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Henry : portrait of a serial killer

Call Number

  • DVD MYSTERY/THRILLER (CEN, EAS)

Edition

20th anniversary special edition.

Performers

Michael Rooker, Tom Towles, Tracy Arnold.

Publication Information

[Orland Park, Illinois] : Dark Sky Films, [2005]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (approximately 83 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

Audience

Unrated; contains sexually explicit material, graphic violence and drug use. It should not be viewed by anyone 17 and under.

Summary

Henry is a soft-spoken loner with a cool exterior masking an inner rage that boils at blast furnace intensity. When fellow ex-con Otis invites Henry to move into his Chicago apartment, he becomes a willing participant in Henry's senseless, random killing sprees. Meanwhile, Otis' unsuspecting sister, Becky, is smitten with Henry, whose broken childhood mirrors her own.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1986.

Special features: Feature-length commentary with director John McNaughton ; theatrical trailers ; still gallery ; "Portrait: the making of Henry" documentary ; "The serial killers: Henry Lee Lucas" documentary ; deleted scenes and outtakes with commentary by John McNaughton ; original storyboards.

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