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).
- Director
- William Dear
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Humour
- Worldwide
- $50M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
18 billed performers
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Movie DNA
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Story overview
What It's About
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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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The record
Awards
2 wins · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Genesis Award
1 win
- WinnerGenesis Award
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Harry and the Hendersons returned 5.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $10M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $50M
- Release date
- Jun 5, 1987
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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