Harry and the Hendersons
“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.
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Cast
45 people
John Lithgow
George Henderson
Known for
Shrek
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Melinda Dillon
Nancy Henderson
Known for
A Christmas Story
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Kevin Peter Hall
Harry
Known for
Predator
Without Warning
Margaret Langrick
Sarah Henderson
Also in
My American Cousin
Camp Wilder
Joshua Rudoy
Ernie Henderson
Known for
Flatliners
Don Ameche
Dr. Wallace Wrightwood
Known for
Cocoon
Trading Places
David Suchet
Jacques Lafleur
Known for
His Dark Materials
Agatha Christie's Poirot
M. Emmet Walsh
George Henderson Sr.
Known for
Blade Runner
Wild Wild West
John Bloom
Feet
Known for
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
The Great Outdoors
Lainie Kazan
Irene Moffitt
Known for
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
William Ontiveros
Sgt. Mancini
Also in
Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac
21 Jump Street
David Richardt
Dirty Harry Officer
No other roles listed
William Dear Director · Bill Martin Writer Ezra D. Rappaport Writer
Worldwide gross $50M · Budget $10M · United States release June 5, 1987
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$49,998,613
Gross vs. budget
5.0×
Production
Amblin Entertainment
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · June 5, 1987
Theatrical
Australia
December 10, 1987 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 26, 1987 · Theatrical
Germany
December 17, 1987 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 11, 1987 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 17, 1987 · Theatrical
December 24, 2003 · TV · Yorin
June 29, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Poland
January 1, 1988 · Theatrical
Slovakia
May 31, 1997 · TV · Markíza
December 27, 2023 · TV · JOJ
Sweden
February 12, 1988 · Theatrical
November 22, 1988 · Physical · VHS
January 26, 2011 · Physical · DVD
October 25, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
December 11, 1987 · Theatrical
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