HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS

Updated 05-May-2020.

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Harry and the Hendersons (1987) – IMDb: Directed by William Dear. With John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy. The Henderson family adopt a friendly Sasquatch but have a hard time trying to keep the legend of ‘Bigfoot’ a secret.

DVD Review: Harry and the Hendersons

`HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS` TAKES FAMILIAR TURNS: It isn`t hard to take, but ”Harry and the Hendersons” seems a bit familiar. Produced by Amblin Entertainment, Steven Spielberg `s company, it takes a leisurely spin through the standard Spielberg themes, without gathering the visual grandeur or emotional extravagance that are Spielberg`s trademarks. It`s like an episode of TV`s ”Amazing Stories” drawn out

Harry and the Hendersons (1987): While vacationing in the Pacific Northwest, the Henderson clan’s dad, George (John Lithgow); mom, Nancy (Melinda Dillon); daughter, Sarah (Margaret Langrick); and son, Ernie (Joshua Rudoy), accidently run over a strange animal with their car, and when they get out to see what it is, they find the seemingly dead body of a hairy Bigfoot-type monster (Kevin Peter Hall). Believing that the creature is a grizzly bear, the Hendersons take it home, planning to stuff the beast and put it on display in their living room. Predictably, the hirsute monster revives and is adopted by the family as a pet. Originally conceived as a TV series by comedian Brad Garrett, Harry and the Hendersons ultimately did make it to the small screen as a weekly syndicated sitcom in 1990, with Kevin Peter Hall repeating the title role during the series’ first 24 episodes. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Harry and the Hendersons is a 1987 american fantasy comedy film . it is the story of a Seattle family’s encounter with the cryptozoological creature Bigfoot . the film won an Oscar for Best Makeup, and the film grossed $50 million worldwide . shooting took place at several locations in the Cascade Range of Washington state . the film’s setting is now known by its original title . a lone hunter tracking the creature discovers the Hendersons’ license plate fell off when they hit the creature . George goes to the garage to examine the creature and discovers it is not dead, and has escaped sightings of Harry become more frequent as media fervor heightens . a legendary hunter now a laughingstock for his obsession with Bigfoot . at work, George’s father asks him to make George quits his job at the arms shop . he follows a Bigfoot sighting into the city . the police deal with “bigfoot mania” by apprehending vigilante Bigfoot hunters . LaFleur urges the Hendersons to give up on Bigfoot, as it has destroyed his life . he meets Harry, restoring his enthusiasm . LaFleur catches up to the Hendersons and throws the family dog . Harry captures Lafleur, but George intervenes when LaFleeur attempts to escape . through Harry’s kindness and George the film grossed $29.8 million at the north american box office and $20.2 million internationally . it went on to gross $50 million worldwide . in 2007, intrada Records issued an expanded album, marking the music’s premiere CD release . a single-disc Blu-ray of the film was released on march 4, 2014 . Kevin Peter Hall reprised Harry until his death Leon Redbone’s version of “Your Feet’s Too Big” was used as its theme song . Patrick Pinney provided the vocal effects .