Review by: Richard Hucklebridge a Curator with the B.F.R.O
This new book is lot more than I expected, due the fact that it has Roger Patterson’s entire book incorporated between its covers. For myself, I found this to be profound, because I have not had the opportunity to read his book, due to the fact, that it has been out of print for a number of years now. I have always wanted to know more about the filmmakers from Yakima, Washington, and now I had my first chance to find out just why Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin went to Bluff Creek in Northern California in the first pace, to make this now famous 1967 Film of a female Sasquatch. I really enjoyed Roger Patterson’s illustrations that were posted through out the book. Not only are they good, but also they are informative, and from time to time you can also get a good laugh out of them.
Christopher Murphy’s explanation of what took place on those fateful days in Northern California during, and after the P-G film of October 1967, is a piece of history that we all should have some knowledge of, if we are to understand a little more about this short film that was recorded by Roger Patterson. The author has incorporated numerous colored pictures of the female Sasquatch that were used in that 1967 film. He also tells us about how our American Scientist treated Patterson and Gimlin after they presented the film to them, and then we learn how the foreign scientist felt about this film. What a difference!
Summary: This is a must have book by Chris Murphy and Roger Patterson for your enjoyment, and collection. For me, it fills in a lot of missing and interesting information about what took place with the P-G film fifty plus years ago. I do believe that this book will give our younger generation more of an incentive to learn about this creature
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Reviewer's Bookwatch May 2005
Michael J Carson, reviewer
Midwest Book Review
The Bigfoot Film Controversy presents the complete text of Roger Patterson's landmark book Do Abominable Snowmen of America Really Exist? along with a paragraph of historical corrections, and a supplementary update on the famous Patterson/Gimlin Bigfoot Film. Black-and-white as well as some color photographs enhance the text, and a general index allows for quick and easy reference. Patterson's original book describes native American legends as well as details of various individual sightings and even a horrifying Bigfoot story attributed to Theodore Roosevelt. The supplement discussing Patterson's film includes enlarged color images and testimonies from biomechanics expert, a forensic examiner, and an anthropologist, discussion of questions raised (including issues concerning the anatomy of the creature and whether or not the film featured an actor in a costume) and more. An excellent resource for anyone looking to investigate the legend of Bigfoot, whether one is a skeptic, a believer, or simply an inquisitive-minded individual at heart.
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