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Harry and the Hendersons is a 1987 American film directed and produced by William Dear, and starring John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Lainie Kazan and Don Ameche, and was about the cryptozoological creature Bigfoot. It was also made into a follow-up TV series. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 381 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (480 × 755 pixel, file size: 40 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is of a poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher or the creator of the work depicted. ...
William C. Dear is a well-known Dallas-based private investigator. ...
William C. Dear is a well-known Dallas-based private investigator. ...
William C. Dear is a well-known Dallas-based private investigator. ...
Bill Martin, born William Wylie Macpherson (b. ...
John Arthur Lithgow (IPA: [ˈʤɔn ˈlɪθɡaʊ]) (born October 19, 1945) is an American actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dick Solomon in the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. ...
Melinda Dillon (born October 13, 1939 in Hope, Arkansas), is an American actress and comedienne. ...
Kevin Peter Hall (May 9, 1955 - April 10, 1991) was an American actor famous for his roles as Dr. Elvin Lincoln in Misfits of Science (1985), the monsters in Prophecy (1979), Harry and the Hendersons (1987), Predator (1987), and Predator 2 (1990). ...
Lainie Kazan (born Lainie Levine on May 15, 1940 in New York City) is an American actress and singer. ...
Not to be confused with former NBA player John Amaechi. ...
M Emmet Walsh as the private detective in Blood Simple Michael Emmet Walsh (born March 22, 1935 in Ogdensburg, New York) is an American character actor who has appeared in over 100 film and television productions. ...
David Suchet OBE (born May 2, 1946) is an English actor best known for his television portrayal of Agatha Christies Hercule Poirot in the television series Agatha Christies Poirot. ...
Bruce Broughton (born March 8, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is a film, video game, and television soundtrack composer who has composed several highly acclaimed soundtracks over his extensive career, including Homeward Bound and Silverado, as well as the video game Heart of Darkness (game). ...
Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios), a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is one of the major American film studios. ...
is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...
The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...
William C. Dear is a well-known Dallas-based private investigator. ...
John Arthur Lithgow (IPA: [ˈʤɔn ˈlɪθɡaʊ]) (born October 19, 1945) is an American actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dick Solomon in the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. ...
Melinda Dillon (born October 13, 1939 in Hope, Arkansas), is an American actress and comedienne. ...
Lainie Kazan (born Lainie Levine on May 15, 1940 in New York City) is an American actress and singer. ...
Not to be confused with former NBA player John Amaechi. ...
Cryptozoology is the search for animals that are rumored to exist, but for which conclusive proof is missing. ...
It has been suggested that Evidence regarding Bigfoot be merged into this article or section. ...
Harry and the Hendersons is a comedy television series based on the film of the same name that was based on a childrens book by Joyce Thompson, produced by Amblin Entertainment for Universal Television, and aired from 1991 to 1993 with over 72 half-hour episodes produced. ...
Plot
The Henderson family, on their way home to Seattle from a camping trip, accidentally run over an unknown creature. Not knowing what to do, they decide to strap it to the roof of their car and take it home. At their house, the creature goes wild and rampages through the house. Slowly, they come to realize that the creature is Bigfoot and that it is actually very gentle. It is also given the name "Harry." Harry escapes and runs through the city. Sightings of him strikes fear into the city's citizens. The Hendersons have to hide Harry from the Seattle city authorities and a French Canadian hunter who wants him dead. They come to realize that the best thing for Harry is to let him go back to the woods, which they do at the end of the movie. City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area - Total - Land - Water - % water 369. ...
It has been suggested that Evidence regarding Bigfoot be merged into this article or section. ...
French Canadian is a term that has several different connotations. ...
Cast John Arthur Lithgow (IPA: [ˈʤɔn ˈlɪθɡaʊ]) (born October 19, 1945) is an American actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dick Solomon in the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. ...
