To Catch a Yeti

To Catch a Yeti (1995)

The story of the world's smallest bigfoot.

Big Jake's after Bigfoot in the Big Apple. It's the biggest chase this town has ever seen.

Date of release
1995-01-12
TMDB
3.3 / 10 (17)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
Director
Bob Keen

Casting

Interesting facts

To Catch a Yeti is a 1994 British-Canadian made-for-TV movie, directed by Bob Keen and featuring Meat Loaf and Rick Howland. The film was shot over 13 days in Ontario, Canada in 1993, and first broadcast two years later.

Production

Director Bob Keen joined the project at the request of executive producer Noel Cronin, after the original director was fired and the film's budget cut by 60%. The original script was written by Paul Adam; it was about a father trying to get closer to his daughter and explored the cruelty of hunting and animal poaching. Lionel Shenken, the film's executive producer on the Canadian side, later rewrote Adam's screenplay.

Although largely set in New York, To Catch a Yeti was shot over 13 days in Ontario, Canada, by a mostly British crew. Meat Loaf was cast in the week before shooting began, after his predecessor withdrew from the project to appear in a sitcom. The filmmakers deliberately aimed to give their film a 1980s look and feel, reminiscent of releases by Amblin Entertainment during that era.

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