Harry and the Hendersons

Harry and the Hendersons ( Original title: Harry and the Hendersons ) is an American comedy film from 1987, directed by William Dear.

Action

The Henderson family from Seattle to spend their vacation in the Rocky Mountains. Father George is blinded on the way home from the sun and moves to a large, hairy creature with the car. Only on closer inspection recognizes the family that this is the legendary mythical creature Bigfoot. Since George suspects for the discovery of Bigfoot appearances in television shows and a lucrative business, they pack ado the inanimate beings on the car roof and ride it back to the city.

But Bigfoot was just passed out and wakes up in the night in the garage on the Hendersons. In the unfamiliar environment Bigfoot does not cope and devastated the family home. He is appalled by the many furs and stuffed animal trophies in the house and buries them in the garden.

The family fears first before Harry and George, who works in a hunting business, wants to shoot the animal. But eventually he has compassion and recognizes the human traits of Bigfoot in essence, is a harmless giant. The Hendersons friends with Harry and George gives him the name Harry.

Try to keep as a pet Bigfoot, fail, because it 's just not made ​​for the world of men. So decide the Hendersons that it is the best for all, to bring Harry back into the wild. The project is complicated by the big game hunter Jacques LaFleur, Harry is hot on their heels.

Finally, it is possible the Hendersons but to bring Harry back into its natural environment and even the hunter closes the Bigfoot in his heart.

Synchronization

The German synchronous processing created the Berliner Synchron Wenzel Luedecke GmbH. Dialogue book and governing by Andreas Pollak.

Background

  • In the film with Ronald Reagan and a monkey shown on TV is Bedtime for Bonzo from the year 1951.
  • The chord played during the end credits title Love Lives On is sung by Joe Cocker.
  • Filming began on 28 May in 1986 and ended in September 1986.
  • Theatrical release in the U.S. was on June 5, 1987, in Germany on 17 December 1987.
  • The film played in theaters worldwide approximately 50 million U.S. dollars, of which about 30 million U.S. dollars in the United States.
  • Between 1991 and 1993 an eponymous U.S. television series appeared as a TV spin-off of the movie with a total of 72 half-hour episodes.

Reviews

" A " ET " version that the alien replaced by a good-natured monster from which the family may learn something for life. Cosy staged by Spielberg William Dear students for Spielberg's production company Amblin Entertainment. "

" An amusing, expertly staged comedy with good ideas, ironic echoes of the American lifestyle and sentimental kitsch passages, which addresses the need for protection of nature and ecological relationships without plumb deeper. "

Awards

  • The Oscars 1988 makeup artist Rick Baker won in the category Best Make -up.
  • In four categories of film for a Saturn Award nominee 1988: The Best Fantasy Film, Best Director William Dear, Melinda Dillon as Best Actress and Rick Baker for Best Make -up.
  • For a Young Artist Award in 1988, the film was nominated in three categories
  • The film won a Genesis Award in 1987.
1987 in film Screenplay Film score Bruce Broughton Allen Daviau John Lithgow Kevin Peter Hall David Suchet Joachim Kerzel Lainie Kazan Friedrich Schoenfelder M. Emmet Walsh Vern Taylor 60th Academy Awards Rick Baker (makeup artist) Wild America (film) Santa Who?
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