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Henry Fool   1998         R, 140 min. Genre: Drama Director: Hal Hartley   Cast: Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, Parker Posey, Maria Porter, James Saito, Kevin Corrigan, Liam Aiken, Miho Nikaido, Gene Ruffini, Nicholas Hope   Henry Fool (Thomas Jay Ryan) is a novelist who befriends a garbage man, Simon (James Urbaniak). After being influenced by Henry, Simon writes poetry and wins the Nobel Prize for his work. As Simon rises to great heights, his benefactor falls so far from grace that, finally, Simon aids Henry in his escape from the law.