Bigfoot and the Hendersons is a 1987 film about an American family who encounter the legendary Bigfoot whilst returning from a family holiday in the wilderness. Â It was released in the UK under this title, but in the US it was known as Harry and the Hendersons.
The Henderson family are driving home from their holiday when they come across a large hairy creature lying in the road. Â Unsure what to do, they strap it to the top of their car and return home to there house in the Seattle suburbs.
The creature turns out to be a Sasquatch, better known as Bigfoot, and when it finally regains consciousness it sets to exploring its new environment, the Henderson’s house. Â After investigating a stuffed deer head hanging on the wall (and making a huge hole in the wall whilst trying to discover where the back half of the deer could be) the head of the family, George Henderson (John Lithgow) attempts to calm the confused beast.
Before long the Sasquatch has become a member of the family, and is named Harry by them. Â Despite his initial clumsiness Harry is actually a very kind and gentle creature, but he soon becomes intrigued by his new surroundings and sets off to explore the area, leaving a trail of panic and mayhem unintentionally behind him.