shot in 1975 in Bend and Sisters, Oregon on a budget of around $300,000. The film's producer, Ronald Olson, was a real-life bigfoot researcher who founded the Eugene, Oregon-based North American Wildlife Research Company. Olson's father was the founder of American National Enterprises, a Salt Lake City-based film production company that specialized in nature documentaries. Animals were supplied by Dick Robinson who, along with Sasquatch co-producer and editor John Fabian, went on to make a Grizzly Adams-type film "The Life and Legend of Buffalo Jones". That film was also co-directed by Sasquatch cast member / narrator George Lauris and its soundtrack contains music by Sasquatch contributors Al Capps & Lane Caudell. The "Life and Legend of Buffalo Jones" film ultimately became known as Buffalo Rider. Soundtrack The film's soundtrack is a combination of serene 1970s folk / country and blockbuster-style orchestral music. The title track, "High in the Mountains", was written and performed by Al Capps and Lane Caudell and was available on vinyl 45's for a limited time. Release The film was originally released by North American Film Enterprises Inc., and opened in Eugene, Oregon on January 28, 1976, after which it was released on February 13, 1976. Home media Distributors such as RetroMedia, RetroFlix, Image Entertainment and VCI Home Video have re-released it on DVD. A remastered version complete with an additional six minute introduction sequence (shown separately from the main picture) was released by Code Red on Blu-Ray in late 2016. It featured a scene that had been in the original theatrical release showing a young Native-American boy being pursued by a Sasquatch. The scene was thought lost for many years. References Sources External links 1976 films 1976 horror films American mockumentary films American natural horror films Bigfoot films Films set in British Columbia Films shot in Bend, Oregon 1970s English-language films 1970s American films