Henry Poole Is Here
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Cast & Crew
Mark Pellington
Luke Wilson
Adriana Barraza
Radha Mitchell
Cheryl Hines
George Lopez
Film Details
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Synopsis
Henry Poole just wants to disappear. Shattered by circumstances beyond his control, he offers full price on a cookie cutter house in a drab, middle-class, L.A. neighborhood through his perky realtor Meg. But just as he settles in to his indulgent isolation with a case of vodka and all the junk food he can eat, his neighbor, a well-meaning busybody named Esperanza, drops by with a plate of homemade tamales and a whole lot of questions. Despite his desire for solitude, Henry can't help noticing Dawn, the beautiful young divorcée next door and her daughter Millie, an eight-year-old amateur spy who hasn't spoken a word since her parents' break-up. Henry's self-imposed exile is shattered when Esperanza discovers a mysterious stain on Henry's stucco wall that is seen to have miraculous powers. She begins leading pilgrimages to the "holy site" and invites church officials, including her pastor, Father Salizar, to inspect the apparition. Although Henry remains skeptical, he finds himself gradually drawn back towards life, especially after his silent friendship with Millie brings him closer to Dawn. As news of the apparition spreads throughout the neighborhood and his feelings for Dawn grow, Henry realizes his plan to live out his days in quiet desperation is going to be much harder than he ever imagined.
Director
Mark Pellington
Cast
Luke Wilson
Adriana Barraza
Radha Mitchell
Cheryl Hines
George Lopez
Morgan Lily
Rachel Anne Seiferth
Stephanie Mace
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Jessica Walter
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Richard Benjamin
Beth Grant
Dan Callahan
Earl Carroll
Noah Dahl
Gloria Garayua
Molly Hagen
Michelle Krusiec
Kate Mulligan
Andrew Santino
Donnie Smith
James Grundler
Justin Fisher
Crew
Erika Abrams
Terra Abroms
Saeed Adyani
Michael Aguilar
Damon Albarn
John Albrecht
Alan C Alvarado
Deborah Aquila
Joseph Ardery
Michael Babcock
Michael Babcock
Michael Babcock
Badly Drawn Boy
Suzan Bagdadi
Ron Barr
Benjamin Bearwood
Thomas Beatty
Vicki Beck
Aaron Becker
Kandice Billingsley
Onnalee Blank
Jay Bodnar
Robin Bonaccorsi
Ryan Bradley
Martin Bresin
Don Broida
Richard Bucher
Rich Bullock
Jay Byerly
Jennifer Campbell
Alexandre Cancado
Rick Canelli
John Cassella Jr.
Alan Caudillo
Brian S Childs
Randy L Childs
Ted Chu
Ted Chu
Wendy Chuck
Lisa Zeno Churgin
Pavel Ciboch
Vincent Cirelli
Mike Clark
William Paul Clark
Stephen Coleman
Demetrie Cooley
Kyle Cooper
Terence Corliss
David Corral
Graham Coxon
Daniel Craemer
Eric Craig
Christine Cram
Balentine Cruz
Juan Luis Cruz
Erin Cullen
David Delgado
Guillaume Delouche
Ethan Denne
Robert Dante Denne
Mark Dennebaum
Beth Depatie
Beth Depatie
Michael Dobbs
Craig Dollinger
Chad Dombrova
Julie Donovan
Scott Dougherty
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Charlie Edwards
Kathy Edwards
Hiroshi Endo
Julieta Espinoza
Mark Oliver Everett
Siggy Ferstl
Samantha Finkler
Carmen Flores De Tanis
John Fox
Jordan Fox
John C Frizzell
John C Frizzell
Patricia A Fullerton
Patti Fullerton
Mary Funsten
Lester Garcia
Oscar Garcia
Ruben Garcia
Tim Gedemer
Lisa Gerrard
Lisa Gerrard
Gary Gilbert
Tim Gillis
Ursula Glaviano
Damon Gough
Carrie Grace
Jane E. Graves
Brent Greer
Steve Griffith
James Grundler
Bryan Haigh
Robin Harlan
Ben Harper
Ben Harper
Ron Harrison
Geno Hart
Jimmy Hart
Robert Head
Ryan Hendricks
Scott Herbst
Eric Herrarte
Ian Herzon
Rachel Ann Hicks
Karen D Higgins
Kim M Holly
Richard Hoover
Michael Horn
Kanin J. Howell
Michelle Hulan
Kirk Huston
Cajun Hylton
Alex James
Bryan Jerden
Milan Jilek
Justin Johnson
Ken E Jones
Marcus Maria Jung
Ken Kaiser
Greg Karamov
David Kern
Thomas Kernan
Giseon Kim
Steve Kissick
Seth Kleinberg
Kyle Klutz
Joe Kraemer
Joe Kraemer
Ashley Kravitz
Kristine Lankenau
Erick Laplant
Tom Lassally
Jackie Lee
Jerome Leroy
Robert Leverett
David Lingenfelser
Kevin Lingenfelser
Jon Lipman
Jason Locke
Thomas H. Lohmann
Julian Lopez
Veronica Lorenz
Rob Lowe
Gary Lucchesi
Susan Lynch
Anthony Mabin
Jessica Madsen
Brian Magerkurth
Caitlin Mckenna
Brian Mcnelis
James Mcquaide
James Mcquaide
James Meehan
Tal Meirson
Juan Melendez
Luis Mena
Debbie Merritt
Ralph B. Meyer
James Milner
Sarah Monat
Glenn Morris
Steven A. Morrow
Nancy Nathan
Ben Neall
Jenny Nolan
James Notari
Thomas J. O'connell
Sean O'connor
Sandra Ohlfest
Ralph Osborn
Nathaniel Park
Deborah Patino
Joan Pearce
Steve Pederson
Mark Pellington
Mark Pellington
Mark Pellington
Raphael Pimentel
John Pingry
Tracey Poirier
Pavel Pranevsky
Catherine Pryor
Christopher Regan
Eric Reid
Norman Reiss
Brett Reyenger
Tim Roarke
Matthew Roe
Marcos Romero
Jeff Rona
Jeff Rona
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States January 2008
Released in United States on Video January 20, 2009
Released in United States Summer August 15, 2008
Project was included on the 2005 Black List.
Overture Films acquired U.S. distribution rights at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival for a reported sum of around $4 million.
Released in United States January 2008 (Shown at the Sundance Film Festival (Premieres) January 17-27, 2008.)
Released in United States on Video January 20, 2009
Released in United States Summer August 15, 2008