harry dean stanton played harry in the movie harry and the hendersons.
harry dean stanton played harry in the movie harry and the hendersons.
who played harry in the movie harry and the hendersons?
harry dean stanton
harry and the hendersons is a 1987 american fantasy comedy film directed and produced by william dear and starring john lithgow, melinda dillon, don ameche, david suchet, margaret langrick, joshua rudoy, lainie kazan and kevin peter hall. steven spielberg served as its uncredited executive producer, while rick baker provided the makeup and the creature designs for harry. it is the story of a seattle family's encounter with the cryptozoological creature bigfoot, partially inspired by the numerous claims of sightings in the pacific northwest, california, and other parts of both the united states and canada since the late 1960s. the film won an oscar for best makeup, and inspired a follow-up tv series of the same name. in the united kingdom, the film was originally released as bigfoot and the hendersons, though the television series retained the american title. the dvd and all current showings of the movie in the united kingdom now refer to the movie by its original title.
harry and the hendersons
fleeing back to the mountains, george tries to make harry leave, going so far as to hit harry. confused and upset, harry does not leave. lafleur catches up to them and throws the hendersons dog. harry captures lafleur, but george intervenes when lafleur escapes. through harry's kindness and george's faith, lafleur changes his mind and decides that harry deserves to live peacefully. as the family says goodbye, george thanks harry (who gives george an affectionate hug) for all he has done for the family and tells him to take care of himself, to which harry replies "okay" - his first spoken word. as harry leaves, several other sasquatches appear from their hiding places and also disappear into the wilderness with him, to the amazement of the hendersons. when dr. wrightwood asks lafleur what he is going to do next, lafleur replies, "i don't know. there's always loch ness." as the two of them laugh at that comment, the hendersons keep waving goodbye to harry.
harry and the hendersons