Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

Taglines:

Yeah, I killed my Mama... See more »

Parents Guide:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 1990 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Henry - Pioggia di sangue See more »

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA See more »

Budget:

$111,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$609,939 (USA)

Production Co:

Maljack Productions See more »

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Runtime:

83 min  | Australia: 77 min  | Norway: 78 min  | Sweden: 78 min  | Italy: 75 min (edited for TV)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Trivia

Throughout filming, the filmmakers cut costs by utilizing family and friends, as well as their own possessions, and even the crew itself, wherever they could. For example, the dead couple in the bar near the start of the film are the parents of director John McNaughton's best friend, whilst the bar itself is where McNaughton used to work.. Actress Mary Demas (a close friend of McNaughton's prior to the film) plays three different murder victims; the woman in the ditch in the opening shot; the woman with the bottle in her mouth in the toilet; and the first of the two murdered prostitutes. The four women Henry encounters outside the shopping mall were all played by close friends of McNaughton. The woman hitch hiking was a woman with whom McNaughton used to work. The clothes Michael Rooker wears throughout the film were his own clothes (apart from the shoes and socks). The car driven by Henry belonged to one of the electricians on the film. Art director Rick Paul plays the man shot in the lay-by; storyboard artist Frank Coronado plays the smaller of the attacking bums; grip Brian Graham plays the husband in the family-massacre scene; executive producer Waleed B. Ali plays the clerk serving Henry towards the end of the film. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: Some obvious matte lines are seen in the film from time to time. See more »

Quotes

Henry: Guns are easy to get... I can make a phone call and get a gun. Anybody can get a gun, Otis.
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Crazy Credits

Before the film begins the following can be read:
"This film is a fictional dramatization of certain events.
'Henry' is not intended to be an accurate portrayal of
a true story. The film is based partly on confessions
of a person named Henry, many of which he later
recanted. As to Otis and Betty, the film is fictional." See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Game-On: Episode #3.5" (1998) See more »

Soundtracks

"Too Old for These Blues"
Written by T.K. Thady
Performed by Kid Tater and The Cheaters See more »