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Is the costume reel shown in Capturing Bigfoot a rehearsal for the 1967 film or a later replica?

Asked 26 Oct 2026 by ·Part of What does the Patterson-Gimlin film show?·3 answers·0·0 following
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Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible.

Why it matters

If the reel was shot before 20 October 1967 it is strong evidence of a staged film; if after, it is a copy. The documentary's makers say before; Munns, who examined it, says after⁠[1].

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None of these.
Not tested enough to call either way
Evidence: none yet
Still possible
The reel was shot after the 1967 film, copying it.
Not tested enough to call either way
Evidence: 1 for
Still possible
Evidence: 1 for
Still possible

History

  1. Munns puts forward: the reel was shot before the 1967 film, as a rehearsal.
  2. Munns puts forward: the reel was shot after the 1967 film, copying it.
  3. Munns: the stock carries a 1966 manufacturing date code, earlier than the 1967 code on the Patterson film.For: The reel was shot before the 1967 film, as a rehearsal.
  4. Munns: the costume's white feet match how the sole appears on high-contrast copies, not on the camera original.For: The reel was shot after the 1967 film, copying it.
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