The Untold (2002) (V)

Director:

Jonas Quastel

Writers:

Jonas Quastel (written by) and
Chris Lanning (written by)

Release Date:

11 March 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

They found the missing link..... and it's not friendly.

Plot:

Based on a true story. Involving Sasquatch.

Plot Keywords:

Author | Sasquatch | Creature Feature | Grizzly | Drunkenness

Cast

Lance Henriksen	...	Harlan Knowles
Andrea Roth	...	Marla Lawson
Russell Ferrier	...	Clayton Tyne
Philip Granger	...	Winston Burg (as Phil Granger)
Jeremy Radick	...	Plazz
Mary Mancini	...	Nikki Adams
Taras Kostyuk	...	Sasquatch
Erica Durance	...	Tara Knowles (as Erica Parker)
Rob Clark	...	Pilot
Scantone Jones	...	Crew Member

Directed by
Jonas Quastel

Writing credits
Jonas Quastel		(written by) and
Chris Lanning		(written by)

Produced by
Rob Clark	....	producer
Mike Curb	....	executive producer
Craig Denton	....	producer
Bergman Lustig	....	co-producer
Carole Curb Nemoy	....	executive producer
Glen Reynolds	....	co-producer
Matthew Robert Kelly	....	producer: pre-production (uncredited)

Original Music by
Tal Bergman
Larry Seymour

Cinematography by
Shaun Lawless		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Gabriel Wrye

Casting by
Brian Hughes

Production Design by
Piotr Polak

Costume Design by
Thyrza Richardson

Makeup Department
Vanessa Giles	....	makeup artist
Michelle Morrisson	....	hair artist
Jason Palmer	....	creature effects: Red Palm Studios Ltd
Gene McCormick	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Raymond Izaac	....	post-production supervisor
Elizabeth McCarthy	....	unit production manager
Jodi Mullen	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tristan Calvo	....	first assistant director: third unit
Paul Garrison	....	second assistant director
Mike Lackie	....	second assistant director: second unit
Stanley J. Miller	....	third assistant director: second unit (as Stanley Miller)
Rob Payne	....	first assistant director: second unit
Rob Payne	....	third unit director
Kate Rudge	....	third assistant director
Richard 'Dub' Wright	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Paul Bingham	....	head greens
Cindy Cunliffe	....	scenic carpenter
Aaron Jordan	....	construction foreman
Dennis Lord	....	scenic carpenter
Jeff MacIntyre	....	construction coordinator
Pat McLean	....	scenic carpenter
Steve Robinson	....	scenic carpenter
Alejandro Sanchez	....	scenic carpenter
Bryan Sleeman	....	scenic carpenter
Lisa Stary	....	assistant greens
Heath Witam	....	property master (as Heath Wittam)

Sound Department
Kris Campbell	....	adr foley supervisor
Calm Davidson	....	sound mixer: third unit
Paul Derksen	....	boom operator: third unit
Murray Forward	....	boom operator
Danielle Ghent	....	sound editor (as Danielle Fiorello)
Catherine Harper	....	foley artist (as Catherine Harpor)
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist (as Chris Moriana)
Donald Murray	....	dialogue supervisor
John Rice	....	sound editor
Phillip Seretti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Phillip Seretti	....	sound supervisor
Craig Stauffer	....	sound mixer
J.C. Swiatek	....	sound effects supervisor
Janja Vujovich	....	sound supervisor
Trevor Ward	....	sound consultant: Dolby

Special Effects by
Cara E. Anderson	....	special effects coordinator (as Cara Anderson)
Rory Cutler	....	special effects coordinator
Darcy Davis	....	assistant special effects
Darcy Davis	....	special effects supervisor: third unit

