Set in a suburban town, this is a tale about nerdy, frustrated, terminally shy, Simon, who's currently employed as a garbage man. He is the sole breadwinner for his clinically depressed mom and his sexually aggressive sister Fay.

Following a encounter with a mysterious bum, named Henry Fool, who possesses a prodigious gift for words, Simon begins to write down his thoughts. When Simon unsuccessfully visits a publisher about his poetry, Henry arranges for Simon's work to be posted on the Internet. Simon becomes an instant celebrity, courted by publishers and sought after by fans.

Henry and Simon quarrel, Henry feeling as though his efforts have gone unappreciated and Simon happy to be free of Henry's dominating personality.

Directed by
Hal Hartley

Cast
Thomas Jay Ryan - Henry Fool
James Urbaniak - Simon Grim
Parker Posey - Fay
Kevin Corrigan - Warren
Veanne Cox - Laura
Jan Leslie Harding - Vicky
Nicholas Hope - Father Hawkes
Miho Nikaido - Gnoc Deng
Chuck Montgomery - Angus James
Maria Porter - Mary
Gene Ruffini - Officer Bunuel
Diana Ruppe - Amy
James Saito - Mr Deng
Liam Aiken - Ned
Christy Romano - Pearl

Production Co.
True Fiction Pictures
Shooting Gallery, The (NY)
Henry Films
Zenith Productions

Produced by
Jerome Brownstein
Larry Meistrich
Hal Hartley
Thierry Cagianut
Keith Abell
Daniel J Victor

Studio
Sony Pictures Classics

Writer
Hal Hartley

Music
Hal Hartley