Melinda Dillon (born October 13, 1939 in Hope, Arkansas), is an American actress and comedienne. ...
Kevin Peter Hall (May 9, 1955 - April 10, 1991) was an American actor famous for his roles as Dr. Elvin Lincoln in Misfits of Science (1985), the monsters in Prophecy (1979), Harry and the Hendersons (1987), Predator (1987), and Predator 2 (1990). ...
Lainie Kazan (born Lainie Levine on May 15, 1940 in New York City) is an American actress and singer. ...
Not to be confused with former NBA player John Amaechi. ...
David Suchet OBE (born May 2, 1946) is an English actor best known for his television portrayal of Agatha Christies Hercule Poirot in the television series Agatha Christies Poirot. ...
Trivia - Bruce Broughton composed the music throughout the entire film, with Joe Cocker performing Love Lives On during the end credits.
- Bill Martin, who co-wrote the screenplay, also wrote songs for Harry Nilsson's "Harry" album, and is pictured wearing a bear suit inside the album's cover. Martin says that the character "Harry" in the film is named after Harry Nilsson.
- According to cryptozoologist Loren Coleman, some characters in the film are based to varying degrees on actual figures in the search for Sasquatch. French Canadian hunter "Jacques LaFleur" (David Suchet) is a nod to the late French Canadian René Dahinden, and "Dr. Wallace Wrightwood" (Don Ameche) combines some qualities of John Green, Peter Byrne and the late Dr. Grover Krantz.
- Richard Foley and Dana Middleton, the two news anchors listed in the credits, were real-life news anchors and talk-show co-hosts at Seattle's KOMO-TV. Their brief appearance in the movie was from the set of their nightly local news magazine "Weeknight" which aired from 1983 to 1985.
- When originally released, the title of the movie in the UK was 'Big-Nig and the Hendersons'. The 2006 DVD release used the US version of the title, 'Harry and the Hendersons'.
- The drawing of Harry in the film that George Henderson sketches is the original concept drawing for the character of Harry.
Bruce Broughton (born March 8, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is a film, video game, and television soundtrack composer who has composed several highly acclaimed soundtracks over his extensive career, including Homeward Bound and Silverado, as well as the video game Heart of Darkness (game). ...
Joe Cocker OBE (born John Robert Cocker, 20 May 1944, Sheffield) is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice and his cover versions of popular songs. ...
William E. Martin, also known as Bill Martin, is an American musician, songwriter, screenwriter, comedic actor and voice actor. ...
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Cryptozoology is the search for animals that are rumored to exist, but for which conclusive proof is missing. ...
Loren Coleman in a photograph featured in his profile on Cryptomundo. ...
It has been suggested that Evidence regarding Bigfoot be merged into this article or section. ...
French Canadian is a term that has several different connotations. ...
David Suchet OBE (born May 2, 1946) is an English actor best known for his television portrayal of Agatha Christies Hercule Poirot in the television series Agatha Christies Poirot. ...
René Dahinden (born 1930; died 2001) was a well-known Bigfoot (Sasquatch) researcher who was born in Switzerland but moved to Canada in 1953, where he would live for the rest of his life. ...
For others with the same name, see: John Green (disambiguation). ...
Peter Byrne is an English actor born January 29, 1928 in London, who among other parts, played Derek in Carla Lanes Sitcom Bread. ...
Gordon S. Grover Krantz (November 5, 1931 – February 14, 2002) was a professor of physical anthropology at Washington State University, and a renowned Bigfoot researcher. ...
KOMO Studio KOMO-TV (KOMO 4) is a television station in Seattle, Washington. ...
See also Harry and the Hendersons is a comedy television series based on the film of the same name that was based on a childrens book by Joyce Thompson, produced by Amblin Entertainment for Universal Television, and aired from 1991 to 1993 with over 72 half-hour episodes produced. ...
It has been suggested that Evidence regarding Bigfoot be merged into this article or section. ...
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