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Henry - Portrait of a Serial Killer (20th Anniversary)

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780788606656
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Special Edition, NTSC
ISBN: 0788606654
Label: Mpi Home Video
Manufacturer: Mpi Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Mpi Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 27, 2005
Running Time: 83 minutes
Sales Rank: 11981
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1990-09

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Editorial Review:

Description:
Ever seen a film so terrifying that it made you want to sleep with all the lights on? A film so unsettling that some of its scenes were stuck in your mind long after you'd finished viewing it? John McNaughton's horrific masterpiece HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER is that kind of film. Based on true events, this critically-acclaimed classic so believably portrays the senseless killing spree of a dangerous sociopath on the loose, Michael Rooker in a bone-chilling performance, that people can't stop talking about it even twenty years after it was filmed. If you've never seen HENRY before, get ready for the ride of your life. If you have seen HENRY and are one if its many fans, you're not going to want to miss this 20th Anniversary Special Edition, which is packed full of never-before-seen extras and is presented here in a stunning new high definition transfer supervised by the director.

Amazon.com essential video:
Most horror films exist in a fantasy movie-world safely removed from our existence, populated by zombie-like killers and psychopathic madmen. The power of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is its chilling placement in the mundane existence of everyday life. Michael Rooker plays Henry not as a raving psychopath but as the frumpy guy next door, a drifter who takes out his frustrations on random victims and escalates his body count after teaming up with the violent ex-con Otis (Tom Towles). Though not exceedingly gory in light of the excesses of such fantasy horrors as the Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street series, director John McNaughton's straightforward presentation and documentary-like style creates a chilling realism that many viewers will find hard to watch. McNaughton neither comments on nor flinches at the brutal violence, which reaches its apex in a disturbing camcorder-eye view of a particularly sadistic murder of a middle-class couple, with Henry and Otis smiling through the deed as they record it for their continued pleasure. Henry straddles the line between True Crime (though fictional, the story was inspired by the confessions of real life serial killer Henry Lee Lucas) and horror, a bleak, brutal kind of terror for a generation deadened by the escalating outrageousness of movie murders and nightly news crime scene clips. --Sean Axmaker




Rating: - You'll never guess who moved in next door...
It's safe to say that films like `Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer' tend to make you feel, what's ... Read More

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Rating: - HENRY-PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER
Very dissappointed with this movie. I could not find a plot, just killing for no reason.

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Rating: - Henry
Well I will start with that this movie really opens ones eyes to who is right next to you. And is it ... Read More

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Rating: - DUEL OF THE TITANS
Since millions of words have already been written about this film I've decided to take another approach, ... Read More

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Rating: - An amazing horror movie
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is a rare film, it's a horror film filled with gore that's actually scary. ... Read More

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