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.
Genres
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Studio
Amblin Entertainment
Language
en
Status
Released
How Harry and the Hendersons performed
Budget
$10.0M
Worldwide Gross
$50.0M
Gross Profit
$40.0M
Return
5.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$7M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
George Henderson
John Lithgow
George Henderson
Nancy Henderson
Melinda Dillon
Nancy Henderson
Harry
Kevin Peter Hall
Harry
Sarah Henderson
Margaret Langrick
Sarah Henderson
Ernie Henderson
Joshua Rudoy
Ernie Henderson
Dr. Wallace Wrightwood
Don Ameche
Dr. Wallace Wrightwood
Jacques Lafleur
David Suchet
Jacques Lafleur
George Henderson Sr.
M. Emmet Walsh
George Henderson Sr.
Feet
John Bloom
Feet
Irene Moffitt
Lainie Kazan
Irene Moffitt
Sgt. Mancini
William Ontiveros
Sgt. Mancini
Dirty Harry Officer
David Richardt
Dirty Harry Officer
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