Harry and the Hendersons is a 1987 comedy film starring John Lithgow and Melinda Dillon. Steven Spielberg served as its uncredited executive producer, while Rick Baker provided the makeup and the creature designs for Harry. It's the story of a Seattle family's encounter with a Bigfoot, partially inspired by the many claims of sightings in the Pacific Northwest.
The film won an Oscar for Best Makeup while earning $50 million worldwide ($29 million domestic). When "Harry and the Hendersons" opened. it debuted third behind "Beverly Hills Cop II" and "The Untouchables."
The film had a television series spin-off also called "Harry and the Hendersons," which ran for 72 episodes from 1991 to 1993.
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