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Harry and the Hendersons

"When You Can't Believe Your Eyes, Trust Your Heart."

1987-06-05 Comedy 1hr 50m

Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. At first they fear it was a man, but when they examine the "body" they find it's a "bigfoot". They think it's dead so they decide to take it home (there could be some money in this). As you guessed, it isn't dead. Far from being the ferocious monster they fear "Harry" to be, he's a friendly giant.

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Storyline

Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. At first they fear it was a man, but when they examine the "body" they find it's a "bigfoot". They think it's dead so they decide to take it home (there could be some money in this). As you guessed, it isn't dead. Far from being the ferocious monster they fear "Harry" to be, he's a friendly giant.

  • Released
    1987-06-05
  • Revenue
    $49,998,613
  • Budget
    $10,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 50m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English, Español
  • imdb-logo
    6.1
  • Production
    Amblin Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Crew

William Dear
Director
William Dear
Producer

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Cast

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

George Henderson
Melinda Dillon

Melinda Dillon

Nancy Henderson
Margaret Langrick

Margaret Langrick

Sarah Henderson
Joshua Rudoy

Joshua Rudoy

Ernie Henderson
David Suchet

David Suchet

Jacques Lafleur
Lainie Kazan

Lainie Kazan

Irene Moffitt
Don Ameche

Don Ameche

Dr. Wallace Wrightwood
M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

George Henderson Sr.
Laura Kenny

Laura Kenny

'Mouse' Woman
William Ontiveros

William Ontiveros

Sgt. Mancini
David Richardt

David Richardt

Dirty Harry Officer
Richard Arnold

Richard Arnold

'Mouse' Spouse
Sean Morgan

Sean Morgan

Jerry Seville
Peggy Platt

Peggy Platt

Librarian
Orene Anderson

Orene Anderson

Woman in Kitchen
William Dear

William Dear

Sighting Man
Laurie O'Brien

Laurie O'Brien

Screaming Woman
James King

James King

Bicycle Man
Juleen Murray

Juleen Murray

Press Woman #1
Connie Craig

Connie Craig

Press Woman #2
Dana Middleton

Dana Middleton

News Anchor #1
Mark Mitchell

Mark Mitchell

Press Man #1
Richard Foley

Richard Foley

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Larry Wansley

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News Anchor #3
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Steve Brodie

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Mickey Gilbert

Mickey Gilbert

Police Officer
Tom Hammond

Tom Hammond

Police Officer
Stuart Schwarz

Stuart Schwarz

SWAT Officer
Justin Mastro

Justin Mastro

Vigilante
Stan Sturing

Stan Sturing

Police Clerk
Britches

Britches

Little Bob
Fred Newman

Fred Newman

Harry (voice)

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Movie Reviews

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A Review by Kamurai 8

Written by Kamurai on 2020-07-30

Great watch, will watch again, and do recommend. While the movie is quite dated at this point, it really isn't that noticeable. The bigg... read more

Great watch, will watch again, and do recommend. While the movie is quite dated at this point, it really isn't that noticeable. The biggest difference is that the information would travel much faster today, and probably the kids would be jerks and lend to the problem. In 30+ years, I can't believe there hasn't been another Bigfoot movie that comes anywhere close to this, and none that I know of that paint Bigfoot in a positive light. Kevin Peter Hall, as the guy in the Harry costume, is amazing in this. Granted, there is an animatronics team to perform the detailed facial moments that really make the movie, but "Harry" carries the movie. John Lithgow is right behind him as the human "every man", but it is probably the entire family cast interaction that really makes this movie as charming as it is. And it completely is. It is really the reason to watch this movie. It's funny, it's touching, there is even some action in it. Give this a watch, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

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A Review by Kamurai

Great watch, will watch again, and do recommend. While the movie is quite dated at this point, it really isn't that noticeable. The biggest difference is that the information would travel much faster today, and probably the kids would b...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Kamurai 8

Written by Kamurai on 2020-07-30

Great watch, will watch again, and do recommend. While the movie is quite dated at this point, it really isn't that noticeable. The biggest difference is that the information would travel much fas...

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