Watch the wild man of the navidad trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. Rogers, this vintage horror tale from ifc films debunks history books to tell the veracious, harrowing. Butcher boys depicts a family dynamic just as disturbing as the one in texas chainsaw. The wild man of the navidad is based on the diaries of dale s. Check out more movies that start with t and movies from 2008 the wild man of the navidad cast starring kenny johnson, charlie edwards, kyle nelson, shasta gaydos, duane graves. Rogers while living in sublime a town in a sparsely populated part of texas about 100 miles north of where the movie was lensed. May 7, 2008 a little scary, occasionally funny, and rather enthusiastically splattery. Wild man of the navidad 2008 drama, grozljivka, misterija. From the beginning of the wild man of the navidad a viewer can instantly recognize they are about to watch a very retro film. Graves, ben buchanan, james brand, marshall jones, james mccrea. The wild man of the navidad directed by duane graves, justin meeks. Such is the tale of the wild man of the navidad, a legend of a mysterious manbeast creature that roamed the navidad river countryside, holding a small town hostage with fear for decades.
The film as a whole is interesting, quirky and enjoyable, but ultimately. See the full list of the wild man of the navidad cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The wild man of the navidad 2008 not rated drama, horror, mystery, thriller based on reallife journals, wild man is a 70sinspired drivein creature feature from the producer of the original texas chain saw massacre which follows a small texas community terrorized for years by a mysterious beast in the surrounding woods. Decades after dobies book first surfaced, the wild man of the navidad made a bold and dramatic return in a movie, no less courtesy of an austin, texasbased film company called greeks productions, and kim henkel, the writer of one of the most notorious and revered horror films of all time. Tony wolford wild man charlie hurtin karl alex garcia mario. Sames debut fulllength, plastic western, flirts with everything from.
Purportedly based on a true story, the wild man of the navidad was coproduced by kim. Nominated for best voice over in 2009s golden trailer awards. Thats the way the legend of the wild man of the navidad began or wild woman, depending on which version of the stories people tend to believe. The wild man of the navidad 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The wild man of the navidad a fiendishly overlooked masterpiece. Rogers, a smalltown texan who documented the titular wild man of local legend.
It was picked up by ifc films shortly after its world. Released march 31st, 2008, the wild man of the navidad stars jacob bargsley, james bargsley, shannon biggers, william booth the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 26 min, and received a score of. With william mcbride, kyle nelson, michael retzloff, charles robertson. Eventually, even pigs came up missing, and legend has it that the mysterious character would even go into houses in the middle of the night and steal half of what was found in the cupboards. The wild man of the navidad trailer 2009 movie trailers. The wild man of the navidad dvd 2007 ifc independent. The wild man of the navidad screens as part of fantastic fest at the alamo south lamar on sunday, sept. Rogers, a man who lived in a rural town in the south of texas, a man who lived next to the wild man of the navidad. Rogers, a man who, in the 1970s, lived along the banks of the navidad river in sublime, texas the same area where the original legend of the wild man of the navidad surfaced in the late 1800s. Classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films. Buy the wild man of the navidad movie poster 11 x 17 inches 28cm x 44cm 2008 style a jacob bargsleyjames bargsleykevin bensmillerjoyce benton.
Rogers is a man who, in the 1970s, lived along the banks of the navidad river in sublime, texas the same area where the original legend of the wild man of the navidad surfaced back in the late 1800s. The film follows dale, his wheelchairusing wife jean, and her oftshirtless, lazyeyed caretaker mario. This movie is allegedly based on the reallife journals of dale s. A creature in nearby woods terrifies the residents of a texas town. The wild man of the navidad has a lot of heart and captures the essence of 60s and 70s grindhousedrivein horror. Rogers, this vintage horror tale from ifc films debunks history books to tell the veracious, harrowing story of a rural texas community whose residents were terrified for years by a mysterious creature inhabiting the nearby woods. The wild man of the navidad 2008 the movie database. As all lowbudget horror movies must, wild man understands the. Farmers would find their tools missing one day, only to find them returned and sharpened the next day. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. This film is allegedly based on the reallife journals of dale s. The wild man of the navidad is a 2008 horror film written and directed by duane graves and justin meeks. The wild man of the navidad 2008 the wild man of the navidad 2008. Rogers, this vintage horror tale debunks history books to tell the veracious, harrowing story of a rural texas community whose residents were terrified for years by a mysterious.
The wild man of the navidad 2008 plot summary imdb. The wild man of the navidad premiered at the 2008 tribeca film festival in new york city and was later released by ifc films in 2009. The wild man of the navidad is believed to be one of the first sightings of bigfoot in texas. The dvds introduction by kim henkel, producer of wild man and tobe hoopers original texas chainsaw massacre, sets a fittingly exploitative tone. Overview of wild man of the navidad, the, 2008, directed by duane graves, with justin meeks, tony wolford, charlie hurtin, at turner classic movies. Rogers is a man who, in the 1970s, lived along the banks of the navidad river in sublime, texas the same area where the original legend of the wild. Strangely enough, like legend of boggy creek, creature from black lake, and many a similar movie of the era in which this film is ambiguously set, the wild man of the navidad works in spite of its. The film, starring jacob bargsley, james bargsley, kevin bensmiller, shannon biggers, william booth and many more, currently has a total of one poster available. The wild man of the navidad 2008 nr 04242008 us horror, drama, mystery 1h 26m user score. Greeks productions was the brainchild of filmmakers justin meeks. Some reports say that the original wild man of the navidad was indeed a man, an escaped slave in the 1800s who was a prince of his tribe back in africa. The wild man of the navidad is an unsettling brew of dark comedy, suspense and terror, adapted from reallife journals kept in the early 1970s by dale s. Yes, the acting is a little stuffy and the story, a blend of sasquatchmeetsthelegendary chupacabra, is lacking in originality.
Based on the recently acquired journals of texan dale s. Purportedly based on a true story, the wild man of the navidad was coproduced by kim henkel, who was screenwriter and associate producer on an earlier independent horror film from the lone star. I say retro in a very good way here, the film is set in the 1970s and the look and feel of the film also feel like it is from the 70s, not really any surprise because one can see in the opening credits that kim. Official trailer for the wild man of the navidad, a retro style horror film from the producers of the texas chain saw massacre. The wild man of the navidad 2008 part 1 of 18 youtube. Read the the wild man of the navidad movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. After escaping, he donned animal pelts and lived off the land for 14 years.
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