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Henry Fool

  • 19971997
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  • 2h 17m
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7.2/10
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Henry Fool (1997)
ComedyDrama
An introverted garbageman writes his thoughts in a notebook after Henry Fool, writer and ex-con, rents the basement and gives him a notebook and the idea. He writes poetry and Henry helps hi... Read allAn introverted garbageman writes his thoughts in a notebook after Henry Fool, writer and ex-con, rents the basement and gives him a notebook and the idea. He writes poetry and Henry helps him along.An introverted garbageman writes his thoughts in a notebook after Henry Fool, writer and ex-con, rents the basement and gives him a notebook and the idea. He writes poetry and Henry helps him along.
IMDb RATING
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7.4K
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    • Hal Hartley
    • Hal Hartley(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Thomas Jay Ryan
    • James Urbaniak
    • Parker Posey
    • Hal Hartley
    • Hal Hartley(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Thomas Jay Ryan
    • James Urbaniak
    • Parker Posey
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    • 85User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
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    Thomas Jay Ryan
    Thomas Jay Ryan
    • Henry Fool
    James Urbaniak
    James Urbaniak
    • Simon Grim
    Parker Posey
    Parker Posey
    • Fay Grim
    Maria Porter
    • Mary
    James Saito
    James Saito
    • Mr. Deng
    Kevin Corrigan
    Kevin Corrigan
    • Warren
    Liam Aiken
    Liam Aiken
    • Ned
    Miho Nikaido
    Miho Nikaido
    • Gnoc Deng
    Gene Ruffini
    • Officer Buñuel
    Nicholas Hope
    Nicholas Hope
    • Father Hawkes
    Diana Ruppe
    Diana Ruppe
    • Amy
    Veanne Cox
    Veanne Cox
    • Laura
    Jan Leslie Harding
    • Vicky
    Chaylee Worrall
    • Pearl (age 7)
    Christy Carlson Romano
    Christy Carlson Romano
    • Pearl - Age 14
    • (as Christy Romano)
    Chuck Montgomery
    Chuck Montgomery
    • Angus James
    Melanie Vesey
    Melanie Vesey
    • Go-Go Dancer #1
    Denise Morgan
    • Go-Go Dancer #2
      • Hal Hartley
      • Hal Hartley(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Included in The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made.
    • Quotes

      Henry Fool: I've been bad. Repeatedly.

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    User reviews85

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    10/10
    Hal Hartley is just too smart for most movie-goers.
    Hal Hartley is just too smart for most movie-goers. He's got a lot to say--and he actually makes his characters say ALL of it; in tiny, impotent little phrases that never astound so much as when you find yourself understanding something large about them.

    And Henry Fool is a fount of these emerging insights: one test is not enough to know the heart of a would-be hero, one giant failure is not enough to know the soul of a would-be romantic, love isn't always as deep as it is strong, poetry comes and goes, art is in the understanding...

    Despite dispensing so many ideas, Henry Fool has amazing comic timing, some high drama, a little sex, death, and even a romantic ending. Not enough comedy, drama, sex, death, and romance for a big box-office turnout; but just enough to make the Hartley fans want more.
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      • June 19, 1998 (United States)
      • United States
      • Sony Pictures Classics
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Elmhurst Hospital, Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Possible Films
      • Shooting Gallery
      • True Fiction Pictures
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    • 2 hours 17 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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