Visual Effects by
Dan Brittain	....	computer display graphics
Todd Hall	....	optical supervisor (as Todd R. Hall)
Scott Higgs	....	digital compositor
James R. Kerrigan	....	optical cameraman
Adam Stern	....	creature vision effects
Corey Bramall	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Janina Dall	....	stunt performer
Beverly Knight	....	stunt performer
John Sampson	....	stunt coordinator
Darryl Scheelar	....	stunt performer
John Sampson	....	stunt double: Mr. Henriksen (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Baxter	....	gaffer
Trevor Berry	....	best boy: third unit
Jean Chiasson	....	head grip
Andrew Coppin	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Rob Dowding	....	lamp operator
Dina Goldstein	....	still photographer
Daryl Hartwell	....	dolly grip (as Darrell Hartwell)
Michelle Hnilica	....	second assistant camera (as Michele Hnilica)
Ian Houghton	....	best boy electrician
Darren Joseph	....	assistant camera: third unit
Sandy MacDonald	....	best boy grip
Prem Marimuthu	....	camera operator: "b" camera, third unit
Prem Marimuthu	....	generator operator (as Prim Marimuthu)
Robyn Moore	....	camera trainee (as Robin Moore)
Colin Mullin	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as Colin Mullen)
Chris Oben	....	first assistant camera (as Chris Obin)
Diyah Pera	....	still photographer
Sergio Petre	....	key grip: third unit
Pascal Pillot-Bruhat	....	gaffer: third unit
Thomas Ryan Pilon	....	key grip (as Ryan Pilon)
Brian Shields	....	grip electrician
Ken Sutherland	....	assistant camera: third unit
Jim Swanson	....	generator operator: third unit
Glenn Taylor	....	camera operator (as Glen Taylor)
Robert Wood	....	camera operator: "a" camera, third unit
Jo Zen	....	grip electrician
Brett Peterson	....	key grip: rigging unit (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gerry Gail Endean	....	assistant costume designer (as Gerry-Gail Endean)
Eliza Lau	....	costume designer: second unit
Maya Smith	....	assistant costume: second unit

Editorial Department
Edwin Armstrong	....	tape-to-film transfers: FotoKem (as Ed Armstrong)
Jonathan Covert	....	additional assistant editor
Mona Kirton	....	head of post-production: Curb Entertainment
Mark Shootman	....	additional assistant editor
Jim Towne	....	first assistant editor
Robin Vanatter	....	tape-to-film scheduler
Jim Williams	....	color timer

Transportation Department
Randy Caine	....	driver: cast (as Brandy Cane)
John Dewsbury	....	driver: cast
Jason Lapp	....	transportation captain
Gord McMillan	....	transportation coordinator (as Gordie McMillan)
Matt Raes	....	transportation coordinator: third unit
Jamie Denton	....	transportation coordinator (uncredited)

Other crew
Lisa Ahlers	....	craft service: third unit
Toren Barnes	....	assistant production coordinator
Ari Ben Ron	....	craft service
Julie Brown	....	head of servicing: Curb Entertainment
Diane Chester	....	stand-in
Rob Currie	....	security captain
Victor Da Costa	....	stand-in (as Victor DaCosta)
Jamie Denton	....	assistant to producer
Leroy Dillon	....	line-up supervisor (as Leroy Dillion)
Jeannine Dupuy	....	script supervisor (as Jenine Dupuy)
Ken Forsberg	....	craft service
Barbara Green	....	title coordinator
Charlie Harmon	....	line-up
Tawny Harrison	....	scheduler
Barb Harwood	....	production accountant: Ellis Foster Chartered Accountants
Jim Hewett	....	stand-in
Larissa Leckie	....	assistant location manager
Andrew Marsh	....	production coordinator: third unit
Janet McCairns	....	location manager
Lui Petrollini	....	production accountant: Ellis Foster Chartered Accountants (as Lui Petrolini)
Wendy Reeds	....	head of sales: Curb Entertainment
Kim Roberts	....	production legal: Roberts & Stahl Barristers and Solicitors
Aaron Rogers	....	head of marketing: Curb Entertainment
Corbin Salekin	....	special advisor to producer (as Corbin Saleken)
Branko Seretti	....	voice artist: 'Big Foot'
Mark Shootman	....	assistant location manager: second unit
Scot Simmons	....	production insurance: Shephard Ashmore Insurance Brokers
Ian R. Smith	....	production accountant (as Ian Smith)
Larry Sostad	....	security coordinator
Kevin Stadnyk	....	armorer
Perry Suppa	....	scheduler
Noah Therrien	....	animal trainer (as Noah Thiierrien)
Elfriede Todorovich	....	production coordinator
Tim Turnell	....	body double
Duane Bradley	....	key animal trainer (uncredited)

