Loch Ness They Created A Monster
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- Director:
- John MacLaverty
- Producer(s):
- John Archer
- Footage Archive Researcher:
- Liga Gutane
- Footage Archive Producer:
- Joanna Taylor
- Archival Sources:
- BBC Scotland / Fremantle / Dinsdale Archive (private) / Scottish Television / Nippon TV
- Production Company:
- Indelible Telly / Hopscotch Films
- Country of Production:
- UK
- Original Release:
- 2023
Synopsis
There’s another story about the Loch Ness Monster- one that you don’t know.
It’s a tale of monstrous egos, of rivalry, flipper fraud, petrol bomb attacks and sex in caravans.
All is revealed in the hilarious and wild - Loch Ness They Created a Monster, which takes a deep dive into the golden era of Nessie hunting, and uncovers the real monsters.
In the supernatural nineteen seventies, the famously deep Highland Loch attracted monster hunters from America, Japan, England and across the world. Everyone who wanted to make a name for themselves came to Drumnadrochit with a camera and wellies ( and on a few occasions, a submarine)
But capturing Nessie, proved frustrating. And as months turned into years - facing reputational ridicule - some of the expeditions started getting ‘creative’ - supplying newspapers with plesiosaur portraits and fake flippers. Those seeking scientific credibility despaired and debunked, causing bad blood at the Loch. By the early eighties, violence erupted between competing camps.
This documentary turns the cameras around - and focuses on the Monster hunters themselves - revealing the unbelievable story, behind the unbelievable story.