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.
Directed by William Dear
bad smell
hamburger
vegetarian
bigfoot
hunting trip
wildlife
cryptozoology
family
family holiday
hit by a car
footprint
sasquatch
Rank
#64 in 1987·#6296 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.0 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
John Lithgow
George Henderson
Melinda Dillon
Nancy Henderson
Don Ameche
Dr. Wallace Wrightwood
David Suchet
Jacques Lafleur
Margaret Langrick
Sarah Henderson
Joshua Rudoy
Ernie Henderson
M. Emmet Walsh
George Henderson Sr.
Lainie Kazan
Irene Moffitt
Kevin Peter Hall
Harry
Laura Kenny
"Mouse" Woman
William Dear
Sighting Man
Laurie O'Brien
Screaming Woman
Crew
William Dear
Director
William Dear
Writer
Bruce Broughton
Original Music Composer
Allen Daviau
Director of Photography
William Dear
Producer
Stephen Hunter Flick
Sound Editor
Rick Baker
Makeup Artist
William Dear
Finance
Richard L. Anderson
Supervising Sound Editor
James D. Bissell
Production Design
Troy Gilbert
Stunts
Tim Gilbert
Stunts
Popular Reviews
177 reviews
Ludo
i wouldve shot that thing
i wouldve shot that thing
Lila Johansson
10.0★ · 02/21/26
this is my favorite movie ever
this is my favorite movie ever
angelia
7.0★ · 01/23/26
such a classic childhood movie of mine
such a classic childhood movie of mine
RileyPRO
6.0★ · 01/22/26
I haven’t seen this since I was 5, safe to say this was a film that always felt like a fever dream whenever I remembered it’s existence
I haven’t seen this since I was 5, safe to say this was a film that always felt like a fever dream whenever I remembered it’s existence
Milly Britt
10.0★ · 01/18/26
This movie was my little sisters favorite movie growing up so I’ve watched it 70billion times but it’s been so long since then and it still holds up
This movie was my little sisters favorite movie growing up so I’ve watched it 70billion times but it’s been so long since then and it still holds up