Harry and the Hendersons
When You Can't Believe Your Eyes, Trust Your Heart.
1987 | 110m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | William Dear |
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| Writer: | Ezra D. Rappaport, William Dear, Bill Martin |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 05, 1987 |
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| Director: | William Dear |
| Writer: | Ezra D. Rappaport, William Dear, Bill Martin |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Drama |
| Keywords | bad smell, bigfoot, vegetarian, hamburger, hunting trip, wildlife, cryptozoology, family, family holiday, footprint, sasquatch |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $49,998,613
Budget: $10,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Lithgow | George Henderson |
| Melinda Dillon | Nancy Henderson |
| Don Ameche | Dr. Wallace Wrightwood |
| David Suchet | Jacques Lafleur |
| Margaret Langrick | Sarah Henderson |
| Joshua Rudoy | Ernie Henderson |
| M. Emmet Walsh | George Henderson Sr. |
| John Bloom | Feet |
| Lainie Kazan | Irene Moffitt |
| Kevin Peter Hall | Harry |
| William Ontiveros | Sgt. Mancini |
| David Richardt | Dirty Harry Officer |
| Jacqueline Moscou | DMV Clerk |
| Laura Kenny | "Mouse" Woman |
| Richard Arnold | "Mouse" Spouse |
| Sean Morgan | Jerry Seville |
| Nick Flynn | Stuart |
| David MacIntyre | Billers |
| Peggy Platt | Librarian |
| Orene Anderson | Woman in Kitchen |
| William Dear | Sighting Man |
| Laurie O'Brien | Screaming Woman |
| Michael J. Loggins | "Big Gun" Man |
| James King | Bicycle Man |
| Nathaniel Ellis | Sgt. Bader |
| Juleen Murray | Press Woman #1 |
| Mark Mitchell | Press Man #1 |
| Connie Craig | Press Woman #2 |
| Dana Middleton | News Anchor #1 |
| Richard Foley | News Anchor #2 |
| Larry Wansley | News Anchor #3 |
| Steve Brodie | News Anchor #4 |
| Mickey Gilbert | Police Officer |
| Tom Hammond | Police Officer |
| Stuart Schwarz | SWAT Officer |
| Justin Mastro | Vigilante |
| Michael Goodell | Pool Man |
| Chuck McCollum | Guard |
| Vern Taylor | Jerome |
| Stan Sturing | Police Clerk |
| Robert Isaac Lee | Kim Lee |
| Debbie Lee Carrington | Little Bigfoot |
| Britches | Little Bob |
| Fred Newman | Voice & Vocal Effects |
| William Frankfather | Schwarz |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Allen Daviau | Director of Photography |
| Neil Summers | Stunts |
| Tim Gilbert | Stunts |
| Bruce Broughton | Original Music Composer |
| Rick Baker | Makeup Artist |
| Anthony G. Schmidt | Stunts |
| Carey Loftin | Stunts |
| Troy Gilbert | Stunts |
| Richard L. Anderson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| James D. Bissell | Production Design |
| Ezra D. Rappaport | Writer |
| Wally Rose | Stunts |
| Bill Couch | Stunt Coordinator, Stunts |
| Patti Carns Kalles | Casting |
| Dawan Scott | Stunts |
| Mickey Gilbert | Stunt Coordinator, Stunts |
| Ted Swanson | Casting |
| Debbie Coe | Stunts |
| Rick Alexander | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| James Christopher | Sound Editor |
| Donn Cambern | Editor |
| Kathy Brock | Stunts |
| Burness Dembrowski | Sound Editor |
| B. Tennyson Sebastian III | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Greg Nelson | Makeup Artist |
| Dana Middleton | Thanks |
| Michael J. Benavente | Sound Editor |
| Teresa Eckton | Sound Editor |
| Donald B. Woodruff | Art Direction |
| Jon Curtis Price | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Linda DeScenna | Set Decoration |
| Stephen Hunter Flick | Sound Editor |
| William Dear | Writer, Director, Finance |
| George Koblasa | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Bill Martin | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard Vane | Producer |
| William Dear | Producer |
| Steven Spielberg | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 21 | 30 | 17 |
| 2024 | 5 | 24 | 37 | 15 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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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 be ... lieve 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.