Directed by Hal Hartley Written by Hal Hartley Cast Thomas Jay Ryan ... Henry Fool James Urbaniak ... Simon Grim Parker Posey ... Fay Grim Maria Porter ... Mary James Saito ... Mr. Deng Kevin Corrigan ... Warren Liam Aiken ... Ned Miho Nikaido ... Gnoc Deng Gene Ruffini ... Officer Buñuel Nicholas Hope ... Father Hawkes Diana Ruppe ... Amy Veanne Cox ... Laura Jan Leslie Harding ... Vicky Chaylee Worrall ... Pearl (age 7) Christy Carlson Romano ... Pearl - Age 14 (as Christy Romano) Chuck Montgomery ... Angus James Melanie Vesey ... Go-Go Dancer #1 Denise Morgan ... Go-Go Dancer #2 Jill Morley ... Afternoon Table Dancer Paul Boocock ... Steve David Latham ... Barry Marissa Chibas ... Newspaper Reporter Julie Anderson ... Woman Outside Store Reggie Harris ... Anchorman Don Creech ... Owen Feer Camille Paglia ... Self Maraya Chase ... TV Reporter Shoshana Ami ... Young Woman in Library Karen DiConcetto ... Girl in Library #1 Tiffany Sampson ... Girl in Library #2 Rachel Miner ... Girl in Library #3 Paul Lazar ... Doctor Gretchen Krich ... Nurse Valorie Hubbard ... Patty The Bartender Dave Simonds ... Bill Fay Ann Lee ... Lawyer Paul Greco ... Concierge Blake Willett ... Cop #1 Raymond Cassar ... Cop #2 Katreen Hardt ... Airline Ticket Clerk Rebecca Nelson ... Flight Attendant Lucy Paul Albe ... Angry Customer Vivian Bang ... Teenager at World of Donuts Brandon Boey ... Teenager at World of Donuts Claire Ritchie ... Teenager at World of Donuts Herbie Duarte ... Teenager at World of Donuts Toy Connor ... Teenager at World of Donuts Produced by Keith Abell Jerome Brownstein Thierry Cagianut Hal Hartley Larry Meistrich Daniel J. Victor Original Music by Hal Hartley

Additional Info Premiere: September 07, 1997 Theatrical Release: June 19, 1998 DVD Release: December 16, 2003 Country: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Possible Films Shooting Gallery True Fiction Pictures Distributors Sony Pictures Classics   (1998) (United States) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment   (2003) (United States) (DVD) Possible Films   (2017) (World-wide) The Criterion Channel   (2023) (United States) (streaming) (TV) Filming Locations Elmhurst Hospital, Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, New York, USA Newark Liberty International Airport - 10 Toler Place, Newark, New Jersey, USA Woodside, Queens, New York City, New York, USA Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.1 / 10 Our Rating 5.8 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.8 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #5,014 / 20,698 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Site Ranking #5,010 The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do The Time Warp Again (2016) #5,011 Carne (1991) #5,012 Species: The Awakening (2007) #5,013 House Of Frankenstein (1944) #5,014 Henry Fool (1997) #5,015 The Nameless (1999) #5,016 V/H/S/99 (2022) #5,017 Big Ass Spider! (2013) #5,018 Wild Things 2 (2004)