When you can't believe your eyes, trust your heart.
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.
Harry and the Hendersons (1987) is a comedy, family and fantasy film directed by William Dear, released on June 5, 1987 with a runtime of 1h 50m. It stars John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Kevin Peter Hall and Margaret Langrick. Viewers rate it 6.1 out of 10 across 766 ratings.
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John Lithgow
as George Henderson
Melinda Dillon
as Nancy Henderson
Kevin Peter Hall
as Harry
Margaret Langrick
as Sarah Henderson
Joshua Rudoy
as Ernie Henderson
Don Ameche
as Dr. Wallace Wrightwood
David Suchet
as Jacques Lafleur
M. Emmet Walsh
as George Henderson Sr.
John Bloom
as Feet
Lainie Kazan
as Irene Moffitt
William Ontiveros
as Sgt. Mancini
David Richardt
as Dirty Harry Officer
Directed by William Dear, written by Ezra D. Rappaport, Bill Martin and William Dear, produced by William Dear and Richard Vane.
Average viewer score of 6.1/10 from 766 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on July 30, 2020
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Harry and the Hendersons (1987) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Harry and the Hendersons (1987) includes John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Kevin Peter Hall, Margaret Langrick and Joshua Rudoy. The film was directed by William Dear. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Harry and the Hendersons was released on June 5, 1987 and runs for 1h 50m.
Harry and the Hendersons (1987) holds an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 766 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, family and fantasy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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