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Henry Fool is a 1997 American black comedy-drama film by Hal Hartley, starring Parker Posey and Thomas Jay Ryan. It tells the story of a mysterious outsider who influences the life of a garbageman and his family, and the controversy over his controversial poem.
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
Garbageman Simon Grim's life of routine drudgery is changed forever when the rogueish Henry Fool moves into his family's basement apartment.
- 2 min
- 110.7K
- Adrian Horn
Jul 17, 1998 · 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.
A garbage man becomes a poetic prodigy under the guidance of a mysterious writer in this strange and fascinating comedy. HENRY FOOL is an original and thought-provoking film by acclaimed director Hal Hartley, featuring James Urbaniak, Thomas Jay Ryan and Parker Posey.
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Jun 19, 1998 · Acclaimed writer/director Hal Harley's (Amateur, Flirt), Henry Fool is a Faustian black comedy that will leave you screaming with laughter at its wild mix of vulgarity, antic humor and deeply-felt emotion.
