Little Bigfoot is a 1997 American fantasy adventure film directed by Art Camacho. It was made by the same producers as Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter and it was followed by the sequel Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home (1998).
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Plot
While on summer vacation in Cedar Lake, California with their older brother, Peter; their dog, Max; and their widowed mother, Carolyn; Payton Shoemaker and his little sister Maggie engage in an adventure to save (and secretly befriend) a young male bigfoot which they name him Bilbo (after Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit) and his injured mother (who gets shot in her kneecap prior to the opening of the film by the hunters) from a logging company who is illegally hunting them down.
Cast
Ross Malinger as Payton Shoemaker
P.J. Soles as Carolyn Shoemaker, Payton's widowed mother
Chris Finch as Peter Shoemaker, Payton's older brother
Caitlin Barrett as Maggie Shoemaker, Payton's younger sister
Kenneth Tigar as Largo
Kelly Packard as Lanya
Don Stroud as McKenzie
Matt McCoy as Sheriff Cliffton
Release
Reception
American magazine TV Guide gave the film one star out of four, stating:
LITTLE BIGFOOT turns every character into a one-note bore: the Evil Businessman, the Perky Mom, the Cute Sister, etc., all the better to piledrive its conservation message home. There's no subtlety or relief from the chest-pounding self-righteousness, as sorrowful Bilbo literally hugs the stumps of murdered redwoods.