Thanks
Ram Bergman	....	acknowledgment: miracle worker
John David	....	thanks
Eddie Francis	....	thanks
Joan Huddleston	....	thanks
Michael Huddleston	....	thanks
Larry Michalski	....	thanks (as Larry Michalsky)
Tracy Moore	....	thanks
John Nemoy	....	thanks
Jeanine Thompson	....	thanks
Angie Warren	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Curb Entertainment (presents)
• Wilderness Productions
• Bergman Lustig Productions
• Wild Entertainment Inc.

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003) (Canada) (DVD)
• Emerald (Argentina) (DVD)
• Emerald (Argentina) (VHS)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Magna Pacific (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
• Media Cooperation One (MC-One) (Germany) (video)

Special Effects

• Artifex Studios (visual effects by)
• Red Palm Studios (creature effects)
• International SPFX Group (special effects) (as International SPFX Ltd.)

Other Companies

• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment: third unit (as Clairmont Camera Ltd.)
• Critic's Choice  catering: third unit (as Critics Choice Caterers Ltd.)
• Ellis Foster  production accounting (as Ellis Foster Chartered Accountants)
• F-Stop  titles and opticals
• Film First Studios Inc.  construction tools
• FotoKem Laboratory  film laboratory (as FotoKem)
• Magic Film and Video Works  negative conforming
• Modern VideoFilm  telecine and Avid provided by
• On Location Catering  catering
• Panavision Canada  cameras and lenses (as Panavision®)
• Post Sound Corporation  post production sound services provided by
• Reel Appetites  catering
• Robert & Stahl  production legal (as Roberts & Stahl Barristers and Solicitors)
• Shepard Ashmore  production insurance by (as Shephard Ashmore Insurance Brokers)
• Union of B.C. Performers  acknowledgment

Also Known As:

Sasquatch (Canada: English title) (DVD title) (USA) (DVD title)
Inexplicable (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violence and brief nudity.

Runtime:

Argentina:92 min | Germany:82 min (DVD version)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Germany:16 | USA:R | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Curb Entertainment

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Flopped shot: near the end of the film, when Harlan goes back alone, the first time he fires into the air, it's left-handed, with a left-handed bolt-action rifle. Subsequently, the rifle is right-handed and Harlan is right-handed.

Quotes:

[after Winston aims at Clayton and pulls the trigger of an empty 357 Magnum which he didn't know was empty]
Clayton Tyne: Jesus Christ! You Jackass! I'm definently never gonna buy anyone of your books!

Movie Connections:

Followed by Sasquatch Hunters (2005) (V)

Badly written and directed

Look, I'm not one who automatically looks down on low-budget genre movies. In fact, I watch them all the time. But there's little positive I can say about this movie. The cinematography is okay, the locations look nice, and... well, that's all for the positive.

Now the negative. Hoo boy. It mainly boils down to a terrible script and aggressively annoying directing. First, the script. To put it bluntly, almost NOTHING of real consequence happens up until near the end. Most of the movie just consists of the characters wandering around, sensing something is out there, and blurting out various theories. What's surprising is that even though there is a lot of nothing, often when there is some important explanation it it left unfinished (probably more due to the editing, which is unbelievably inept at times). Sometimes whole sequences are missing. In fact, these and other lapses suggest the shoot had problems and the production wasn't able to shoot everything that was planned.

And the directing... well, as others have said, there is the annoying fade-to-black that seems to happen every four minutes, the images being manipulated by unfocusing and other techniques that make you utter confused as to what's happening, badly chosen camera angles, no sense of tension, no feeling of struggle, etc. etc. I could go on, but you get the idea.

A number of people have claimed that no movie involving Sasquatch has been any good. While I can't claim to have seen every such movie, this movie certainly adds considerable fuel to the argument. If you want to see a low budget movie about people stranded in the wilderness who are attacked by hairy creatures, I strongly recommend you instead watch the vastly entertaining "Dog Soldiers".