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Henry Fool

Henry Fool

An honest man is always in trouble...

19986.62h 17m

Overview

An egocentric bum transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman and his sister.

Directed by Hal Hartley
Written by Hal Hartley
Produced by Hal Hartley
Box OfficeBudget: $900KRevenue: $1.3M

Top Cast

Thomas Jay Ryan

Thomas Jay Ryan

Henry Fool

James Urbaniak

James Urbaniak

Simon Grim

Parker Posey

Parker Posey

Fay Grim

M

Maria Porter

Mary

James Saito

James Saito

Mr. Deng

Kevin Corrigan

Kevin Corrigan

Warren

Liam Aiken

Liam Aiken

Ned

Miho Nikaido

Miho Nikaido

Gnoc Deng

Gene Ruffini

Gene Ruffini

Officer Buñuel

Nicholas Hope

Nicholas Hope

Father Hawkes

Themes & Keywords

garbageman new jerseyalcoholpoliticsmoneymurderfamedrugs

About Henry Fool

Henry Fool is a comedy, drama film released in 1998 exploring themes of garbageman , new jersey, alcohol, politics, money, murder. Directed by Hal Hartley, it stars Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, Parker Posey. An egocentric bum transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman and his sister.

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