Henry Fool
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Hal Hartley
Thomas Jay Ryan
James Urbaniak
Parker Posey
Kevin Corrigan
Veanne Cox
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set in a suburban town, this is a tale about nerdy, frustrated, terminally shy, Simon, who's currently employed as a garbage man. He is the sole breadwinner for his clinically depressed mom and his sexually aggressive sister Fay. Following a encounter with a mysterious bum, named Henry Fool, who possesses a prodigious gift for words, Simon begins to write down his thoughts. When Simon unsuccessfully visits a publisher about his poetry, Henry arranges for Simon's work to be posted on the Internet. Simon becomes an instant celebrity, courted by publishers and sought after by fans. Henry and Simon quarrel, Henry feeling as though his efforts have gone unappreciated and Simon happy to be free of Henry's dominating personality.
Director
Hal Hartley
Cast
Thomas Jay Ryan
James Urbaniak
Parker Posey
Kevin Corrigan
Veanne Cox
Jan Leslie Harding
Nicholas Hope
Miho Nikaido
Chuck Montgomery
Maria Porter
Gene Ruffini
Diana Ruppe
James Saito
Liam Aiken
Christy Carlson Romano
Chaylee Worrall
Melanie Vesey
Denise Morgan
Jill Morley
Paul Boocock
David Latham
Marissa Chibas
Julie Anderson
Reggie Harris
Don Creech
Maraya Chase
Shoshana Ami
Karen Diconcetto
Tiffany Sampson
Rachel Miner
Paul Lazar
Gretchen Krich
Valorie Hubbard
David Simonds
Fay Ann Lee
Paul Greco
Blake Willett
Raymond Cassar
Katreen Hardt
Rebecca Nelson
Paul Albe
Vivian Bang
Brandon Boey
Claire Ritchie
Herbie Duarte
Toy Connor
Camille Paglia
Crew
Keith Abell
Jacqueline Atkins
Bart Blaise
Jerome Brownstein
Terrence C Burke
Thierry Cagianut
Elizabeth Ann Chae
Andy Clark
Matthew Clark
Jim Coleman
Jim Coleman
Jim Coleman
Bill Dobrow
Chelsea Fuhrer
Hidle Ginsberg
Dena Gittelman
Rich Greenberg
Steve Hamilton
Hal Hartley
Hal Hartley
Hal Hartley
Hal Hartley
Jocelyn Joson
Lydia Kavanagh
Tim Kelly
Jeanette King-segnini
Nancy Kriegel
Ann Kulberg
Michael Lerman
Melissa P Lohman
Claus Lulla
Kendall Mccarthy
Daniel Mcintosh
Larry Meistrich
Hub Moore
Matthew Myers
Matthew Myers
Camille Paglia
Storn Peterson
Steve Rosenzweig
Brandon Rosser
Michael Spiller
Michael Spiller
Reilly Steele
W F Stubblefield
Richard Sylvarnes
Adrienne Tien
Daniel J Victor
Michael Zadrosny
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Best Screenplay Award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
Released in United States Summer June 19, 1998
Released in United States June 26, 1998
Limited Release in United States July 1, 1998
Released in United States on Video January 12, 1999
Released in United States October 1997
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States July 1998
Released in United States November 1998
Released in United States 1999
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 2-12, 1997.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.
Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 3-11, 1998.
Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (main program) January 27 - February 7, 1999.
Completed shooting May 11, 1997.
Began shooting April 15, 1997.
Released in United States Summer June 19, 1998
Released in United States June 26, 1998 (Los Angeles)
Limited Release in United States July 1, 1998
Released in United States on Video January 12, 1999
Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 2-12, 1997.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.)
Released in United States July 1998 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 3-11, 1998.)
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (main program) January 27 - February 7, 1999.)
