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Harry and the Hendersons

1987 · 110 min

A gentle, funny, and heartwarming adventure about a family and a gentle giant, with slapstick moments and a sincere emotional core.

Directed by
William Dear
Genres
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Tagline
When you can't believe your eyes, trust your heart.
Overview
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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Directed by
William Dear
Genres
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • friendship
  • nature
  • identity
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism3
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, family, fantasy
Directed by
William Dear
Written by
Bill Martin, Ezra D. Rappaport, William Dear
Starring
John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Kevin Peter Hall, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy, Don Ameche, David Suchet, M. Emmet Walsh
Music
Bruce Broughton
Cinematography
Allen Daviau
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Spanish, English

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