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Henry Fool is a 1997 American black comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Hal Hartley, featuring Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, and Parker Posey.
Jun 19, 1998 · Henry Fool: Directed by Hal Hartley. With Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, Parker Posey, Maria Porter. 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.
- (7.9K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Hal Hartley
- 1998-06-19
A garbage man named Simon meets a homeless drifter named Henry, who claims to be a poet and a lover of his mother. Simon's life changes when he starts writing poetry in iambic pentameter and becomes famous online.
An egocentric bum (Thomas Jay Ryan) transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman (James Urbaniak) and his sister (Parker Posey).
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- Hal Hartley
- R
- Thomas Jay Ryan
Henry Fool. 1997 · 2 hr 18 min. R. Drama · Comedy · Independent. Equal parts emotional and funny, thoughtful and disturbing, director Hal Hartley brings us a riotous epic of friendship, ambition and forgiveness. Subtitles: English.
- Hal Hartley
- January 1, 1997
- 138 min
Jun 19, 1998 · Henry Fool is a 1998 film about an ex-con who inspires a garbage man to become a poet. The film received generally favorable reviews from critics and has a Metascore of 68 out of 100.
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A garbage man becomes a poet with the help of a writer and ex-con, Henry Fool. The film follows their friendship, rivalry and betrayal as they rise and fall in the literary world.
