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This is Renegade Files Episode 117, The Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot Film Analysis.

On October 20, 1967 Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin rode on horseback along Bluff Creek which is a tributary of the Klamath River about 25 miles NW of Orleans, CA in Humbolt County by logging roads.

Their stated mission, to capture a sasquatch on film. Bigfoot prints and sighting had been recently reported in the area. They filmed about 100 feet of film that day as they rode the wooded terrain. They rode for hours. Then whether miraculously or impossibly, they came upon the object of their search. 

The last 954 frames, just under a minute at the camera’s 18-Frames-Per-Second, captured what has become one of the most analyzed and debated minute of film in history. And in frame 352, the creature they filmed glanced back at the men with an annoyed expression, and thus was recorded the most iconic image of bigfoot ever. An image that has been used to communicate the idea of sasquatch ever since.

Today we dive deep into this historic film footage to try to unravel the facts and images. Is the Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film evidence of a living cryptid, or evidence of a masterful hoax?

Come with me now into the deep woods of the American Northwest, and together we will dive deep into Renegade Files Episode 117, The Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot Film Analysis.

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Question 1: “What is the Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film?”

Answer 1: The Patterson-Gimlin film is a short piece of footage recorded in 1967 in Northern California that appears to show a large, upright, hair-covered creature walking through a creek bed. It remains one of the most studied and debated pieces of evidence related to Bigfoot or Sasquatch.

Question 2: “Where was the Patterson-Gimlin film recorded?”

Answer 2: The footage was filmed at Bluff Creek, a remote area in Humboldt County, California, near the Klamath River. The location had previous reports of large footprints and sightings, which led the filmmakers to search the area.

Question 3: “Has the Patterson-Gimlin film been proven real or fake?”

Answer 3: The film has never been definitively proven either real or fake. Some researchers argue that visible muscle movement and anatomical details suggest a real creature, while skeptics believe it could be a person wearing a costume.

Question 4: “Why is frame 352 of the Bigfoot film so important?”

Answer 4: Frame 352 is the moment when the creature turns and looks back toward the camera. This frame has become iconic because it shows facial detail and expression, and is often used in analysis to evaluate whether the subject appears biological or artificial.