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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.
Jul 17, 1998 · Henry Fool (Thomas Jay Ryan) is a homeless drifter with a deep, wise voice. He moves into Henry's basement, where the flames from the furnace reinforce his satanic undertones. His mission is to lift Simon to his feet, apparently, and instill a sense of mission in him.
An egocentric bum (Thomas Jay Ryan) transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman (James Urbaniak) and his sister (Parker Posey).
- Comedy, Drama
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.
Henry opens a magical world of literature to Simon who turns his hand to writing the 'great American poem'. As Simon begins his controversial ascent to the dizzying heights of Nobel Prize winning poet, Henry sinks to a life of drinking in low-life bars.
Sep 15, 1997 · “Henry Fool” is the whole nine yards on Hal Hartley in one movie. Poetic, bawdy, contemplative, often side-wrenchingly funny and finally quite touching, this tale about a nerdy...
