A story so amazing it can only be true.

Sure, Bill Rebane.

A small town has turned its Bigfoot sightings into a tourist destination. A bunch of people get killed, and everyone thinks the sasquatch must be behind it, so sawmill owner Harvey Olsen (Richard Kennedy) decides to hunt down the creature with the help of the people of Gleason, Wisconsin, by offering $10,000 to anyone who captures the beast. Who can save Bigfoot? Maybe game ranger Dave Garrett (Stafford Morgan)?

Maybe it’s more than Bigfoot. It could be The Legendary Creature of Arak, a white yeti that shows up. There’s a child Sasquatch, too. That’s Bill’s son Randolph.

According to the local lore, Arak is a man-like creature that protected the Arak tribe near the Lake of the Clouds.” Far from being a mindless killer, Arak was a spiritual guardian who escorted the tribal elders to the afterlife when it was their time to die. This adds a layer of noble protector to the beast, making Harvey Olsen’s mission to cage it even more villainous.

At least George “Buck” Flower is on hand with his daughter Verkina. November 1980 Playboy Playmate of the Month Jeana Keough is, too. Everyone looks like they’re freezing, because it’s always snowing in Wisconsin or at least in Bill Rebane movies.

This movie really unites ecohorror actors. Kennedy was in Holy Wednesday AKA Fangs; his henchman Jason is Otis Young, who was in Blood Beach, and Burt is John Goff from Alligator. George “Buck” Flower was in Skeeter. Denise Cheshire went from Graduation Day to mime work where she played apes. And oddest of all, Janus Raudkivi, who plays the white creature, was security on Deadly Eyes, a movie that dressed up dogs as mutant rats. 

After the chaos at the sawmill and the final confrontation in the woods, Dave Garrett realizes the creature isn’t the monster. The men hunting it are. As the creature retreats back into the wilderness, the folk song “Life is a Journey” plays, reminding the viewer that “You’ll only find freedom the day when you die.”

You can watch this on YouTube.