Creature from Black Lake

Hey, Joe, look at this.

Ah, something's been stealing our game.

You mean someone's stealing from our traps, Joe?

Yeah.

Damn!

A theory that many anthropologists have considered

is that this creature could possibly be a mutated bear or a gorilla.

Some scientists absolutely scoff at the idea

of a Sasquatch, a Bigfoot, a yeti,

a skunk ape, or whatever you wanna call him.

Hey, Joe, look!

- He got this one too! - Yeah?

Science has been proven wrong on many occasions

with regard to evolution in the animal kingdom.

For instance, 1938.

A fish caught off the coast of Africa.

Supposedly extinct for 70 million years.

Just a few years back, a tribe of Indians found in the Philippines,

their living habits and tools

supposedly what prehistoric man used to be.

They had never seen civilization.

That thing was broke apart. That was done not by any animal!

You ever see anything like that, Joe? Will you understand...

Willy, would ya shut up?!

No animal did that. Don't you tell me an animal did that, Joe.

I never seen nothin' like that, Joe.

That thing was ripped right in half.

I saw it right there, right in front of me.

I saw that damn thing, right in front of the boat.

Hey, come on.

Look at this one. This one is...

Shut up! Listen!

You hear that?

Hey, Joe? Let's get out of here.

There is one good note, though.

There's never been a report or an incident

of this creature ever attacking or harming a human being.

Damn, hit something.

- Oh, what do you reckon it is? - There.

All right, I'll check it out.

Joe?

Joe!

Willy! Willy!

Willy!

We've done research, you've done research.

We know it's in southern Arkansas or northern Louisiana.

And we're willing to do it, we've got the summer free.

The only thing we lack are two things: That's money and wheels.

Y'all really wanna go down there, don't you?

Man, I wanna prove its existence.

Prove its existence?

What do you reckon we'll find down here?

Well, hopefully a bipedal primate

and about 14 or 15 Cajun women.

What? Caj...

You tired of driving?

Ah, a little bit.

Let's switch.

- While we're moving? - While we're moving.

You ready?

- Oh, switcheroo! - Whoo!

Now, down to some heavy driving.

Gas.

- Gas. - Thanks for warning me.

No, I mean the van, we need gas.

- Did you get it? - Yeah.

Here's the orange juice.

That's my orange juice?

How far have we gone today?

I don't know. You wanna stop somewhere for the night?

You bet.

Well, why don't we find a place to camp and try out some of our new gear?

If we stop at the campgrounds, you know,

we're not gonna get French fries, hamburger and a Coke.

Aw, isn't that a shame?

Suffering.

All right.

Big creature, here we come.

Hey!

Hey, you, hey.

Speak!

Speak!

Woof!

You all take care.

All right.

Bye.

Bye.

Relaxed?

Meditating.

A little... a little nectar?

Why, thank you.

Ah, this is great, isn't it?

Wish I had a hamburger to go with this beer.

What's this with you and hamburgers, man?

I've never seen anybody eat so many hamburgers in my entire life.

Chicken.

Chicken?

I'm from the chicken capital of the world.

And my daddy was the king,

so we had chicken for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

We had chicken fried, barbecued, stewed, skewered.

We had chicken...

My mother, one day, tried to make chicken Jell-O.

That did it.

Well, that explains it.

Rives, you really believe there's a creature?

Yeah, I do.

Just like any other phenomena, you know,

UFOs or stuff like that, you kinda believe,

but you never really believe until you see one.

There's a guy down here, never made the papers

like the thing down in Oil City.

This guy comes home from work one day,

the two kids are a wreck.

They're saying, "Daddy, we saw the boogeyman!"

"We saw the boogeyman! We saw him!"

I mean, but they're scared.

So he thought the wife was telling stories, right?

He says, "What have you been telling them?"

And she can't handle any of it anymore and snaps right in front of his very eyes.

I mean, flips out.

They all go in the loony bin.

So this guy is just, "What happened?”

So he goes out for 21 days, stalking this thing.

- By himself? - By himself.

Yeah?

And if my memory serves me well,

it's right around these parts here some place.

And he goes, search party goes out after him.

Then they found him,

totally dismembered and his gun wrapped around a tree.

You know?

I believe I'll relieve myself.

- Hi! - Hey, what's happening, man?

Uh, we, uh... we're camped out down here.

We got a lot of hot coffee if you'd like some.

- Sure, that sounds pretty good. - Okay.

This guy wants a cup of coffee. I'm changing my pants.

Man, it is hot.

How much further we got to get there?

We got enough time for a little nap before lunch.

Almost there.

So just drive on.

Okay, we're here.

Come on, wake up.

Oh, my God!

- Good morning! - You and your sense of humor!

Early.

Oil City, here we come.

We're here!

Wow!

What do we do now?

I don't know.

Walk around, introduce ourselves, ask a few questions,

and try and find Joe Canton.

Do you happen to know Joe Canton, by any chance?

No? Some sort of creature attacked here.

I think it was about 40 miles out this way?

You don't know Joe?

Appreciate your time.

You didn't read anything in the papers around here

about some trapper and his friend that was killed or lost?

Do you know a guy named Joe Canton?

You know about any creature living around here?

Am I in Oil City, Louisiana?

Come in, have a seat. I believe you're next.

Well, actually, I'm not shopping for a haircut today.

Well, you kind of look like you need one.

No, actually, I'm a student from the University of Chicago,

and I'm down here doing some research on the Bigfoot creature.

You know if anybody has seen it?

I was wondering, uh, if anybody claimed to have seen it.

Like that trapper I read about, lost his partner?

Well, I don't know anything about that creature.

Maybe you'd better talk to this man right here.

Okay.

Look, son.

I'm Sheriff Billy Carter.

And it's my duty to protect the citizens of this parish.

That includes keeping them from getting riled up over a wild rumor.

Now, you're welcome here,

so long as you don't go nosing around, scaring the daylights out of these people

about some mysterious monster.

We've had more problems than we can say grace over

that have happened without you.

Yeah, what about that trapper? Could I see a police report, please?

You don't listen very well, do you?

I told you to forget about any creature you were talking about.

Now, if you don't,

you're gonna have to start doing business with me.

Do I make myself clear?

Oh, yeah. Perfectly clear.

- Good. - Good afternoon.

Hi.

You better watch out, H.B., I'm gonna tell your wife!

- Now don't get nasty. - Oh!

What can I get for you, sir?

Uh, just like a hamburger, French fries and a Coke.

And I'd like to hold your... I'd like for you to hold the tomatoes.

I bet you would!