Cable Channel 241 or Charter 176
6pm - 6am CST

Denver
KBDI PBS Channel 12
24hrs, 7 days week

Thanks!

For some reason, CableVision does not carry WNYE! I thought PBS was 'must carry'. They do carry WNET, WLIW, and WNJN.

b/t/w, the newspaper says SFB is on for only 1 hour: 9-10.

Just checked our DISH Network guide on the tv and saw that the Documentary Channel (197) is showing it at 11 p.m. CST.

Can't wait to check it out and hope the heavy rains we're getting will quit by then.

hey skip ill probley buy the southern fried bigfoot documentary dvd more excitement etc too it.

Hi Bill!

Guess I should have signed my post with "Bit", as I typed the earlier post. Blonde Moment!

I'll probably buy the DVD as soon as our finances loosen up a bit for us. I figure it'll make a nice birthday present to myself!


Dawn/Bit

i cant wait to check it out 11pm here on dish

hey skip thats ok indeed ty for above reply to me. bill. hey txhunter ty for above reply & rubbing it in we all here i guess have regular cable not dish

Southern Fried Bigfoot is now available at the Documentary Channel Store.

"The production values and cinematography are terrific, the re-creations are well-done and the entire package is absorbing. I highly recommend you check it out.” - Alex Grecian, writer and co-creator of “PROOF”

The American South has its own unique traits, people, cuisine, and way of life, and according to some people, its own monsters. While many have heard the legends of Bigfoot in the Pacific Northwest, the stories of the “boogers, swamp devils, and skunk apes” rumored to prowl the backwoods and bayous of the Southern US aren't as well known.

With commentary from believers, skeptics, and the open-minded, "Southern Fried Bigfoot" explores the legends, tales, and possible reality of these hairy monsters. Are these stories just myths or misidentifications, or could there actually be something unknown watching you from the dark shadows of the trees…? (60 minutes, 2007)

The DVD includes 45 minutes of extras and deleted scenes.

hey ecwool i bought the new documentary dvd today i should be getting it im my mail sometime next week.

I have cable; couldn't find SFB.

I'm slightly embarassed to say that I didn't watch this when it was aired at the TBRC Conference in 2007 as I was gossiping to someone (can't remember who now), but I did watch it this morning and enjoyed it immensley.

The production itself is first class, the editing is especially good.

I've seen a lot of bigfoot-type documentaries over the years, and it is fair to say that most of them are pretty much the same, but this was somewhat different, and takes you on a tour of all the best-known monsters in the South.

Well worth watching.

All:

Just as an update, I was informed yesterday that due to a last-minute scheduling change, the afternoon programming originally scheduled for today and tomorrow (4/18 and 4/19) on The Documentary Channel won't be airing this weekend as originally planned, and yes, that includes today's airing of "SFB." I was promised updated airdates asap and as soon as I have them, I'll post them here and on the official SFB site.

I've gotten a lot of phone calls and emails this week from people trying to find "SFB," so just to clarify: the only place to find it is on The Documentary Channel, carried nationwide on DISH Network (Channel 197). DOC isn't currently carried by DIRECTV, and it looks like the only basic cable channels that carry DOC's programming are Comcast Digital Cable Channel 241 and Charter 176, both of which are based in Nashville and carry DOC's feed from 6 pm to 6 am.

DOC's programming can also bee seen on NYCtv Channel 25 in New York, on Monday nights from 9 pm-12am, and on Saturdays from 11am-2pm. Finally, DOC is also carried on KPDI PBS Channel 12 in Denver, seven days a week.

The Documentary Channel is really neat network that shows a wide variety of documentaries, and they're trying to get picked up by other cable/satellite carriers. They currently have a petition to get carried by DIRECTV on their website and it can be found here.

Thanks!

Just got some updated airdates for "SFB" on The Documentary Channel for April and May, and was told that I'll have some for June relatively soon as well.

