Harry and the Hendersons
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| Harry and the Hendersons | |
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 Harry and the Hendersons movie poster |
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| Directed by | William Dear |
| Produced by | William Dear Richard Vane |
| Written by | William Dear and Bill Martin & Ezra D. Rappaport |
| Starring | John Lithgow Melinda Dillon Maragret Langrick Joshua Rudoy Kevin Peter Hall Lainie Kazan Don Ameche M. Emmet Walsh David Suchet |
| Music by | Bruce Broughton |
| Cinematography | George Koblasa |
| Editing by | Donn Cambern |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
| Release date(s) | June 5, 1987 (USA) |
| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
| Gross revenue | $29,760,613 (USA) |
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Harry and the Hendersons, a 1987 American film directed and produced by William Dear, and starring John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Lainie Kazan and Don Ameche, is the tragi-comic story of a family's encounter with the cryptozoological creature Bigfoot. The film won an Academy Award for Makeup, and inspired a follow-up TV series, also called Harry and the Hendersons.
The film was released as Bigfoot and the Hendersons in the United Kingdom, though the TV series retained the American title.
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[edit] Plot
On their way home to Seattle from a camping trip, the Hendersons accidentally run over a strange and unknown creature. Unsure what else to do, they strap it to the roof of their car and take it home. Once there, the revived creature goes wild, rampaging throughout the house. Eventually, the family realizes that the creature is the legendary Bigfoot, and is actually very gentle. Given the name "Harry", the creature's curiosity leads him to escape, running through the city as sightings of him strike fear into the populace (and greed into the heart of one French Canadian). Trying to hide Harry from the Seattle authorities and the hunter who wants his hide, the Hendersons come to realize that the best thing for Harry is to return him to his home in the wilderness.
[edit] Cast
- John Lithgow as George Henderson
- Melinda Dillon as Nancy Henderson
- Margaret Langrick as Sarah Henderson
- Joshua Rudoy as Ernie Henderson
- Kevin Peter Hall as Harry
- Lainie Kazan as Irene Moffat
- Don Ameche as Dr. Wallace Wrightwood
- David Suchet as Jacques LaFleur
