Michael Rooker, Tom Towles, Tracy Arnold
What would you do if you found out that the person living right along side you is really a serial killer, who engages in bizarre acts of sex with people and animals, living and dead, who killed his ow...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 17, 1998
Stats: 665 reviews
Flixster Reviews (665)
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October 4, 2009
Otis: I'd like to kill somebody.
Henry: Say that again.
Otis: I'd like to kill somebody.
Henry: Let's me and you go for a ride, Otis
Partially based on a true story, this film is an intense character study about a man, seemingly normal, who commits acts of murder on almo...( read more) -
October 1, 2009
A very chilling and quite disturbing, albeit, inaccurate portrait of Henry Lee Lucas. I have to admit, it?s not as good as I'd been lead to believe but I did enjoy it, it?s very well directed and the music is ace! I just didn't like as much as, say, Maniac! Interesting but uncomf...( read more)
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June 24, 2009
The first word that pops to mind concerning Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is "perverse." It is a raw, gritty film with absolutely no conscience, but that is what makes it so intriguing. Unconcerned with lessons and morals, the film can simply observe, and we get an unsettl...( read more)
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April 1, 2009
This one had been on my "Must see" list for long, now.
Too long.
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer should be compulsory viewing for true fans of the genre. What genre, you ask?
Hard to say.
But the greatest accomplishment of this film is definitely its grip of realism. ...( read more) -
October 11, 2009
A micro-budget masterpiece that is both starkly chilling and blackly humorous. Perhaps the finest film inspired by a real life serial killer, and one that can only be rivaled by "Psycho", or the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre".
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September 19, 2009
A tale of murder and insanity is mixed with love and betrayal when Henry, played by Michael Rooker, meets his roommate's, Otis who is an ex-con played by Tom Towles, roommate's sister.
Henry is a murderer but he is very good at what he does and is never caught. The movie open...( read more) -
September 18, 2009
This movie is loosely based on the crimes of Henry Lee Lucas and his inbred-looking,crooked toothed partner in crime,Otis O'toole. This movie has been and still is(as far as i know)banned in several countries and heavily edited in the ones that have allowed it. I find banning thi...( read more)
Critic Reviews
A low-budget tour de force that provides an unforgettable portrait of the pathology of a man for whom killing is not a crime but simply a way of passing time and relieving boredom. full review
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