Fresh
In a world in which eight nearly identical Friday the 13th movies offer the adventures of Jason the ax-murderer as entertainment for teen-agers, maybe we do need this sobering alternative.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
He's not Freddy, he's not Jason...he's real.
1986 · 1h 23m · Unrated
Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
John McNaughton
Overview
Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.
Director and cast
- John McNaughton Director
- Michael Rooker as Henry
- Tracy Arnold as Becky
- Tom Towles as Otis
- David Katz as Henry's Boss
- Mary Demas as Dead Woman / Dead Prostitute / Hooker
- Anne Bartoletti as Waitress
- Elizabeth Kaden as Dead Couple - Wife
- Ted Kaden as Dead Couple - Husband
- Denise Sullivan as Floating Woman
- Ray Atherton as Fence
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
87%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film is an honest and disturbing attempt to come to grips with the sort of modern horror that we must -- more urgently every day -- try to understand.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
The difference between John McNaughton's incredibly chilling film and the usual serving of screen carnage is the difference between the mind of a murderer and the cynical and manipulative depiction of mindless murder.
Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
Sure, it's compelling; the nature of the material guarantees that. But it doesn't seem to be telling us much more than that the world is a scary place and murder is ugly. We knew those things. This is tabloid chic.
Terrence Rafferty, New Yorker
Fresh
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is as fine a film as it is a brutally disturbing one.
Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times
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