Bob Barlen is a Canadian screenwriter and producer who is best known for co-writing films like Escape from Planet Earth (2013) and The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017). Other significant writing credits include The Son of Bigfoot (2017) Arctic Justice (2018). Notable production credits include the TV movie Ninjamaica, The Son of Bigfoot (2017) and The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017).