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EXCLUSIVE: Chris Elliott (Scary Movie franchise), Michael Ian Black (Wet Hot American Summer), Sara Tomko (Resident Alien), Oliver Cooper (Project X) and James Duval (Donnie Darko!) have entered production on Bad Day for Bigfoot, the sophomore feature from Zach Green and Devin O’Rourke on the heels of their cult comedy Foil.The film follows a Bigfoot hoax that goes horribly wrong in the middle of an actual Sasquatch hot spot, leading to a chaotic struggle between the hoaxers, investigators, and a supernatural force that defies explanation.“I have always been drawn to cryptids and monster lore, and the over-the-top sincerity of 80s and 90s protagonists,” Green told Deadline. “Bad Day for Bigfoot is a love letter to those creature-filled adventure comedies. I couldn’t be more proud of the cast and crew we’ve assembled, and for the support and enthusiasm from the people of La Grande [Oregon]. It was their gumption that proved to us that making this thing was very possible, and that what’s lurking in those woods may be very real indeed…”
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Filmmakers Zach Green and Devin O’Rourke aim to bring Bigfoot to the big screen
LA GRANDE — It may have been a bad day for Bigfoot, but it was a good day for Zach Green and Devin O’Rourke.
The Los Angeles-based filmmakers joined local talent Oct. 15 on stage at the Schwarz Theater at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande for a script reading of “Bad Day for Bigfoot” to kick off the 16th annual Eastern Oregon Film Festival.
“It was a special moment,” Green said.“Bad Day for Bigfoot” is the duo’s latest project and tells the story of a Bigfoot hoax gone wrong. Hoaxers, investigators and supernatural forces clash in the fictional Blaze County as everyone learns an important lesson — you don’t find a Sasquatch, a Sasquatch finds you. La Grande could be the backdrop of these hijinks if the filmmakers get their way.The script melds comedy with science fiction, mystery, romance and a dash of police procedural. Characters defy expectations — from the “true blue Bigfoot believer” detective to the former TV show host for a series on Bigfoot who falls squarely in the Sasquatch sceptic camp.
