I only watched this to see just how bad it was and because it involved Meatloaf (RIP). What the hell was he thinking when he signed on for this? I'm not at all surprised this took less than two weeks to film, because it completely shows.
Meatloaf plays a hunter named Big Jake Grizzly who is hired to catch a Yeti by an evil millionaire while accompanied by his dim-witted assistant, Blubber. The Yeti stows away aboard a plane, winds up in New York, is taken in by a suburban family and is named Hank by the daughter, Amy. Naturally, Grizzly and Blubber follow to continue their hunt and collect their payment while shenanigans ensue as Amy tries to send Hank home.
First off, the little Yeti puppet (which doesn't even look like a Yeti) spoke volumes of the films crummy budget. He looked very cheap and unimpressive, as if he were a reject puppet made for a kids show from a decade prior. His long gangly arms, rat-like tail, buck teeth, and giant feet all made him look ugly and creepy instead of cute. He barely even moved by himself at all, and every sound he made was nerve-gratingly annoying. The rest of the effects were just as bad, with choppy editing and poorly executed slow/fast motion during the action scenes.
All of the actors are wooden as they phone in their roles. Meatloaf himself has no clue what he's supposed to be doing, since his villain act is so poor, he couldn't scare a toddler. The other characters are either dull, forgettable, or as annoying as the Yeti, especially Blubber, who whines incessantly throughout the movie, and yet Grizzly still puts up with him. Even worse was Wesley, the spoiled rich kid and likely future serial killer since he just wants the Yeti so he can abuse it.
Ultimately, this was an ET rip-off mixed horribly with the Yeti genre. I doubt even young children would enjoy this. Personally, I was bored to tears and couldn't even be bothered to watch anymore after the first half-hour, because that was more than enough to conclude that this film is trash and deserves its low rating.
