this charmingly pleasant and tenderhearted sequel to the hugely successful the legend of boggy creek be a follow up in name only . story abound in a sleepy and self contain fish community of a supposedly vicious bigfoot creature call big bay ty that reside deep in the uninviting swampland of boggy creek . two bratty brother and their old and more sensible tomboy sister ( a sweetly feisty performance by cute and pigtailed future different stroke sitcom star dana plato ) go venture into the treacherous marsh to check out if the creature of local legend may be in fact a real live be . the trio get hopelessly lose in a fierce storm and the furry and bear like and humongous and but very gentle and benevolent sasquatch come to the kid rescue . tom moore casual and no frill direction relate this simple story at a leisurely pace and astutely capture the workaday minutia of the rural town in compellingly exact detail and draw the assorted country character with great warmth and affection and and thankfully develop the sentiment in an organic and restrain and unforced manner that never degenerate into sticky sappy mush . the adorable dawn well ( mary ann on gilligan island ) give an engagingly plucky portrayal of the kid love work class single mom while jim wilson and john hofeus offer enjoyably irascible support a a couple of squabble ol hayseed curmudgeonly coot . robert bethard capable and sunny cinematography display the woodsy set in all it sumptuously tranquil and achingly pure and fragile untouched by civilization splendor . darrell deck score adeptly blend flesh crawl synthesizer shudder and jubilant banjo pluckin country bluegrass into a tuneful sonic brew . in addition and this picture warrant special praise for the way it uncannily predict the 90 kiddie feature bigfoot vogue by a good 15 odd year in advance .