Harry and the Hendersons Movie Review 1987

Ordinary American family vacationing in the Northwest has a collision with Bigfoot. Thinking that the big guy is dead, they throw him on top of the car and head home. Lo and behold, he revives and starts wrecking the furniture and in the process, endears himself to the at-first frightened family. Nice little tale efficiently told, with Lithgow fine as the frustrated dad trying to hold his Bigfoot-invaded home together. Basis for the TV series.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 111 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Wild Kingdom, Bigfoot/Yeti, Vacations, Special FX Wizards: Rick Baker, Family Comedy

Screenplay

William Dear, William E. Martin, Ezra D. Rappaport

Cast

John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche, David Suchet, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy, Kevin Peter Hall, Lainie Kazan, M. Emmet Walsh, John Bloom

Cinematography

Allen Daviau

Director

William Dear

Music

Bruce Broughton

Producer

Richard Vane, William Dear, Amblin Entertainment

Awards

Oscars 1987: Makeup.