The Son of Bigfoot

The Son of Bigfoot
German movie poster.
Directed by
Written by
Based on
Son of Bigfoot
by
  • Bob Barlen
  • Cal Brunker
Produced by
  • Ben Stassen
  • Caroline Van Iseghem
Starring
CinematographyBarbara Meyers
Music byPuggy
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Belga Films (Belgium)[1]
  • StudioCanal Distribution (France)[2]
Release dates
  • 26 July 2017 (2017-07-26) (France)[3]
  • 17 August 2017 (2017-08-17) (Germany)
  • 16 February 2018 (2018-02-16) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes
Countries
  • Belgium
  • France
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million
Box office$47 million[1]

The Son of Bigfoot (also released internationally in English as Bigfoot Junior) is a 2017 animated fantasy comedy film directed by Ben Stassen and Jeremy Degruson. Written by Bob Barlen and Cal Brunker, based on their own original screenplay Son of Bigfoot, the film follows a teen boy who, after beginning to erupt unusual changes, sets out to find his father, who happens to be Bigfoot and had gone into hiding from a corrupt CEO of a hair company.

Upon release, the film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $47 million worldwide against its $20 million budget.[1] A sequel, titled Bigfoot Family (also known as Bigfoot Superstar), was released on 5 August 2020.

  1. ^ a b c "The Son of Bigfoot". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (7 April 2017). "StudioCanal Teases 'Son of Bigfoot'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  3. ^ "The Son of Bigfoot 2017". releasedatehub.com. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.