Harry and the Hendersons (1987)

"Fun, one-of-a-kind, and sometimes scary, adventure/comedy with the always-delightful, John Lithgow.  Michael Clawson, West Valley View
"A warm and fuzzy family adventure about why you can't domesticate a sasquatch.  Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Editor's Note An easy-going father's life is suddenly turned upside down when his car hits a real-life bigfoot. Thinking it's dead, they bring it home only to find that it is quite alive. Trying to hide their furry friend as they race to get him back to his natural environment isn't so easy. Academy Award Nominations: Best Makeup.

	Don Ameche
	John Lithgow
	M. Emmet Walsh
	Melinda Dillon
	Allen Daviau - Cinematographer
	Donald B. Woodruff - Art Director
	Donn Cambern - Editor
	George Koblasa - Cinematographer
	James D. Bissell - Production Designer
	Richard Vane - Producer
	Steven Spielberg - Executive Producer
	William Dear - Director
	William Dear, et. al. - Writer

George Henderson takes his family on a hunting trip in the Pacific Northwest, where they discover the legendary Bigfoot when it accidentally stumbles in front of their station wagon and gets run over. Excited by his rare find, George straps the monster to the roof of the car and takes it back to the Seattle suburbs. But the beast turns out to be alive and within minutes has transformed their dream home into a pile of drywall and splinters. They soon discover, however, that the creature has a genuine heart of gold as well as a brain, and they grow quite fond of the family's new addition. This makes things all the worse when local hunters start setting their sights on the Henderson's beloved, oversized pet. Variety 6 of 10
Harry and the Hendersons is proof that the folks at Amblin Entertainment, a.k.a. Steven Spielberg's production company, can't keep using the same E.T. formula for every kiddie pic. Here, they've taken Big Foot, put him in Chewbacca's leftover Star Wars costume and given him E.T.'s sweet disposition - resulting in a lobotomized hairy animal who is so wimpy, it's painful...The excitement and suspense of running into Big Foot, later named Harry (Kevin Peter Hall), is wrapped up in the first few minutes of the film when Dad (John Lithgow) runs over the beast in the family stationwagon and takes him home to Seattle...Mom (Melinda Dillon) is genuinely good-natured, with a bratty son (Joshua Rudoy) and a very obedient teenage daughter (Margaret Langrick) to complement Dad's growing hysteria as Harry is sighted around town. Screenwriters milk it for all it's worth.