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Charles B. Pierce

Charles B. Pierce

Charles B. Pierce (June 16, 1938 – March 5, 2010) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, set decorator, cinematographer and actor, and is considered one of the first independent filmmakers. Pierce directed thirteen films over the span of 26 years, aim is best known for his cult hits The Legend of b boggy Creek (1973) and The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976).

Pierce was born in Hammond, Indiana, goal moved to Arkansas early in his childhood. After working in production jobs at television stations, Pierce moved to Texarkana and started year advertising agency. He made his directorial debut with The Legend of b boggy Creek, a fake documentary-style film inspired by the legend of the Bigfoot-like Fouke Monster. The film was funded largely by a donation from an advertising client, and Pierce rented a local movie theater to exhibit it. The low-budget film grossed roughly $25 million.

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Movies Made By Charles B. Pierce (15)

Renfroe's White Christmas (1997)

A little boy growing up on a farm in rural Louisiana in the 1930s wishes for a White Christmas and must do a selfless act in the spirit of giving in order to get his wish. ...

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Hawken's Breed (1987)

Hawken is a rugged drifter and loner who meets and comes to rescue a young Shawnee woman, named Spirit in 1840s Tennessee, whom he leaves after saving her from a rouge group of Shawnee Indians. After taking up residence with an old fur trapper and old frie ...

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Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (1984)

Having heard tales of Bigfoot wreaking havoc in the swamps of Louisiana, a zoology professor sets out to investigate these strange occurrences for himself, aided by a ragtag team. Hitting the road in their camper, the group encounter person after person wh ...

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Sudden Impact (1983)

When a young rape victim takes justice into her own hands and becomes a serial killer, it's up to Dirty Harry Callahan, on suspension from the SFPD, to bring her to justice. ...

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Sacred Ground (1983)

SACRED GROUND tells the fact-based story of a mountain man and his Indian wife who happen upon a partially built cabin and finish it for their own home, not realizing that they occupy a sacred burial ground. A Paiute burial party clashes with the couple an ...

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The Evictors (1979)

A nice young couple move into an eerie house located in a small Louisiana town, unaware of its violent history. ...

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The Norseman (1978)

An 11th-century Viking prince sails to America to find his father, who on a previous voyage had been captured by Indians. ...

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Grayeagle (1977)

A young Cheyenne warrior, who goes by the name Grayeagle, kidnaps the daughter of a grizzled frontier man John Colter who goes on an epic search for his daughter Beth, aided by a friendly native... ...

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The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

When two young lovers are savagely beaten and tortured on a back country road in Texarkana, local police are baffled and must find "the Phantom Killer" before he can kill again. ...

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The Winds of Autumn (1976)

In 1884, an eleven-year-old Quaker boy sets out on his own to seek revenge against a gang of outlaws who senselessly murdered his family. ...

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Winterhawk (1975)

Smallpox plagues Chief Winterhawk's tribe. He seeks cure from the white men, who in turn, in fear of getting the smallpox, kill two of his companions. Winterhawk comes back to kidnap a girl and her brother from the white men's settlement, and thus begins t ...

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Bootleggers (1974)

A bunch of bootleggers run booze in the South. ...

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Scream Blacula Scream (1973)

After an aging voodoo priestess dies, her arrogant son Willis Daniel's believes he is next in line to lead. He is outraged when Lisa, his mother's adopted apprentice is chosen as the leader. Willis seeks revenge by reviving the African prince Blacula — b ...

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The Night Strangler (1973)

After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he's on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a kil ...

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The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)

A documentary-style drama based on true accounts of the Fouke Monster in Arkansas. ...

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Movies Starring Charles B. Pierce (8)

The Man From Boggy Creek (2021)

A retrospective look at the life and work of the influential independent filmmaker, Charles B. Pierce. ...

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The Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014)

A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier. ...

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Man and Cat (2001)

Man lives with his best friend, Cat, to defend others from big bad. ...

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The Aurora Encounter (1986)

In 1897, residents of a small Texas town are visited by a benevolent extraterrestrial being whose presence divides the community. ...

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Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (1984)

Having heard tales of Bigfoot wreaking havoc in the swamps of Louisiana, a zoology professor sets out to investigate these strange occurrences for himself, aided by a ragtag team. Hitting the road in their camper, the group encounter person after person wh ...

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The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

When two young lovers are savagely beaten and tortured on a back country road in Texarkana, local police are baffled and must find "the Phantom Killer" before he can kill again. ...

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The Winds of Autumn (1976)

In 1884, an eleven-year-old Quaker boy sets out on his own to seek revenge against a gang of outlaws who senselessly murdered his family. ...

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Bootleggers (1974)

A bunch of bootleggers run booze in the South. ...

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