Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2 (1996)

Director:

Chuck Parello

Writer:

Chuck Parello

Stars:

Penelope Milford, Neil Giuntoli, Mike Houlihan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Penelope Milford	...	Woman in Woods
Neil Giuntoli	...	Henry
Mike Houlihan	...	Bartender
James Otis	...	Homeless Shelter Man #1
Rich Baker	...	Homeless Shelter Man #2
Rich Komenich	...	Kai
Kate Walsh	...	Cricket
Carri Levinson	...	Louisa
Daniel Allar	...	Rooter
Bill Pirman	...	Construction Worker (as Bill Pirman Jr.)
Larry Calicchio	...	Obnoxious Boy #1
Sam Saletta	...	Obnoxious Boy #2
Don Rimgale	...	Father of Boys
Kathleen Perkins	...	Mother of Boys
Miles Stroth	...	Car Salesman

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

arson | drug use | melodrama | blood | slasher | 

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong grisly murders and violence, sex, language and some drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 August 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer 2 - Mask of Sanity

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Michael Rooker was offered the chance to reprise the role of Henry Lee Lucas but turned it down.

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Quotes

Kai: She is a great artist. Henry, you have to see her drawings. They're wild. Makes you wonder what's going on in that head of hers.

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Connections

Follows Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

User Reviews

I'm over it

Yeah, yeah, I know. Different director, and a different Henry, even. Not quite what I had in mind, either. Perhaps a bit insulting, if you're like me, and you think highly of Henry 1, that is, unless you're, once again, like me and have extremely low standards for Horror, and are used to that sort of inconvinence, because there sure is whole lot of it. So, as far as half-ass sequels with different directors, and an all together different feel goes, this one is actually pretty good. Good, but not awesome, at least not compared to the original, which. by the way, is a masterpiece, but let's try not to hold that against Chuck Parello's underdog of a sequel. Henry 2 picks up some time after the events of the original. Henry is broke, desperate, and completely out of his mind. Henry ends up with a job cleaning porta-potties, and soon gets friendly with a co-worker and his wife (Kai and Cricket), resulting in a place to crash for a few days. Polite at first, Henry makes himself right at home after discovering Kai's hobbie... firebug. Naturally, Henry wants to play, and soon Henry introduces Kai to his own games, quickly turning this regular joe firebug into a bloodthirsty killer. But as we all know, Henry is only capable of playing well with others for so long.

I take it we weren't supposed to notice that the new Henry is about a foot shorter than Michael Rooker. In that case, forget I said anything. Henry 2 Mask Of Sanity is a much better stand-alone movie than one may think, and also has a lot going for it in the violence and terror department, despite being in the shadow of Henry one. for those who can really appreciate a quality sequel, Troll 2 is waiting. And as for Henry 2, this may sound strange, but this movie really is a worthy sequel. 7/10