Sasquatch Sunset

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Sasquatch Sunset
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written byDavid Zellner
Produced by
Starring
  • Riley Keough
  • Jesse Eisenberg
  • Christophe Zajac-Denek
  • Nathan Zellner
CinematographyMike Gioulakis
Edited by
  • Nathan Zellner
  • David Zellner
  • Daniel Tarr
Music byThe Octopus Project
Production
companies
Distributed byBleecker Street
Release dates
  • January 19, 2024 (2024-01-19) (Sundance)
  • April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
Running time
88 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
Box office$799,705[2][3]

Sasquatch Sunset is a 2024 American

sasquatch over a period of one year. Ari Aster
served as an executive producer under his Square Peg banner.

It had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024. The film was released by Bleecker Street on April 12, 2024.

Plot

In the early 1990s, four

alpha male, the sole female, her son, and another male—live in the forests of Northern California
. The alpha frequently has sex with the female, and the group performs rituals where they drum with branches in hopes of getting a response from other Sasquatches.

During springtime, the female rejects the alpha's advances and he pulls a load-bearing stick from their shelter in an attempt to have sex with it. The group chases him off and he eats a poisonous mushroom, trying to have sex with a

mountain lion
while under its influence. The child finds the mountain lion eviscerating the alpha and alerts the other sasquatches, although they don't figure out until the next day; the group buries him.

Now summer, the male becomes the new alpha and the visibly pregnant female arouses him, but she rejects his requests for sex. They encounter a tagged tree and later a road, which they

mark with urine and feces
out of fright. They encounter a tagged log in a river, which the male stands atop and falls off of, getting his legs stuck underneath. The female and the child fail to help the male escape, helplessly watching as a current rolls it onto his chest, trapping and drowning him; the remaining two bury him afterward.

In the fall, the Sasquatches come across a campsite while its owners are out. When the female figures out how to play Love to Hate You from a boombox, she and the child are emotionally overcome by the power of the music and eventually wreck the site in a fit of rage; the child throws a frisbee at the female's stomach and causes her water to break. They flee and try to find something to eat before the female abruptly gives birth to a baby. The mountain lion approaches, but she distracts it with the baby's placenta and they leave.

Now winter, they steal a penned chicken and the mother saves the child from a bear trap. The baby almost asphyxiates in its sleep until the mother resuscitates it. They see a forest fire and many chopped trees, and eventually wind up in Willow Creek as spring approaches. They encounter a Sasquatch statue outside the local museum, trying and failing to communicate with it.

Cast

Production

In August 2022, Jesse Eisenberg announced his involvement in the film as an actor and producer, with David Zellner and Nathan Zellner directing. He stated to Entertainment Weekly, "In full makeup. In full body hair. No lines, I grunt, but no lines, and I'm so looking forward to this."[4] Principal photography took place in Northern California in 2022.[5]

To help the cast prepare for their roles, Eisenberg brought in movement coach and mime coach Lorin Eric Salm, whom Eisenberg had trained with to play French mime artist Marcel Marceau in the feature film Resistance. Prior to filming, in what was dubbed "Sasquatch School" or "Ape Camp", Salm worked with the actors to explore Sasquatch behavior and to establish consistent movement for the creatures so that they would all appear to be of the same species. Drawing inspiration both from primates and from Bigfoot lore, he helped them find a balance between human and ape-like movement. The work included creating a walk, learning animal behavior, developing non-verbal emotional expression, and exploring how a Sasquatch might interact with unfamiliar objects. The movement sessions also focused on nuances of daily Sasquatch life and their manner of eating, and it was during this training period when their vocalizations and forms of communication were chosen.[6][7][8][9]

Release

Sasquatch Sunset had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024.[10] Prior to this

Icon Film Distribution on June 14, 2024.[1]

Reception

On the

weighted average, assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[17]

Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph gave the film a rating of two out of five, writing "It's just too carried away with being a big prank: even something as outré as Harmony Korine's Trash Humpers (2010) seemed less desperate to draw a crowd."[18]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Sasquatch Sunset (2024)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 26, 2024.Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Sasquatch Sunset (2024)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Travis, Emlyn (August 20, 2022). "Get ready for Eisensquatch: Jesse Eisenberg reveals his next movie role will be playing a Sasquatch". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Wu, Valerie (December 5, 2023). "Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg Film 'Sasquatch Sunset' to Be Released by Bleecker Street". Variety. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  6. ^ Nemiroff, Perri (January 27, 2024). "Riley Keough Opens Up About Having a Sasquatch for a Director". Collider. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
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  8. ^ Gentile, Dan (January 21, 2024). "For Sundance Sasquatch film, Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough went to a NorCal 'ape camp'". SFGate. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  9. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (January 19, 2024). "Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg Spent Two Hours Transforming Into Bigfoot With 'Tons of Fur' for Absurdist Sundance Movie Sasquatch Sunset". Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  10. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (January 19, 2024). "Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough's 'Sasquatch Sunset' Weirds Out Sundance With Bigfoots Having Sex, Vomiting and Farting". Variety. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  11. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (December 20, 2023). "Adam Sandler's 'Spaceman' & Riley Keough-Jesse Eisenberg Pic 'Sasquatch Sunset' Set For Berlinale Specials Line-Up". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  12. ^ "Sasquatch Sunset". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  13. ^ "Sasquatch Sunset". South by Southwest. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  14. ^ Complex, Valerie (January 10, 2024). "SXSW Lineup Sets 'The Fall Guy', '3 Body Problem' Among Fest's 2024 World Premieres As First Titles Revealed". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  15. ^ Thompson, Jaden (February 13, 2024). "Sasquatch Sunset Trailer: Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough Become Hairy, Horny Beasts in Absurdist Comedy". Variety. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  16. ^ "Sasquatch Sunset". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 26, 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  17. Fandom, Inc.
    Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  18. ^ Robey, Tim (February 19, 2024). "Sasquatch Sunset: the revolting, scatological Bigfoot movie nobody asked for". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

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