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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1990)

Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Unrated
Horror
Biography
Crime
Drama
Release Date
September 7, 1990
Director
John McNaughton
Cast
Michael Rooker , Tracy Arnold , Tom Towles
Runtime
1hr 23min
Main Genre
Horror
Studio
Maljack Productions
Writers
Richard Fire , John McNaughton
Tagline
The shocking true story of Henry Lee Lucas.

Summary

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.

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