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Comedian-songwriter Henry Phillips is lured to Los Angeles by renowned TV producer Jay Warren, who wants to create a television series about the struggling performer. With the support of his ...
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Punching Henry features a fantastic supporting cast of...
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Comedian-songwriter Henry Phillips is lured to Los Angeles...
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During the production of "Cyrano" for a school play, an...
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Punching Henry features a fantastic supporting cast of comedians... and Phillips' low-key yet undeniable charisma keeps it from landing squarely in the Sad Bastard genre it otherwise circles,...
Punching Henry: Directed by Gregori Viens. With Henry Phillips, Tig Notaro, J.K. Simmons, Mark Cohen. Hapless satirical songwriter Henry Phillips is lured to LA when a veteran TV producer decides to make a show about the life of a loser.
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- 2017-02-24
Feb 23, 2017 · The movie, directed by Gregori Viens, depicts the typical comedy club audience as being inhabited by the human equivalent of wild dogs snarling over scraps of rotten meat. Mr. Phillips, billed as...
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Punching Henry is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Gregori Viens and written by Gregori Viens and Henry Phillips. It is a sequel to the 2009 film Punching the Clown. The film stars Henry Phillips, Tig Notaro, Jim Jefferies, Doug Stanhope, Sarah Silverman and J. K. Simmons.
Punching the Clown has been received positively by critics and holds an 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [3] The film also won the Audience Award at the 2009 Slamdance Film Festival. [4]
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In this hyper-intelligent comedy, a journeyman comedian (Henry Phillips) is lured to L.A. by a TV producer (J.K. Simmons, Whiplash) who wants to make him a reality star. As reality sets in, he must decide whether his legacy will be to tell jokes for a living or become the butt of them.
