Henry Fool

Henry Fool

6.6IMDb Score
Released:1998-06-19
Duration:137 min
Director:Hal Hartley
Actors:Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, Parker Posey, Maria Porter, James Saito
Production:True Fiction Pictures, The Shooting Gallery

Overview:

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

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