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Henry Fool, 1997

Starring: Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, Parker Posey

Directed by: Hal Hartley

Written by: Hal Hartley

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 137 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.2

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Henry Fool can be described as clever, offbeat, and bittersweet. The plot revolves around an eccentric family, family relations, and society. Its comic aspect comes from irreverent humor. Henry Fool's main genres are drama, independent, and comedy. In terms of style, it is a melodrama and is talky. In approach, it is realistic. Henry Fool is located in the USA. It takes place in the 1990s. The movie has received attention for being critically acclaimed. Note that Henry Fool involves sexual content, profanity, and violent content.

Summary of Henry Fool

Hartley has crafted here what many consider to be his crowning achievement: a sprawling epic of a story that tackles any and everything he decides to mock, satirize, or challenge. Simon is a factory worker who lives with his nymphomaniac sister and manic depressive mother. Along comes Henry Fool, a convicted sexual offender who moves into Simon's basement. Henry sparks Simon's mind and challenges him to write "the great American poem." To everyone's dismay, he does just that. From there, events spiral even further, until Simon must eventually make an important decision: remain loyal to his friend and help him flee the country, or turn his back on what they shared together in the past. Funny, shocking, and impressively grand in its ambitions, Hartley's script takes turns that most writers would never consider actually writing down. This is an original work that will stand as one of 1998's most exhilarating motion picture experiences.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	19 June 1998
Runtime:	137 min

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Thomas Jay Ryan

as Henry Fool

James Urbaniak

as Simon Grim

Parker Posey

as Fay Grim

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Variety

Poetic, bawdy, contemplative, often side-wrenchingly funny and finally quite touching, this tale about a nerdy garbage man whose life is changed by an egocentric hobo philosopher is flawed only by its length. Full Review

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by: Derek Elley

Los Angeles Times

The result is a career milestone [for Hal Hartley] and a film that could become a landmark in American independent cinema. Full Review

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by: Kevin Thomas

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