Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is a 1986 low-budget American psychological horror film that follows the chilling, matter-of-fact killing spree of a drifter loosely based on real-life serial killer Henry Lee Lucas.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (film) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film
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psychological horror film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Henry Lee Lucas
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Ottis Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| budget | low-budget ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charlie Lieberman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | acclaimed for realism ⓘ |
| director | John McNaughton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Greycat Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Elena Maganini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMovement | American independent cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRatingSystem | MPAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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horror film ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
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psychopathy ⓘ serial killing ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Becky
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Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ Otis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ken Hale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | matter-of-fact ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial censorship history
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graphic depiction of serial murder ⓘ matter-of-fact portrayal of violence ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
drifter on a killing spree
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serial killer Henry Lee Lucas (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Steven A. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 83 ⓘ |
| setting | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Michael Rooker
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Tom Towles NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracy Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfProduction | mid-1980s ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1980s ⓘ |
| violenceDepiction | explicit ⓘ |
| writer |
John McNaughton
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Richard Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (film)