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Henry - Portrait Of A Serial Killer (DVD, 2003)

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Immerse yourself in the dark and disturbing world of "Henry - Portrait Of A Serial Killer". This gripping film, directed by John McNaughton and produced by Steven A. Jones, Lisa Dedmond, and John McNaughton, features outstanding performances from Tracey Arnold, Michael Rooker, and Tom Towles. This DVD, released in 2003, includes a range of special features such as a trailer, trailer reel, director interview, director commentary, and cast and crew biographies. With a run time of 85 minutes and an 18 certificate, this drama is not for the faint-hearted. Add this DVD to your collection today and experience the chilling tale of Henry's brutal killing spree.

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Henry is released from jail having served time for the murder of his mother. Gaining employment as an exterminator he commits a number of grisly murders and teams up with drug dealer Otis... A chilling story loosely based on the murderer Henry Lee Lucas.

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Producer
Steven A. Jones, Lisa Dedmond, John Mcnaughton
EAN
5060034570516
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3955542

Product Key Features

Film/TV Title
Henry-Portrait of a Serial Killer
Actor
Tracey Arnold, Michael Rooker, Tom Towles
Director
John Mcnaughton
Format
DVD
Language
English
Release Year
2003
Features
Trailer\Trailer Reel\Director Interview\Director Commentary\Cast And Crew Biographies\Background Information
Genre
Drama, General
Run Time
85 Mins

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Certificate
18
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States of America
Director of Photography
Charlie Lieberman
Reviews
Empire Magazine - This is sicko territory with a vengeance but certainly has an impact., Time Out Magazine - McNaughton's compelling study of a blithe sociopath makes the flesh crawl and the mind reel., Rolling Stone Magazine - This film gives off a dark chill that follows you all the way home., Sight and Sound - ...Exceptionally well-acted....[A] challenging, uncomfortable and honourable approach to real-life horrors..., USA Today - "...A more explicit PSYCHO made with Hitchcock's integrity..." -- 4 out of 4 stars, New York Times - ...Profoundly disturbing....[McNaughton's] artistic control of the camera and narrative is evident from the start..., Film 4 - McNaughton, co-writer Richard Fire and Rooker have pulled off an amazing feat -- a portrait of a damaged mind that refuses to explain, judge or glamorize psychopathic violence., Rolling Stone - ...Spare, intelligent and thought provoking....This film gives off a dark chill that follows you all the way home..., Entertainment Weekly - "...Rooker captures a psychopath's charisma in a film as raw as a fresh blade wound." -- Rating: B+
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HENRY PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER, loosely based on the case of Henry Lee Lucas, a confessed serial killer, is a terrifyingly intimate journey into the twisted life of a murderous psychotic. As the blank-eyed Henry (Michael Rooker) drifts from place to place, he selects victims at random, slaughters them, and captures the brutality on videotape. When he is joined by his deranged roommate, a loudmouthed ex-convict named Otis (Tom Towles), the almost unfathomably malevolent acts multiply.
John McNaughton's film, in the tradition of such classic studies of homicidal personality as PEEPING TOM and TAXI DRIVER, goes further than both of these movies in its flat refusal to tell the killer's story on anything other than the killer's terms. McNaughton is able to present the world Henry aimlessly traverses as Henry sees it--almost unendurably bleak and meaningless--and in doing so he allows his film to go as deep into the nightmarish mind of a killer as anything ever committed to celluloid.
Movie/TV Title
Henry - Portrait Of A Serial Killer
Executive Producer
Malik B. Ali, Waleed B. Ali
Screenwriter
Richard Fire, John McNaughton
Music
Steven A. Jones, Ken Hale, Robert McNaughton

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5 out of 5 stars
by supus_nkn6y21 Aug, 2019
Very good film
It is a very good film
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5 out of 5 stars
by sallyanne7824 Dec, 2019
DVD purchase
Excellent quality. Thank you.
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4 out of 5 stars
by ps13_cat20 Aug, 2017
If Henry calls
Don't answer.this plays like your in the room.raw violent.like being hit by a dude who knows ti chi.
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5 out of 5 stars
by jamiefoxjake03 Dec, 2011
HENRY WILL DISTURB YOUR MIND!!!
WATCHED THIS MANY YEARS AGO UNCUT ON VIDEO,AND FOUND THE FILM VERY DARK AND DISTURBING.NOW IT'S UNCUT ON DVD YOU GET MUCH BETTER QUALITY SO THE FILM DIGS DEEPER INTO YOUR MIND.EXCELLENT AND COMPELLING.
4 out of 5 stars
by minky7423 Jul, 2007
An almost fly-on-the-wall life of murder.
Made on a shoe-string budget back in 1986 and banned by the BBFC for some time, this grim film follows the empty life of nomadic socio-psychopath Henry (Michael Rooker). Based on the real-life confessions (and not actual crimes)of American killer Henry Lee Lucas, there are multiple murders, each of them equally uncomfortable to watch. However, given its dark and grisly look, it will possibly be enjoyed by those into the slasher-horror genre, although I personally found this a very disturbing film because of it's reality-TV like quality enhanced by lack of actors none of whom I would say were well-known. What is equally disturbing is the relentless violence from the main character. We're brought into Henry's dark world, and there's no escape or distraction. The plot basically follows Henry going about his business which isn't much besides unprovoked random murders. He's then joined by his to-be accomplice and old prison chum Otis (Tom Towles) and Otis' younger sister Becky (Tracy Arnold). Although Becky is left out of the murderous spree Otis and Henry continue to murder together. Some hardcore horror fans may be disappointed because although we see plenty of corpses, very little is shown of the actual act of the murders. To me, this power of suggestion was more disturbing than an off-putting gore fest. This is a film that's depressing, melancholic and shows the very dark side of human beings, which makes it uncomfortable viewing. There is no positive ending. However, this is exactly how a serial killers life should be portrayed and this film does a fine job of showing the emptiness, pointlessness and lack of empathy from such people.Read full review

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