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Henry Fool

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An egocentric bum (Thomas Jay Ryan) transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman (James Urbaniak) and his sister (Parker Posey).

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Cem Y Watched it, liked it I guess. This was one of the few movies that I was not sure of what I have really felt after the experience. Is it good or bad? Did I like it or not? Was there something that is delivered or not? All blank. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/03/23 Full Review white b a product of it's time you'll either love it or hate it if you love it - there's two more (Fay Grim and Ned Rifle) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member An all time classic. Deals with the timeless struggle of artists vs reality of the working world. But it has a ton of intense sub themes(modern religion, fame, age-inappropriate sexual promiscuity, depression, artistic hedonism, the business of art). The performances are amazing, particularly by the genius actress Parker Posey and the totally unknown lead actor Urbaniak). Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Odd indie picture from the late 90s about a garbage man named Simon who befriends a pretentious writer named Henry Fool that believes he is writing a masterwork that will change the world. He is encouraged by Henry to write and his work quickly gets some local attention, and eventually leads to world fame. It is a weird movie that just constantly stayed within the realm of odd and a little unexpected. I enjoyed it for that reason alone. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member my fave Hal Hartly pic, so far anyway. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Unique and absorbing. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An egocentric bum (Thomas Jay Ryan) transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman (James Urbaniak) and his sister (Parker Posey).
Director
Hal Hartley
Producer
Hal Hartley
Screenwriter
Hal Hartley
Production Co
Shooting Gallery, Possible Films, True Fiction Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.3M
Runtime
2h 17m
Sound Mix
Surround