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Film
FilmPG1987
Harry and the Hendersons
Directed by William Dear
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. From TMDB
118 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
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| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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Harry and the Hendersons is a 1987 comedy family fantasy film, directed by William Dear, starring John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon and Kevin Peter Hall.
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60 of 118 · most liked firstJohn Lithgow should have gotten at least one Oscar in his career. Particularly for how hard he went in Harry and the Hendersons, which was absolutely not a movie in which he needed to try. Look at that range of emotion. Dude is and was a star.
positive · AI labelView post →#NowWatching Harry and the Hendersons, or as some call it the only good Bigfoot movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Harry and the Hendersons is a cheesy 1980s Bigfoot movie but it’s also a deconstruction of aggressive masculinity.
neutral · AI labelView post →Share a COMEDY movie title that begins with the letter “H” 🎥 H is for “Harry and the Hendersons”(1987)
neutral · AI labelView post →One life lesson I will always remember is, as kids, we wanted to go see this new Alvin and the Chipmunks movie. Because we were dumb kids. And my parents said, "Absolutely not. We're seeing 'Harry and the Hendersons.'" And they were right. It was a delightful romp.
positive · AI labelView post →Kevin also played Harry in the movie Harry and the Hendersons. He was the go-to guy back in the day at 7'2" tall. It's sad he died so young. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Peter_Hall
neutral · AI labelView post →Harry and the Hendersons (1987) Director: William Dear Cast: David Suchet, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche, John Lithgow, Kevin Peter Hall Watch Review wp / wd
neutral · AI labelView post →And it does hurt to type that as you've been a part of my life in many of your roles, Fuck Harry and the Hendersons was one of my fave films growing up. But unlike you, I know when to cut off something when it's bad. Guess I'm not watching that film ever again, amongst many others.
negative · AI labelView post →OTD 6/5/1987: “Harry and the Hendersons” hits movie theaters across the USA.
neutral · AI labelView post →When Harry and the Hendersons came out, nothing in the marketing conveyed to myself or my family that it was a cryptid situation and not a movie about a family bringing home a gorilla for some reason because we were so used to movies with guy-in-suit gorillas that just looked and moved like that.
neutral · AI labelView post →Revisiting Harry and the Hendersons (1987) I honestly haven't watched this in probably 30 years
neutral · AI labelView post →Thanks for pointing it out. I would have blown past it too. Harry and the Hendersons was a show I watched on repeat as a kid. How's it hold up today? I might give it a shot with my kid now.
neutral · AI labelView post →Yeah, Harry and the Hendersons is actually good, but I'd agree there's never been a good bigfoot horror movie. Willow Creek had a pretty good ending, but was too slow otherwise.
positive · AI labelView post →They made a movie and 72 half-hour episodes of Harry And The Hendersons, if he was a bear someone would have noticed.
neutral · AI labelView post →Her issue was she was a real estate agent in WA and too much of the show was too familiar in ways that really upset her mental stability. If I asked about a scary movie set nearby, she referred me to Harry and the Hendersons 🤣
neutral · AI labelView post →There hasn't been a good bigfoot movie since Harry and the Hendersons and frankly I think that's a travesty.
positive · AI labelView post →Harry and the Hendersons is the film I most wish could get a legacy sequel. I know it won’t happen since several of the cast members have passed away. 😔
positive · AI labelView post →I’m neutral about the existence of Big Foot. Is he real? Idk maybe, that’d be kinda neat. My favorite movie when I was a child was Harry And The Hendersons.
neutral · AI labelView post →If the kids get all their checkmarks for the week, we do a full blown movie night with snacks and special seating and all. This week, mom & dad get to pick the film. It’s Harry and the Hendersons time!
positive · AI labelView post →Never saw the cinematic masterpiece that was Harry and the Hendersons?
positive · AI labelView post →First film you saw at the cinema. The real first one, not the pretend one you tell people! Harry and the Hendersons is the first movie I can remember seeing, and it was in a cinema in the Isle of Man that doesn’t even exist anymore. I’m pretty sure that was the last time I saw that movie too 🤣
positive · AI labelView post →Forgot the dad from the Academy Award winning movie Harry and the Hendersons.
neutral · AI labelView post →Ruin a movie title by adding one word "Dirty Harry and the Hendersons"
neutral · AI labelView post →September 9/Day 252 A movie character who doesn’t have a single line of dialogue throughout the entire movie #EdwardsMovieCharacterChallenge2025 Kevin Peter Hall as Harry “Harry and the Hendersons” (1987)
neutral · AI labelView post →Harry and the Hendersons is such an amazing film (though I may be biased).
positive · AI labelView post →Arguments: A. In S1E17 "The Fighting Irish", when we meet Jack's siblings and his presumed father, everyone called him Pop. Which is probably just a pet name, not his real name. B. In S3E13 "Goodbye, My Friend", when Jack describes his daddy issues to Frank while watching *Harry and the Hendersons*, he calls his father Billy. C. Every other time his presumed father is mentioned by name, it is Jimmy now. D. Of course, we eventually find out that his biological father is Milton Greene.
neutral · AI labelView post →It had 6 screens when it was the Unit 4. First film I watched watched was Bigfoot And The Henderons with my dad. Which became Harry and the Hendersons. Lived in there as a kid.
