Harry and the Hendersons Page #3

Synopsis: 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. In their attempts to keep Harry a secret, the Henderson's have to hide him from the authorities and a man, who has made it his goal in life, to catch a "bigfoot".
Director(s): William Dear
Production: Universal Pictures
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Metacritic:
42
Rotten Tomatoes:
42%
PG
Year:
1987
110 min
1,651 Views


are pretty reasonable fellows.

Hey!

Look, I hit a Bigfoot with my car.

I thought it was dead.

I was gonna call in the morning,

but it must have been hungry

'cause I found it in the kitchen!

You hit a Bigfoot with your car...

No! Yes.

in your kitchen.

Look, I'm under

a lot of stress here,

I mean, it wasn't dead anymore. It must

have just walked into the kitchen.

It was eating

out of our refrigerator.

I thought it was gonna eat me, but it

ate my daughter's corsage instead.

And then our Passiflora coriacea

and then it ate our goldfish.

And where is it now, Mr. Henderson?

It's in the bathroom.

Of course, how stupid of me.

Hey, look, just say I believe you

have a Bigfoot in your house.

First we cordon off

your neighborhood.

Second, we evacuate your neighbors,

and third, we send a whole

sh*t-load of cops in there

to deal with the thing. I mean, fully

armed and ready, Mr. Henderson.

So unless you wanna

be responsible

for wrongfully turning your

neighborhood into a war zone

I suggest you drop this

whole thing right now.

A war zone?

Very well, then.

No, no, no Bigfoot here,

Sergeant. I was just joking.

Sorry, it's just a prank.

I'm not even George Henderson. You

must have reached the wrong number.

We're on our own.

(PHONE RINGING)

No, no, Sergeant, no Bigfoot here.

Irene.

Fine. Wonderful time.

What? No, wait!

It's Irene!

She's bringing the dog back.

I couldn't stop her!

I'll meet her halfway.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

IRENE:
Nance!

It's no use hiding!

I know you're up!

Just take Little Bob

and get rid of her!

Easy for you to say. This is Irene.

Oh, my God!

Look, we can't

let her see this thing.

No offense.

The basement.

You'll love it. It's like

a cave with a pool table.

Come on!

Nancy!

Nancy!

(DOGS BARKING)

Beat it!

Come on, hurry!

(BIGFOOT BARKING)

Nancy! Yoo-hoo!

Quick, quick!

Let's go! Now's our chance!

Nancy, what...

SARAH:
This is it!

The beginning of the end.

Once Irene sees it,

the whole world's gonna know.

I'll have to join a convent.

Nancy!

Marry a zoo-keeper.

I'll be a social outcast

for the rest of my life!

I'll go to my prom, the kids will

probably throw pig blood on me!

Thank you, Dad.

Sarah, don't let her in!

ERNIE:
Come on, big guy.

Rise and shine!

Don't worry.

It's the safest place in the whole house!

(CRASHING)

Ernie!

It's okay, Mom, the stairs broke!

We're all right.

Oh, good.

There you are!

Amazing. That was...

Can you imagine?

Little Bob must be in heat or something.

Every dog in the neighborhood is out here.

(SNIFFING)

My God!

What is that smell?

What the hell happened?

We decided to defrost the fridge.

Oh, God!

Is everything all right

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William Dear

William Dear (born November 30, 1943) is a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter known for directing Harry and the Hendersons, If Looks Could Kill, Angels in the Outfield, Wild America and Santa Who?. He has directed Saturday Night Live, Television Parts, Amazing Stories, Dinosaurs, Covington Cross and The Wannabes Starring Savvy. Dear was born in Toronto, Ontario. He is the father of actor and storyboard artist, Oliver Dear. more…

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