Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Credits
Title:	Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Genres:	Horror Thriller
Directed by:	John McNaughton
Written by:	Richard Fire; John McNaughton
Produced by:	Malik B. Ali; Waleed B. Ali; Lisa Dedmond; Steven A. Jones; John McNaughton
Music by:	Ken Hale; Steven A. Jones; Robert McNaugton
Cinematography:	Charlie Lieberman
Edited by:	Jeffrey Lyle Segal
Production
Distributed by:	Maljack Productions
Released:	September 24th, 1986
Rating:	X
Running time:	83 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Budget:	$111,000
Gross:	$609,939
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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is an American independent feature film of the horror and thriller genres. It was directed by John McNaughton with a screenplay written by McNaughton and Richard Fire. It was produced by Maljack Productions and opened to limited and controversial release on September 24th, 1986. The movie stars Michael Rooker with Tom Towles as his partner-in-crime, Otis. It is loosely based on the life of American serial killer Henry Lee Lucas.

Cast[]

Actor	Role
Mary Demas	Dead woman
Michael Rooker	Henry
Anne Bartoletti	Waitress
Elizabeth Kaden	Dead couple, wife
Ted Kaden	Dead couplem, husband
Denise Sullivan	Floating woman
Anita Ores	Mall shopper #1
Megan Ores	Mall shopper #2
Cheri Jones	Mall shopper #3
Monica Anne O'Malley	Mall victim
Bruce Quist	Husband
Erzsebet Sziky	Hitchhiker
Tracy Arnold	Becky
Tom Towles	Otis
David Katz	Henry's boss
John Scafidi	Kid with football #1
Benjamin Passman	Kid with football #2
Flo Spink	Woman in Cadillac
Kurt Naebig	High school jock
Kristin Finger	Hooker #2
Lily Monkus	Woman in beauty shop
Ray Atherton	Fence
Eric Young	Parole officer
Rick Paul	Shooting victim
Peter Van Wagner	Bum #1
Tom McKearn	Bum #2
Frank Coronado	Bum #3
Lisa Temple	Murdered family, wife
Brian Graham	Murdered family, husband
Sean Ores	Murdered family, son
Pamela Fox	Hair stylist
Waleed B. Ali	Store clerk
Donna Dunlap	Dog walker

Notes[]

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is loosely based on the life of real life serial killer Henry Lee Lucas.

Body Count: 15

This is the first feature film work for director John McNaughton. John McNaugton's first work for producers Malik B. Ali and Waleed B. Ali was in the 1970s when he was a delivery man for their video equipment rental business.

This is the first feature film work for actor Michael Rooker, who plays Henry.

John McNaughton was offered $100,000 to write and direct Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Given very little information other than to put together a horror movie, McNaughton was inspired to craft the film after seeing a special on 20/20 about Henry Lee Lucas.

Director John McNaughton and actor Tom Towles were both born in Chicago, Illinois in 1950. Chicago also serves as the setting for the film.

Tom Towles also appears in John McNaughton's The Borrowers.

According to McNaughton, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer was "put on the shelf" for three years after it failed to impress producers Malik and Waleed B. Ali.

A sequel film, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2 was released in 1996, but neither John McNaughton or Michael Rooker had any involvement with this film.

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