On 20 October 1967, Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin filmed a mysterious ape-like figure strolling through Bluff Creek, Northern California.
The grainy 16mm film went on to become the most famous Bigfoot 'sighting' in history – but is it genuine evidence of a cryptozoological creature or one of the greatest hoaxes ever perpetrated?
Nearly 60 years later, filmmaker Marq Evans revisits this extraordinary mystery in a 102-minute documentary that uncovers lost footage and family secrets.
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Can I watch Capturing Bigfoot for free?
No. is available to rent or buy on in the US and Canada from Thursday, October 20, 2026.
Fans can also attend a handful of cinema screenings in the US throughout October.
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- Clint Patterson (Clint Roger Patterson) — Son of Roger Patterson, who filmed the original Bigfoot footage.
- Patty Patterson (Pat Patterson) — Roger Patterson's widow.
- Bob Gimlin — Co-witness and participant in the original 1967 filming.
- Bob Heironimus — Man who has claimed he wore a Bigfoot costume in the original film.
- Jeff Meldrum (Jeffrey Meldrum) — Anthropologist and Bigfoot researcher.
- Larry Lund — Bigfoot researcher.
- Greg Long — Author of The Making of Bigfoot, an investigation into the Patterson–Gimlin film.
- Vaile Thompson — Participant interviewed for the documentary.
- Sandy Collier — Documentary participant.
- Teresa Brooks — Connected to the discovery of previously unseen 16mm film footage.
Is the Bigfoot footage just a man in a costume?
Good question. There are many who believe the famous Patterson-Gimlin footage of 'Patty' is a hoax, and that it is, in fact, just a man wearing a costume.
Indeed, costume designer Philip Morris has claimed he supplied Patterson with a mail-order gorilla costume. He described its fur as Dynel, an acrylic synthetic fibre attached to a fabric backing.
However, while skeptics are calling the definitive debunk, it does not fully explain Patty's 'rippling muscles'.
Bigfoot fans have long claimed that the thigh muscles changing shape as Patty walks, the calf muscles contracting and relaxing during each stride, and the rippling neck muscles rule out the 'man in a costume' explanation.
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