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In Theaters Now
- 2024
- R
- Bleecker Street Media
- 1 h 28 m
- 2024
- R
- Bleecker Street Media
- 1 h 28 m
Summary In the misty forests of North America, a family of Sasquatches—possibly the last of their enigmatic kind— embark on an absurdist, epic, hilarious, and ultimately poignant journey over the course of one year. These shaggy and noble giants fight for survival as they find themselves on a collision course with the ever-changing world around ...
Directed By: David Zellner, Nathan Zellner
Written By: David Zellner
In Theaters Now
- 2024
- R
- Bleecker Street Media
- 1 h 28 m
- 2024
- R
- Bleecker Street Media
- 1 h 28 m
Sasquatch Sunset
65
6.6
Where to Watch
Summary In the misty forests of North America, a family of Sasquatches—possibly the last of their enigmatic kind— embark on an absurdist, epic, hilarious, and ultimately poignant journey over the course of one year. These shaggy and noble giants fight for survival as they find themselves on a collision course with the ever-changing world around ...
Directed By: David Zellner, Nathan Zellner
Written By: David Zellner
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
65
70% Positive
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
24% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
5% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
65
70% Positive
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
24% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
5% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
It's a special movie that can make you laugh out loud numerous times at gross comedy and then make you think and feel something, too. There’s also something to be said for a movie that seems like the most fun these actors ever had.
Are we looking for the human in the Sasquatch? Or for the Sasquatch in us? The movie works either way, but in its refusal to hew to a familiar plot trajectory, it holds up a mirror to our own narcissism.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 User Ratings
6.6
64% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
21% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
14% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 User Ratings
6.6
64% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
21% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
14% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Movies that provide us with an inside look at the lives of communities different from our own can show us just how much alike – and not alike – the constituencies of those cultures truly are from our own. It’s especially intriguing when such films cross species lines, examining societies of beings different from ourselves, an undertaking tackled in the latest project from the acting-writing-directing duo of David and Nathan Zellner. Known for such offbeat releases as “The Art of Self-Defense” (2019) and “Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter” (2014), this time out the filmmaking siblings present a documentary-style look at a year in the lives of a bigfoot family of four inhabiting the forests of Northern California. The camera follows them through a variety of everyday situations not unlike what we as humans go through, only in a totally different milieu. The film features an array of comedic and dramatic circumstances to which we can all undoubtedly relate, often on a very “earthy,” unrestrained level, involving activities in which we all engage but rarely talk about. Told in four acts, this release beautifully captures their experience of life in the woods, with exquisite visuals of Northwestern landscapes and diverse forest wildlife, along with curious, entirely natural expressions of individuals discovering the myriad elements of a world that they have come to believe is their own. But is it? As they come upon scenarios that are anomalous from what they have typically known, they must learn to adapt when evidence emerges that their world could be drastically changing – even vanishing – before their very eyes. In that sense, then, the film quietly delivers a strong environmental message (aptly timed for an Earth Day release) that we should heed in light of the unsettling experience of this picture’s unique protagonists. While the film’s sequences at times become somewhat repetitive and feature more than their share of undoubtedly base humor, this offering is nevertheless entertaining, clever and thought-provoking, enhanced by its stunning cinematography, emotive original score, and stellar makeup and prosthetics. Despite these assets, however, some have dismissively and capriciously compared this production to an extended Saturday Night Live sketch or a parody of the opening sequence of Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968). But those analogies unfairly sell this one short as a vehicle that will simultaneously make viewers both laugh and think. With an economical 100 runtime and a fine cast of actors portraying the quartet of uncannily prescient primates (Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough, Nathan Zellner, Christophe Zajac-Denek), “Sasquatch Sunset” makes an intriguing watch, provided that viewers give it a fair shake. Indeed, if we’re ever to reach a new level of understanding about those who are different from us and with whom we share this world, not to mention the impact we have on one another, we should make an effort to grasp what this offering is trying to tell us – while we still have the time to do so for both of us.
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Messages, metaphors and micturation aside, the journey is the thing, and in this case, “Sasquatch Sunset” is a pretty good journey — and thus a pretty good thing.
It works far better as a free-floating vibe than a movie, which can be read as a backhanded compliment or a sign of surrender.
Sasquatch Sunset is sufficiently different that it’s almost worth seeing for that reason alone. Alas, I don’t think it sufficiently rises above the gimmick of its premise to provide a compelling reason to spend 90 minutes in a movie theater.
Sasquatch Sunset is sometimes hilarious, often unique, and otherwise forgettable.
A bewildering 90-minute, narrator-less and wordless experiment that’s as audacious as it is infuriating. It’s not clear if everyone was high making it or we should be while watching it.
Surely the oddest film I'll see from 2024's new film releases will be 'Sasquatch Sunset'.SYNOPSIS: 'A year in the life of a unique family. It captures the daily life of the Sasquatch with a level of detail and rigor that is simply unforgettable.'It's really difficult to review this film because it's impossible to know why it even **** however odd, outlandish and stupidly funny it is at times you can't fault the filmmakers and the cast for being totally committed to a film which feels like some sort of weird fever ****'re not supposed to take this seriously as this is just four people in furry suits and a lot of prosthetics. It's daft, and plain stupid at times.I can't fault how gorgeous this film looks with the incredible landscapes stealing every shot. There's also a gorgeous soundtrack which absolutely enhances the madness you're witnessing on screen.'Sasquatch Sunset' will not be a film for everyone, it's certainly not a film I'll ever return to.Oddly entertaining but it feels like an extended SNL sketch. And not for the better.5/10
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I do not believe in Bigfoot or Sasquatch or whatever you call the concept of some missing link roaming around the woods. And because of my beliefs, I cannot watch this movie. And the trailer told me everything I needed to know.
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Production Company
Square Peg,
The Space Program,
ZBI,
Felix Culpa
Release Date Apr 12, 2024
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating R
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination