Film

Sasquatch

Name: Sasquatch
Genre: Horror, Action, Thriller, Adventure
Released: 2002
Cast: Lance Henriksen, Andrea Roth, Russell Ferrier, Philip Granger, Mary Mancini

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A 2002 creature feature about a billionaire leading a rescue expedition into the Pacific Northwest wilderness, ostensibly to find his missing daughter but really after a stolen biotech prototype. Lance Henriksen anchors this B-movie blend of corporate conspiracy, survival horror, and sasquatch mayhem—it's competent schlock that knows what it is and doesn't apologize.

TMDb rating

1.8

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