Robert Keen is a British film director and make-up artist.
Career He has directed eight films, including The Lost World, but he has also written screenplays, as well as working on special, visual and make-up effects.
Keen directed the 1995 Canadian made-for-TV movie To Catch a Yeti.MUBI The plot involves Hank the Yeti makes friends with an American family (including the young girl)The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters - Google Books (chapter BIGFOOT; section Films & Television) and trying to outwit two hunters, one of them named Big Jake played by Meat Loaf, hired by a New York businessman for his spoiled son.TV GuidePark CircusTurner Classic Movies It aired on The Disney Channel January 12, 1995.Cyborgs, Santa Claus and Satan - Google Books (pg.180) RiffTrax parodied the film on May 1, 2015.RiffTrax
Accolades He has been nominated for six Saturn Awards, all for best make-up, including for his work on Hellraiser and Candyman.
References
External links To Catch a Yeti on IMDb RiffTrax treatment of To Catch a Yeti on official YouTube channel