Roger Patterson Bigfoot Film

One of the subjects that Bigfoot investigators take very seriously is the Roger Patterson Bigfoot film. The Patterson–Gimlin film is virtually the Holy Grail to Bigfoot believers. Speaking badly of the film or of Roger Patterson is borderline sacrilegious to many Bigfoot researchers. Now you may think this sounds a bit over-the-top however too much researching Bigfoot is practically an obsession, borderline religious experience. Consequently, the PGF remains the utmost consequential piece of evidence for Bigfoot so far. There are literally countless movies, documentaries, and books written on the subject and countless debates on whether it’s real or a hoax perpetrated by Roger Patterson and his partner Robert "Bob" Gimlin.

In the grand scheme of things how important is the PGF film in terms of being proof for the existence of Bigfoot. Personally speaking, I believe the film is probably much more important for Bigfoot believers than any type of credible evidence of the existence of Bigfoot’s. Because quite frankly the majority of the general public will say it is merely a man in a monkey/gorilla suit being recorded as he walks a predetermined path. The majority of the public does not view the Patterson–Gimlin film and believes it to be some type of unknown relic hominid being recorded for the first time. However, just because the majority of the general public does not believe it’s real does not make it a hoax. The film remains the most credible piece of evidence to date for the existence of Bigfoot.

The reason being is it was shot by a person who did not set out to fake the film. Roger Patterson was an amateur photographer and not a filmmaker, he had been studying Bigfoot for several years and even had a belief that Bigfoot was real. His friend Bob Gimlin was also a local cowboy who hunted and explored Bigfoot territory regularly. The two men were on their horses, in their normal habitat searching for Bigfoot and recording any evidence of the elusive creature for future generations to see.

The best thing about the PGF is that it’s raw; it’s an actual film clip as opposed to hours of footage of fuzzy unknown ape-like creatures lurking in the darkening forests or shadowy mountainsides. When you see the film for yourself, you can imagine how it must have played out. This is exactly why this film is a very poignant piece of evidence for Bigfoot. It’s authentic and not speculative or pieced together in order to fabricate a theory as to what the creature really looked like. The fact that it was shot mainly by "two guys on horses" makes it believable, as many people believe Bigfoot exists but they would rather believe in Bigfoot than believe something has been created like the PGF.

The Roger Patterson Bigfoot Film is probably one of the most important pieces of evidence in the existence of Bigfoot. The reason being is that it was not a hoax created by Roger Patterson or Robert "Bob" Gimlin. In fact, Roger Patterson never even had any intention to make a movie about Bigfoot at all, and he certainly didn’t plan on having the film to be his legacy (which it ultimately was). In fact, as far as we know there are no other hoaxers lurking in the shadows that can take credit for making or faking this film. Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin were out trekking through the forest looking for Bigfoot evidence so they could prove to themselves and other skeptics this creature really existed.

The debate will never end, the skeptics will always believe it’s a man in a monkey suit and believers will always accept it as true. The big question is if it’s ever proven as a hoax, how this will affect the belief in the existence of Bigfoot among the Bigfoot community. For the majority it will just be an immense disappointment; yes it will be a very big deal for the community however the enigma of Bigfoot will survive. In fact in the last few years there have been a growing number of Bigfoot researchers who now believe the Patterson–Gimlin film is a hoax. However having said that they continue to believe in Bigfoot and continue to search for it.