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Henry Fool
Sign in to save1997 American seriocomic film directed by Hal Hartley
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6.6An egocentric bum transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman and his sister.
Released: 1998-06-19137 minDir: Hal HartleyComedy, DramaBudget: $900,000Box office: $1.3MPart of: Henry Fool Collection
Cast
- Thomas Jay Ryan as Henry Fool
- James Urbaniak as Simon Grim
- Parker Posey as Fay Grim
- Maria Porter as Mary
- James Saito as Mr. Deng
- Kevin Corrigan as Warren
Themes
- garbageman
- new jersey
- alcohol
- politics
- money
- murder
- fame
- drugs
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
8,013 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
68/100
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 137
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- publication date
- 1998-01-01
- title
- Henry Fool
- review score
- 7.4/10
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Categories
1990s avant-garde and experimental films1997 American films1997 drama films1997 English-language films1997 films1997 independent filmsAmerican avant-garde and experimental filmsAmerican drama filmsAmerican independent filmsEnglish-language drama filmsEnglish-language independent filmsFilms about child sexual abuseFilms about fictional Nobel laureatesFilms about writersFilms directed by Hal HartleyFilms shot in New JerseyFilms shot in New York CitySony Pictures Classics filmsTemplate film date with 2 release dates