Weds April 29, 2009 8:00 PM EST/7:00 PM CST (encore at 11 E/10 C)
Weds May 6, 2009 5:00 PM EST/4:00 PM CST
Friday May 8, 2009 3:30 AM EST/2:30 AM CST
Sat May 16, 2009 9:00 PM EST/8:00 PM CST (encore at 12 E/11 C)

hey southern fried bigfoot i ordered your great new documentary southern fried bigfoot dvd from the documentary channel online store website last week. so i should be getting it soon indeedy. keep in touch ok... thanks bill

here my review-- i just finished watching the new documentary dvd southern fried bigfoot it was awesome wonderful great etc. the researchers did a great to awesome interviews in the documentary. i realy liked the reactments of the classic southern sasquatch encounters etc. it realy made understand how the swamps realy are down south how a creature like sasquatch could live in a swamp. this documentary is DEFINETLY must for any researchers bigfoot-sasquatch dvds library. it was awesome to finaly get this new documentary in my mail today. i give this new documentary A++++. this documentary did have a skeptic side to it nuteral way which was great in sence. thanks bill

I watched this show the other night on the Documentary Channel, I had completely missed this thread so was unaware of the movie. I happened to find it while searching through the guide and must admit to tuning in expecting a kind of tongue-in-cheek cheesorama.....I was very wrong, I must admit to thoroughly enjoying the show and seeing some old familiar faces in it.....I DVR'd it so the missus can catch it and will most likely be snagging the DVD in the near future to get the extras that weren't on the Doc Channel version.

Well done, and very enjoyable. If you get the opportunity, definately worth the time to watch...Thanks

Thanks to everyone for all the kind words above.

To give everyone an idea of what to expect from some of the Extras on the "SFB" DVD - shameless plug; it's onsale now on The Documentary Channel's online store and will also be available sometime this summer on Amazon.com - we've posted one of the them online.

Entitled "North Vs. South," it's about the alleged differences between the Bigfoot creatures of the Pacific Northwest and those of the Southern US. It features Craig Woolheater, Loren Coleman, Dr. Vaughn Bryant, Ph.D., and Chester Moore, Jr. It can be found on YouTube here. If you have a fast Internet connection, click on the HQ button to watch the clip in high quality.

Enjoy!

Heh you have a MySpace and Facebook page

Perhaps someone can write a review for this in IMDB? I would but I haven't pirated it yet


Southern Fried Bigfoot (2007)


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1201590/

Directed by
Sean Whitley

Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Sean Whitley writer


Cast (in alphabetical order)

Calvin Anderson ... Bourbon Street Drunk
Barry Bagert ... Himself
John Bindernagel ... Himself
John Blanton ... Himself
Russell Scott Boyd ... Fisherman
Zane Boyd ... Creature Performer
Vaughn Bryant ... Himself
Sallie Ann Clarke ... Herself
Loren Coleman ... Himself
Graham Criglow ... Himself
Matthew J. Fazio ... Lead Creature Performer
Carl Finch ... Himself
Ron Gardner ... Hoaxer
Bing Graffunder ... Deer Stand Hunter
Richie Kay ... Himself
Randy King ... Himself
Thomas Lynch ... Himself
Dan Maloney ... Himself
Gary Matthews ... Himself
Chester Moore Jr. ... Himself
Lee Murphy ... Himself
Bill Rebsamen ... Himself
Rob Riggs ... Himself
Christopher Sabat ... Narrator
Hope Stedman ... Bourbon Street Drunk
Dexter Sumpter ... Cowboy
Patrick Trumble ... Himself
Mitchel Whitington ... Himself
Cynthia Whitley ... Bourbon Street Drunk
Shane Whitley ... Creature Performer
Craig Woolheater ... Himself

Night Stalker: Nope, no luck getting a review on IMDB yet, but we do have some reviews posted on the official site here.

Wow I would like to see this. There is a Honey Island Swamp part I see. I hunt, fish, and boat that area and I will tell you there is nothing BF related there. Wish there was. That place is jam packed with hunters and fishermen. No one ever has mentioned Bigfoot except one family. Yep the family of the guy (Ford) that claimed to have seen something back in the 60s. They keep the story going, which is fun and the guy really may have seen something back then. But as of lately, past 30 years, nothing. The swamp tour boats travel the most populated areas of that swamp all day everyday. They too like to feed the Swamp Monster story out to the folks on board. IF there will be a Bigfoot in this area I think it will be passing through and a bit more to the north. The Pearl River System is what makes up this swamp. I think more north on the river up around Bogalusa would be the best bet. This area has farm land to the east and hard piney woods to the west. The swamp at this area cuts right through the two. It is less hunted than down south where the river crossed Interstate 59 and Interstate 10.