"Curse of Bigfoot" (abridged with commentary)

His curse was that he had a fried egg for an eye

Here's a video I took the liberty of putting together using an interview from Talk to the Hand: The MANOS Talk Show. It's several clips of the movie Curse of Bigfoot cut together to illustrate what host Keith McCaffety and guest Jackey Raye Neyman are talking about. Jackey was an extra in the film as one of the classroom students. This was her second time being in a horrible movie. The first was the now infamous Manos: The Hands of Fate. This might be the closest we get to a commentary track from someone who was actually part of the film.

How bad is Curse of Bigfoot? Take a gander at that image. It looks like a Teddy bear that was dragged through the mud, punched in the left eye and hit in the right eye with a fried egg. Use that as a gauge.

It should be noted that this movie started out as a completely different film known as Teenagers Battle the Thing in 1958. In 1976, a director decided to use it along with newly-shot scenes and re-titled it, Curse of Bigfoot. Thus, it has the distinction of having been filmed both before and after Manos: The Hands of Fate.

Thank you, Keith and Jackey, for giving us a great interview!

If you're a glutton for punishment, you can watch the entire movie, below.



A true badge of honor for any bad movie is getting the RiffTrax treatment.