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Release Date: 1990 Cast: Tracy Arnold, Michael Rooker, Tom Towles
Categories: Movies, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Horror, Crime Drama, Cult, Slasher Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is a 1986 crime horror film (released in 1990) directed and co-written by John McNaughton about the random crime spree of a serial killer who seemingly operates with impunity. It stars Michael Rooker as the nomadic killer Henry, Tom Towles as Otis, a prison buddy with whom Henry is living, and Tracy Arnold as Becky, Otis’ sister. The character of Henry is loosely based on real life serial killer Henry Lee Lucas.
The film was shot on 16mm in less than a month with a budget of only $110,000.
The film opens with a shot of a naked woman, lying dead in a... MORE
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is a 1986 crime horror film (released in 1990) directed and co-written by John McNaughton about the random crime spree of a serial killer who seemingly operates with impunity. It stars Michael Rooker as the nomadic killer Henry, Tom Towles as Otis, a prison buddy with whom Henry is living, and Tracy Arnold as Becky, Otis’ sister. The character of Henry is loosely based on real life serial killer Henry Lee Lucas.
The film was shot on 16mm in less than a month with a budget of only $110,000.
The film opens with a shot of a naked woman, lying dead in a field. We are then introduced to Henry (Michael Rooker), who is going about his business. Interspersed with this are shots of other murder victims. None of the actual murders are shown, but accompanying the shots of the bodies are the sounds of screaming and struggle. Henry is also shown following a woman home and watching her as she enters her house.
We are next introduced to Becky (Tracy Arnold), waiting in an airport. She is met by her brother Otis (Tom Towles). Having split from her husband, Leroy, she has come to Chicago to make some money for herself and her daughter, who is living with Becky and LESS
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