neutral · AI labelView post →Combine two film titles to make a new film. 80s Edition: When Harry and The Hendersons Met Sally
neutral · AI labelView post →OTD 6/5/1987: “Harry and the Hendersons” hits movie theaters across the USA. 🎥
neutral · AI labelView post →movie at cinerama, the Harry and the Hendersons house is in Wallingford. easy street records in west seattle, water taxi/shuttle to alki, Bainbridge is a half day trip. twin peaks diner/snoqualmie falls (i hear theres a german bakery across from the diner that sells better pie)
neutral · AI labelView post →My niece born in 2006 was obsessed with Harry and the Hendersons, a movie even I don't really like, until about age 12 or 13
negative · AI labelView post →26. [FEB 28] Harry and the Hendersons (1987) (w/ friends) I'm really impressed by how well this movie manages to capture the uneasy tension of an animal that appears calm but could instantly decide to tear all of your skin off if you make a weird movement suddenly for basically the entire runtime
positive · AI labelView post →If anybody's wondering what film I'm watching, it's Harry and the Hendersons.
neutral · AI labelView post →We are the few, the proud: the people too young to remember Harry and the Hendersons as a movie, but old enough to remember Harry and the Hendersons as a Syndicated TV show.
neutral · AI labelView post →The kid: "If there was a Bigfoot movie, I'd watch it" ME, turning in my chair, visions of Harry and the Hendersons dancing in my head: Funny you should say that
neutral · AI labelView post →It's mad that we live in a timeline where Harry and The Hendersons was a thing that existed. It ran for 3 series, it was based off of a 1987 film with the same title. I think I was like 4/5/6 and saw episodes of it when I was sick and home from school, maybe that's why it feels like a fever dream.
neutral · AI labelView post →"Love Child of Harry from Harry and the Hendersons and Uncle Fester sells out to MAGA" would be an awesome movie pitch.
neutral · AI labelView post →Did you watch Harry and the Hendersons? My daughter LOVED that movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh it's a strange snap shot of that era of family film with the extra twist of Scottish set film written by an American. Absolute mid at best. Harry and the Hendersons is also on the cryptid next to watch list as the child pursues their special interests.
negative · AI labelView post →#NationalWisDay DON AMECHE (1908-1993) - A vaudeville veteran whose film career began in the 30s, he saw a renaissance in the 80s with movies like TRADING PLACES, HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS, THINGS CHANGE and COCOON (Academy Award) (Born in Kenosha)
neutral · AI labelView post →my four year old is obsessed with bigfoot . he watched Harry and the Hendersons recently, first “real people” movie he’s been able to sit through. Makes me happy and sad that he’s getting older
neutral · AI labelView post →as someone born in the 80s and therefore introduced to John Lithgow via Harry and the Hendersons and 3rd Rock, i've found it an absolute delight to discover his De Palma and cult film work and see him play total freaky deakies.
neutral · AI labelView post →Yesterday's Entertainment **** Kindergarten Wars 11 "Gordon" (2023 comic) **** Kindergarten Wars 12 "Luke" (2023 comic) *** Harry and the Hendersons (1987 novel, Joyce Thompson) ***** Playtime (1967 film)
neutral · AI labelView post →Possibly stretching the definition, but *Tremors (1990)* is superb. Others I haven't seen, but come to mind: - *Harry and the Hendersons* - *The Mothman Prophecies* - *Trollhunter* There's also the whole genre of werewolf movies which may or may not fit what you're looking for. Also, agreed, *Cabin in the Woods* is great, but yeah, probably more accurate to call it 'a movie with cryptids' than 'a cryptid movie'.
neutral · AI labelView post →before his more serious film roles like, Harry and the Hendersons
neutral · AI labelView post →"Harry and the Hendersons" film club got way out of hand
neutral · AI labelView post →My little brother did that with Harry and the Hendersons. I've seen that movie hundreds of times.
neutral · AI labelView post →A CLASSIC MOVIE I LOVE, Harry and The Hendersons
positive · AI labelView post →Apparently the film was called Harry and the Hendersons everywhere apart from the UK. Well, fuck my old boots. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_a...
neutral · AI labelView post →Harry and the Hendersons Official Trailer #1 - M. Emmet Walsh Movie (1987) HD
neutral · AI labelView post →On Home Video: On Tuesday, @kinolorber.com releases a first-time 4K UHD edition of William Dear's fantasy adventure HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS. I haven't seen this film in decades and it's an absolute delight to revisit. I explore the film & its new supplemental materials in this 4K review.
positive · AI labelView post →That moment when you discover that the only Black actor in a film is heavily covered with makeup and prosthetics. Oh, and that a Black actor was even in the film. 🙃 #HarryAndTheHendersons #Jellyfin #BlackMastodon #BlackFedi
neutral · AI labelView post →#MailCall Two very different titles just arrived on my doorstep for home review: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s THE BRIDE! (available 5/19) and William Dear’s HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS (available 5/26). Will have reviews for both coming soon!
neutral · AI labelView post →My kids really enjoyed Harry and the Hendersons. And that movie is 40 years old.
neutral · AI labelView post →Today we celebrate the birthday of American actor Kevin Peter Hall, born today in 1955. Hall was the original title character in the Predator franchise, and portrayed the eponymous Harry in the film Harry and the Hendersons as well as NBC's television adaptation. #KevinPeterHall
neutral · AI labelView post →Harry and the Hendersons. Classic. Sweet movie Filmed in Seattle
positive · AI labelView post →March 20/Day 79 A movie character who is a vegetarian In observance of the Great American Meatout Day #Edwards2026MovieThingChallenge Kevin Peter Hall as Harry “Harry and the Hendersons” (1987)
neutral · AI labelView post →The 1987 film Harry and the Hendersons on 4K in April /// #ad highdefdiscnews.com/2026/03/12/1...
neutral · AI labelView post →I found the novelizations of several movies, including Harry and the Hendersons- all the tv and movie novelizations are tucked away on the back wall where you think you can't go, but you can actually go!
neutral · AI labelView post →Now watching Harry and the Hendersons 🍿 #harryandthehendersons #nowwatching
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