Firstly, I watched Creature From Black Lake on YouTube and it was unfortunately a bit blurry. I wish I could have seen a cleaner cut because even fuzzy the cinematography and lighting were outstanding for a "B" movie. Our two leading men (Rives) John David Carson and (Pahoo) Dennis Fimple are out to find Big Foot so they can get an "A+" from their University of Chicago Zoology Professor. They head down to Redneckville and question the locals about the Bipedal Animal which gets them on the wrong side of (Sheriff Billy Carter) Bill Thurman. They finally track down (Joe Canton) Jack Elam who has had an unfortunate encounter with Big Foot who pulled Joe's fellow trapper (Woody) out of their boat and munched hm. The film moves along with many fun characters and does build up a good amount of suspense leading to the inevitable confrontation with the hairy beast who we never clearly see unfortunately.
I was not familiar with actor John David Carson but the handsome youngster was pitch perfect in his role as Rives. Unfortunately, Dennis Fimple was so over the top with his exaggerated facial expressions and his idiot stick persona it just about ruined the movie for me. Denis's character was supposed to be a Vietnam veteran but he came off more like the naive aggravating kid from the Culpepper Cattle Company. In totality the film is worth watching however with a very fine performance by sweet thing Becky Smiser who played Sheriff Billy Carters daughter (Becky) in apparently her only film credit. I really like Dennis Fimple as a character actor in other roles, but the late John David Carson is the reason to see Creature From Black Lake.
I was not familiar with actor John David Carson but the handsome youngster was pitch perfect in his role as Rives. Unfortunately, Dennis Fimple was so over the top with his exaggerated facial expressions and his idiot stick persona it just about ruined the movie for me. Denis's character was supposed to be a Vietnam veteran but he came off more like the naive aggravating kid from the Culpepper Cattle Company. In totality the film is worth watching however with a very fine performance by sweet thing Becky Smiser who played Sheriff Billy Carters daughter (Becky) in apparently her only film credit. I really like Dennis Fimple as a character actor in other roles, but the late John David Carson is the reason to see Creature From Black Lake.