- Actors: Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold, Tom Towles, Mary Demas, Anne Bartoletti
- Directors: John McNaughton
- Writers: John McNaughton, Richard Fire
- Producers: John McNaughton, Lisa Dedmond, Malik B. Ali, Steven A. Jones, Waleed B. Ali
- Format: PAL
- Language English
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Universal
- DVD Release Date: 28 May 2001
- Run Time: 83 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004Y3O1
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 105,501 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Most horror films exist in a fantasy movie-world safely removed from our existence, populated by zombie-like killers and psychopathic madmen. The power of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is its chilling placement in the mundane existence of everyday life. Michael Rooker plays Henry not as a raving psychopath but as the frumpy guy next door, a drifter who takes out his frustrations on random victims and escalates his body count after teaming up with the violent ex-con Otis (Tom Towles). Though not exceedingly gory in light of the excesses of such fantasy horrors as the Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street series, director John McNaughton's straightforward presentation and documentary-like style creates a chilling realism that many viewers will find hard to watch. McNaughton neither comments on nor flinches at the brutal violence, which reaches its apex in a disturbing camcorder-eye view of a particularly sadistic murder of a middle-class couple, with Henry and Otis smiling through the deed as they record it for their continued pleasure. Henry straddles the line between True Crime (though fictional, the story was inspired by the confessions of real-life serial killer Henry Lee Lucas) and horror, a bleak, brutal kind of terror for a generation deadened by the escalating outrageousness of movie murders and nightly news crime scene clips. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com
Special Features
4:3 Full Frame
DVD 5
English
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital English
Dolby Digital
Trailer
Interview With Director John McNaughton
Filmography
English
DVD 5
English
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital English
Dolby Digital
Trailer
Interview With Director John McNaughton
Filmography
English
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Check out this movie,
By A Customer
This review is from: Henry-Portrait Serial [DVD] (DVD)
I am refering to the VHS version and also I must point out to you that I have the UNCUT version which I bought from Amsterdam. The BBFC here cut out a very crucial scene that the director of the movie, John McNaughton was mystified by, due to the fact it explains so much about Henry and you the viewer, we all become voyeurs in Henry's twisted world. Anyway I am hoping that as it comes closer to the time we will find out if this DVD version is the same as the one in Europe and the US, I do hope so, being that I am totally opposed to censorship. First let me say that this movie is not for everyone, it's like no other serial killer movie you've seen. You are placed along side Henry and Ottis on a relentless murder spree, killing anyone, with anything. There are no heroic police detectives on there tail, no Denzal Washingtons or Jodie Fosters and above all NO HOLLYWOOD ENDING! This was the point of this movie, to show that it can happen to anyone, from any background or lifestyle. Henry is relentless, disturbing, frightning and just plain nasty. Serial Killer movies should have stopped here... The Oscar goes to Mr McNaughton. Watch it and be DISTURBED!
4.0 out of 5 stars
gritty,
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This review is from: Henry-Portrait Serial [DVD] (DVD)
this film has lost none of its shock value in te twenty years since its release,its a look at the exploits of a man called henry and his room mate ottis and how they kill for no reason and show no guilt,both men are inhumane and show little difference between animals as they trawl their way through innocent lives,startling,raw and brilliant
4.0 out of 5 stars
A twisted tale of slaugther!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Henry (VHS Tape)
With a camcorder in one hand and knife or gun in the other Henry (Micheal Rooker) and otis (Tom Towles) roam the streets on a bizzare odyssey of cold blooded murder. McNaughton's direction produces some slick shots and squences as the camera calmly follows and observers the two men as they massacre a number women and the occasional family. Made in 1986 McNaughton's seventies style horror flick makes for an intresting but disturbing watch, good value for your money at £....
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