Rent Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
3.4 of 5 from 113 ratings
1h 22min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Recently released from prison, the nomadic Henry (Michael Rooker) finds temporary abode in the rundown Chicago lodgings of a former jail acquaintance and small-time drug dealer, Otis (Tom Towles). Hiding behind his unremarkable employment as a pest exterminator, Henry leads a double life, prowling the streets by night on a brutal and apparently motiveless killing spree. As the bodies mount up, Otis finds himself inducted into Henry's dark secret world, but when Otis' sister Becky (Tracy Arnold) moves in, herself fleeing from an uncomfortable domestic situation, it quickly becomes apparent that two's company, but three's a crowd.
- Actors:
- Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold, Tom Towles, Mary Demas, Anne Bartoletti, Elizabeth Kaden, Ted Kaden, Denise Sullivan, Anita Ores, Megan Ores, Cheri Jones, Monica Anne O'Malley, Bruce Quist, Erzsebet Sziky, David Katz, John Scafidi, Benjamen Passman, Flo Spink, Kurt Naebig, Kristin Finger
- Directors:
- John McNaughton
- Producers:
- John McNaughton, Lisa Dedmond, Steven A. Jones
- Writers:
- Richard Fire, John McNaughton
- Studio:
- Optimum
- Genres:
- Drama, Horror, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Halloween Films, Holidays Film Collection
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/10/2011
- Run Time:
- 82 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Commentary with Director John McNaughton
- Portrait: The Making of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
- The Serial Killers: Henry Lee Lucas
- Interview with Director John Mcnaughton
- John Mcnaughton in conversation with Nigel Floyd
- Censorship History
- Deleted Scenes and Outtakes with Commentary by John Mcnaughton
- Stills Gallery
- Original Storyboards
- Trailer
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/04/2022
- Run Time:
- 83 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Brand new audio commentary by John McNaughton and Steven A. Jones
- Two archive commentaries by John McNaughton
- Scene specific commentaries with John McNaughton and critic Nigel Floyd
- Deleted scenes and outtakes
- Original script
- Original theatrical and 30th anniversary trailers
- Image gallery
- Portrait: The Making of Henry, a 50-minute behind-the-scenes documentary
- In Defense of Henry, an appreciation by Joe Swanberg, Kim Morgan, Jeffrey Sconce, Joe Bob Briggs and Errol Morris
- Twisting the Lens: The Diegetic Camera and Voyeurism in Henry, exclusive new documentary with John McNaughton, Adam Rockoff, Anna Bogutskaya and Jonathan Rigby discussing killers behind cameras
- Henry vs. MPAA: A Visual History, the story of the struggle to get Henry into North American theatres
- Henry at the BBFC with Stephen Thrower, discussing Henry's troubled history at the hands of the British censors
- John McNaughton on Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, exclusive new interview with John McNaughton and Stephen A. Jones, conducted at the time of Hemys UK premiere in February 1990
- Interview with John McNaughton, from 1998
- It's Either You...Or Them: An Interview with Joe Coleman, the artist behind Henris legendary original theatrical release poster
- In the Round: A Conversation with John McNaughton, conducted by Spencer Parsons in 2016
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the main feature
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes special features (Blu-Ray)
