Movie Cosmos - Harry and the Hendersons

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

John Lithgow

As George Henderson

Melinda Dillon

As Nancy Henderson

Don Ameche

As Dr. Wallace Wrightwood

David Suchet

As Jacques Lafleur

Margaret Langrick

As Sarah Henderson

Joshua Rudoy

As Ernie Henderson

M. Emmet Walsh

As George Henderson Sr.

John Bloom

As Feet

Lainie Kazan

As Irene Moffitt

Kevin Peter Hall

As Harry

William Ontiveros

As Sgt. Mancini

David Richardt

As Dirty Harry Officer

Jacqueline Moscou

As DMV Clerk

Laura Kenny

As "Mouse" Woman

Richard Arnold

As "Mouse" Spouse

Sean Morgan

As Jerry Seville

Nick Flynn

As Stuart

David MacIntyre

As Billers

Peggy Platt

As Librarian

Orene Anderson

As Woman in Kitchen

William Dear

As Sighting Man

Laurie O'Brien

As Screaming Woman

Michael J. Loggins

As "Big Gun" Man

James King

As Bicycle Man

Nathaniel Ellis

As Sgt. Bader

Juleen Murray

As Press Woman #1

Mark Mitchell

As Press Man #1

Connie Craig

As Press Woman #2

Dana Middleton

As News Anchor #1

Richard Foley

As News Anchor #2

Larry Wansley

As News Anchor #3

Steve Brodie

As News Anchor #4

Mickey Gilbert

As Police Officer

Tom Hammond

As Police Officer

Stuart Schwarz

As SWAT Officer

Justin Mastro

As Vigilante

Michael Goodell

As Pool Man

Chuck McCollum

As Guard

Vern Taylor

As Jerome

Stan Sturing

As Police Clerk

Robert Isaac Lee

As Kim Lee

Debbie Lee Carrington

As Little Bigfoot

Britches

As Little Bob

Fred Newman

As Voice & Vocal Effects

William Frankfather

As Schwarz

Top Crew >

William Dear

Finance, Director, Producer, Writer

Allen Daviau

Director of Photography

Jon Curtis Price

Makeup Effects Designer

Rick Alexander

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Richard L. Anderson

Supervising Sound Editor

Michael J. Benavente

Sound Editor

James Christopher

Sound Editor

Burness Dembrowski

Sound Editor

Teresa Eckton

Sound Editor

Stephen Hunter Flick

Sound Editor

B. Tennyson Sebastian III

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Donn Cambern

Editor

James D. Bissell

Production Design

Donald B. Woodruff

Art Direction

Linda DeScenna

Set Decoration

Greg Nelson

Makeup Artist

Richard Vane

Producer

Bruce Broughton

Original Music Composer

Rick Baker

Makeup Artist

Ezra D. Rappaport

Writer

Patti Carns Kalles

Casting

Ted Swanson

Casting

Neil Summers

Stunts

Dawan Scott

Stunts

Anthony G. Schmidt

Stunts

Wally Rose

Stunts

Carey Loftin

Stunts

Troy Gilbert

Stunts

Tim Gilbert

Stunts

Mickey Gilbert

Stunt Coordinator, Stunts

Bill Couch

Stunt Coordinator, Stunts

Debbie Coe

Stunts

Kathy Brock

Stunts

Dana Middleton

Thanks

Steven Spielberg

Executive Producer

George Koblasa

Second Unit Director of Photography

Bill Martin

Writer

Reviews:

Kamurai (8/10)

Great watch, will watch again, and do recommend.

While the movie is quite dated at this point, it really isn't that noticeable. The biggest difference is that the information would travel much faster today, and probably the kids would be jerks and lend to the problem.

In 30+ years, I can't believe there hasn't been another Bigfoot movie that comes anywhere close to this, and none that I know of that paint Bigfoot in a positive light.

Kevin Peter Hall, as the guy in the Harry costume, is amazing in this. Granted, there is an animatronics team to perform the detailed facial moments that really make the movie, but "Harry" carries the movie. John Lithgow is right behind him as the human "every man", but it is probably the entire family cast interaction that really makes this movie as charming as it is.

And it completely is. It is really the reason to watch this movie. It's funny, it's touching, there is even some action in it.

Give this a watch, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

2020-07-30