Harry and the Hendersons
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| Directed by | William Dear |
| Produced by |
William Dear Richard Vane |
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William Dear William E. Martin Ezra D. Rappaport |
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| Music by | Bruce Broughton |
| Cinematography | Allen Daviau |
| Edited by | Donn Cambern |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $16 million |
| Box office | $49,998,613 |
Harry and the Hendersons is a 1987 American fantasy comedy film directed and produced by William Dear, and starring John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche, David Suchet, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy, Lainie Kazan, and Kevin Peter Hall. Steven Spielberg served as the uncredited executive producer of this film while Rick Baker provided the makeup and the creature designs for Harry. It is the story of a family's encounter with the cryptozoological creature Bigfoot. The film won an Academy Award for Best Makeup, and inspired a follow-up TV series of the same name.
In the United Kingdom the film was originally released as Bigfoot and the Hendersons, though the TV series retained the American title. The DVD and all current showings of the movie in the UK now refer to the movie by its original title.
The film earned mostly mixed reviews and was a success at the box office during its release, earning thrice its budget.
George Henderson (John Lithgow) is returning home with his family from a camping trip when they hit something with the family station wagon. George investigates, and discovers to his horror and awe, that they had hit a Sasquatch. Deciding to take the creature home, George does so, strapping it to the roof of the car. Meanwhile, a mysterious hunter has been tracking the creature and discovers the Hendersons' license plate which fell off when they hit the creature.
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