Bigfoot Family

Bigfoot Family is a 2020 computer-animated comedy-drama film directed by Ben Stassen and Jeremy Degruson. It is the sequel to the 2017 film The Son of Bigfoot. The film was also released as Bigfoot Superstar.

Bigfoot Family
Film poster
Directed by
Produced by
  • Ben Stassen
  • Caroline Van Iseghem
  • Matthieu Zeller
Written by
Music byPuggy
Sylvie Hoarau
Cinematography
  • Ben Stassen
  • Jeremy Degruson
Production
company
Distributed byCharades
Release date
  • August 5, 2020 (2020-08-05) (Belgium, France)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryBelgium
France
LanguageFrench
Box office$9,059,474[1]

Plot

Two months after the first film, Bigfoot has become a celebrity after revealing himself to the public.

Meanwhile, his son Adam has become more in tune with his powers and it’s become close friends with Emma who is also his crush. In the wake of his father’s fame, Adam is overwhelmed by these events. Adam is also struggling to confess his feelings to Emma but always fall short.

Bigfoot wants to use his fame for a good cause and decides that protecting a large wildlife reserve in Alaska is the perfect opportunity. Adam helps his father by sending his video to the public.

While in Alaska, Bigfoot mysteriously disappears as Adam and his mother Shelly journey to find him along with their animal friends.

Arriving in Alaska, Adam and Shelly meet with the protesters who last saw Bigfoot. However, it turns out a protester named Arlo Woodstock was working with the oil company Xtract and has captured Bigfoot and Shelly. Adam is able to evade capture and infiltrates Xtract. It's oil tycoon is Conor Mandrake who is a greedy oil businessman and he is preparing to destroy the Valley.

Adam uploads the recording of Conor confessing his greed. The Harrison family then save the nature reserve and Conor is arrested.

Adam later meets with Emma and she reveals that he accidentally uploaded his confession to her. Adam then confesses his feelings and asks her out. Emma accepts and kisses Adam while his eavesdropping family congratulates him.

Voice cast
  • Jules Wojciechowski as Adam, Bigfoot's son. He was previously voiced by Pappy Faulkner in the last film.
  • Roger Craig Smith as Dr. Jim "Bigfoot" Harrison, Adam's father who had genetically mutated into the mythical creature of Bigfoot. He was previously voiced by Chris Parson in the last film.
    • Craig Smith also voices an arctic hare and an Xtract guard.
  • Grant George as Conor Mandrake, a greedy oil tycoon who is determined to destroy Rocky Valley for oil.
  • David Lodge as Arlo Woodstock, one of the environmental protesters Bigfoot meets in Alaska who is later revealed to be Conor Mandrake's second-in-command.
  • Shyloh Oostwald as Emma, Adam's friend and love interest.
  • Lindsey Alena as Shelly, Adam's mother and Bigfoot's wife. She was previously voiced by Marieve Herington in the last film.
  • Sandy Fox as Tina the squirrel
  • Joey Lotsko as Trapper the raccoon.
  • Joe J. Thomas as Steve the woodpecker.
  • Laila Berzins as Weecha the raccoon, Trapper's wife.
  • Michael Sorich as Wilbur, the intimidating yet adorable Kodiak bear.
  • Joey Camen as Principal Jones, the principal of Adams's school.
    • Camen also voice a moose and a wolf.
  • Chris Niosi, Della Saba and Jessica Gee-George as a student at Adam's school.
  • Dino Andrade as a drone operator for Xtract.
  • Kyle Hebert as an Xtract guard.
  • James Fredrick as an Xtract guard.
  • Jeff Rector as the news anchor.
  • Cyndia Scott as Doris, a fiesty pilot who takes Bigfoot to Alaska.
  • George Babbit as Cy Wheeler, Becky's agent who arranges cheaply-made merchandise for Bigfoot.

Production

Production for Bigfoot Family began shortly before the release of nWave's seventh animated feature film, The Queen's Corgi. The film follows The Son of Bigfoot, which came out in theaters in 2018.[2] The animation studio teased the production of the movie at the 2020 Paris Images Digital Summit.[3]

Music

After collaborating with nWave Pictures on the soundtrack of The Son of Bigfoot, Belgian music band Puggy agreed to score the soundtrack of Bigfoot Family. Puggy collaborated with Sylvie Hoarau for the single "Out in the Open", with the authorization of Sony Music, which is featured in the film during Adam's roadtrip to Alaska.

Release

In June 2020, Bigfoot Family premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[4] At the festival, it was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film.[5]

References
  1. "Bigfoot Family Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  2. "Ben Stassen Set to Direct 3D Animated Sequel "Bigfoot Superstar". Variety.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  3. https://www.nwave.com/nwave-attends-paris-images-digital-summit/
  4. ""Bigfoot Family" selected for 2020 Annecy Festival". nWave Pictures. May 18, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  5. "The Annecy Festival reveals the final part of its Official Selection and its juries!" (Press release). Annecy International Animation Film Festival. May 18, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
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