The Sasquatch Gang (also known as The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang) is a 2006 comedy film written and directed by Tim Skousen, the first assistant director on Napoleon Dynamite.
The six-week shoot was completed in the summer of 2005. The film premiered in January 2006 at the Slamdance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award. It was also shown at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, picking up 2 awards. One for Justin Long for Best Actor and Tim Skousen Best Director. It also showed at the Waterfront Film Festival, New Zealand Film Festival, Sidewalk Film Festival, and Vail Film Festival. The film opened in limited release in the United States on November 30, 2007. The film was released on DVD on March 25, 2008.
With a production budget of 35 million USD, the film's return from box office sales were a domestic gross of $9,458 USD. The film had a limited cinema run with only 9 opening theaters and an average 1 week run at each theatre.
The Sasquatch Gang provides examples of:
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Adorkable: Almost all the characters in the movie are somewhat nerdy. Gavin is so silly when it comes to girls, Shane's a big bully that still plays with his toys, and finally Zerk is a an average Joe who spends all the money he got on fast food and any other trifling stuff while being in debt. - Always Second Best: Hobie feels like this, when always Gavin is around. Then he decides to play the Brutus...
- Annoying Laugh: Shane has one.
- Book Ends: The movie starts with a red car crashing, and the end has a red car crashing.
- Catchphrase: "Shirts, you're a dang genius, man."
- Embarrassing Nickname: Gavin has been called Dirty D for quite some time.
- Groin Attack: Sophie gives Shane one after he tried to forcefully kiss her over a bet.
- Jerk Jock: Shane and his gang.
- Lovable Jock: Zerk comes off as mean to Gavin and friends, but then he gives him the advice he needs against Shane's behavior.
- The Smurfette Principle: Sophie is the only significant girl in the main cast and she is the girlfriend-to-be of Gavin; also Hobie and Shane, and unfortunately Zerk shows some interest in her.
- Those Two Guys: Zerk and Shirts.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: The ironically named “Shirts” never wear a shirt throughout the entire movie. His entire family are like this too - his older brother is similarly always bare chested (and bare foot), and his dad removes his shirt as soon as he gets home.
