Big and Hairy

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Big and Hairy ★½ 1998

When Picasso Dewlap and his family move from Chicago to a small town, the kid has trouble making friends (no wonder with that name). Then he joins the school basketball team. However, Picasso sucks. But after he meets a teen bigfoot (nicknamed Ed) who just happens to be a natural at hoops, Picasso and his hairy friend become team heroes. Based on the book by Brian Daly. 94m/C VHS, DVD . Richard Thomas, Donnelly Rhodes, Robert Karl Burke, Trevor Jones, Chilton Crane; D: Philip Spink; C: Peter Benison; M: Daryl Bennett, Jim Guttridge. CABLE

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