The classic psychological thriller/horror film Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is getting a 4K restoration to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Coming via Dark Sky Films, the first theatrical date will be October 14th at the Chicago International Film Festival, where a Q&A with star Michael Rooker (Slither, “The Walking Dead”) and director John McNaughton will take place. The film will then embark on a 20-city tour beginning on October 21st.
Henry is a psychopathic drifter who has coldly murdered a number of people for no particular reason and without any remorse. Leaving bodies in his wake, Henry makes his way to Chicago, where his he settles into the run-down apartment of his drug-dealing former prison friend and occasional roommate Otis (Tom Towles).
Also moving into the space is Otis’s younger sister Becky (Tracy Arnold), who is fleeing her abusive husband. As she fends off her brother’s incestuous advances, Becky finds herself attracted to Henry – unaware that he, along with Otis, are continuing their murderous rampage.
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer was one of the films that helped changed the X rating to NC-17, although it was stuck with the former, resulting in the four year wait before it was picked up for US distribution.
