Mineola serves as the setting for ‘Bigfoot Wars’

Published 1:32 pm Friday, March 6, 2020

On this date in 2014, “Bigfoot Wars,” a movie about an ape-like creature who might be responsible for the disappearance of women in a small town, hits movie theaters.

When the county’s sheriff (Holt Boggs) and hunter (C. Thomas Howell) search through the wilderness to find the women, they end up confronting several of the creatures.  

Much of the movie was filmed in and around Mineola, including in the Mineola Nature Preserve.

Dozens of residents were used as extras.

David Sullivan and Chae Balisteri, both originally from Longview, were in the cast.

In the Spotlight

— 2018: Kacey Musgraves’ song “Space Cowboy” peaks at No. 30 and “Butterflies” at No. 32 

on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

— 2018: “All My Hope” by Texarkana native (Dave) Crowder peaks at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart. 

— 2017: Tyler native Bianca Malinowski appears in a guest role on “MacGyver.”

— 2017: Shea Whigham, who attended Tyler Junior College, appears in “Kong: Skull Island.”

— 2015: Paris native Beverly Leech plays a naval officer in an episode of “NCIS.” 

— 2014: Corsicana native Billy Joe Shaver has a bit part in “A Night in Old Mexico” starring Robert Duvall. 

— 2012: “Where I Belong” by Building 429, featuring former Mount Pleasant resident Jason Roy, hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.

— 2012: “Icon: The Temptations,” an album by The Temptations featuring Texarkana native Otis Williams,  peaks at No. 29 on the Billboard R&B albums chart.

— 2010: Longview native Forest Whitaker is a guest on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.”

— 2008: Atlanta native Tracy Lawrence’s “‘Till I Way a Daddy Too” peaks at No. 32 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

— 2007: At the Soul Train Music Awards, Terrell native Jamie Foxx wins Best R&B/Soul Album (“Unpredictable”).

— 2007: MercyMe, a vocal group founded in Greenville, has the No. 30 hit on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart with “No More No Less.”

— 2003: Paris native Beverly Leech has a guest role on “Yes, Dear.”

— 2002: At the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Quitman native Sissy Spacek is a finalist for:

• Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Leading Role (“In The Bedroom”) 

• Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Miniseries or TV Movie (“Midwives”) 

• Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, (“In the Bedroom”).

— 2001: Linden native Don Henley is the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live.”

— 1998: Wood County native Ray Price and K.T. Oslin, who attended Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, appear in the TV special “Roger Miller Remembered.”

— 1996: Greenville native Doug Jackson appears in the TV movie “Frequent Flyer.”

— 1995: Tyler native Phyllis Cicero plays Stella the Storyteller on “Barney & Friends.”

— 1994: Terrell native Jamie Foxx is seen on the sketch comedy series “In Living Color.” He appears on 96 episodes over four years. 

— 1985: Tyler native Sandy Duncan appears on the TV Special “Night of 100 Stars II.”

— 1975: Tyler native Sandy Duncan is a celebrity on “The Hollywood Squares.”

— 1973: “Peaceful Easy Feeling” by the Eagles, featuring Linden native Don Henley, peaks at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. 

— 1972: James Wheaton, a graduate of Wiley College in Marshall, has a guest role on “Sanford and Son.”

— 1971: Wood County native Ray Price is a guest on “The Johnny Cash Show.”

— 1966: Gilmer native Johnny Mathis is a guest on “The Dean Martin Show.”

— 1964: Whitewright native Guy Wilkerson has a guest role on “The Fugitive.”

— 1956: Palestine native Jack Pepper appears on an episode of “Ford Star Jubilee.”

— 1956: Honey Grove native Bill Erwin has a guest role on “Cheyenne.”

— 1954 Whitewright native Guy Wilkerson appears in “May and Pa Kettle at Home.”

— 1953: As a member of the country band The Cass County Boys, Mount Pleasant native Jerry Scoggins performs in “Riders of the Whistling Pines.”