Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

"He's not Freddy, he's not Jason...he's real."

Feb 6 1991 Unrated 1h 23m
Biography, Crime, Drama

Henry likes to kill people, in different ways each time. Henry shares an apartment with Otis. When Otis' sister comes to stay, we see both sides of Henry: "the guy next door" and the serial killer.

Plot

Loosely based on serial killer Henry Lee Lucas, the film follows Henry and his roommate Otis who Henry introduces to murdering randomly selected people. The killing spree depicted in the film starts after Otis' sister Becky comes to stay with them. The people they kill are strangers and in one particularly gruesome attack, kill all three members of a family during a home invasion. Henry lacks compassion in everything he does and isn't the kind to leave behind witnesses - of any kind.

Written by

Richard Fire, John McNaughton

Directed by

John McNaughton

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Maljack Productions

Languages

English

Awards

9 wins & 8 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
42,262
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
80
Popularity
NA