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Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer

John McNaughton

It launched a thousand imitators, but this 100% indie effort remains one of the most disturbing films ever made. Michael (Walking Dead) Rooker will freeze your blood as real-life serial killer Henry Lee Lucas, but Tom Towles as his sidekick Otis almost steals the show.

DIRECTOR
John McNaughton
YEAR
1986
COUNTRY
USA
RUNTIME
83 minutes
FORMAT
35mm
START DATE
July 12, 2013

It launched a thousand imitators, but this 100% indie effort remains one of the most disturbing films ever made. Michael (Walking Dead) Rooker will freeze your blood as real-life serial killer Henry Lee Lucas, but Tom Towles as his sidekick Otis almost steals the show.

Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer
Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer

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