Jesus Henry Christ

For the expression, see Jesus H. Christ.
Jesus Henry Christ

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Dennis Lee
Written by Dennis Lee
Starring Jason Spevack
Toni Collette
Michael Sheen
Samantha Weinstein
Cameron Kennedy
Mark Caven
Paul Braunstein
Music by David Torn
Simon Taufique
Cinematography Daniel Moder
Production
company
Hopscotch Pictures
Release dates
April 20, 2012
Running time
92 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $8,065

Jesus Henry Christ is an American 2012 comedy film based on Dennis Lee's Academy Award-winning student short film of the same name.[1] It was released on April 20, 2012. The film was directed by Dennis Lee, who also penned screenplay. The film was produced by Joseph Boccia, Sukee Chew, Lisa Roberts Gillan, Deepak Nayar, Julia Roberts, Philip Rose, and Katie Wells. The films stars Jason Spevack, Toni Collette, Michael Sheen, Samantha Weinstein, Frank Moore, Mark Caven, and Paul Braunstein.

Plot

Henry (Jason Spevack) is a precocious young boy, conceived in a petri-dish, raised by his single mother, Patricia (Toni Collette), and is smarter than all of his peers. However, the one question he can't answer is, who is his father? Henry's attempts at locating his father lead him to Dr. Slavkin O'Hara (Michael Sheen), a university professor who has decided to raise his daughter, Audrey (Samantha Weinstein), as a psychology experiment in a world free of gender bias. Patricia starts fearing that she's losing her son, Audrey wishes she didn't have a father, Dr. O'Hara has no idea how to keep his daughter happy, and Henry may just have found the family he was looking for.

Cast

Release and reception

The film had it world premiere in April 2011[2] at the Tribeca Film Festival before going on general release in the US on April 20, 2012. It grossed $20,183 at the box office.[3] Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, gave it a 24% Approval Rating.[4]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
2013 Young Artist AwardBest Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young ActorJason SpevackNominated[5]
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young ActorAustin MacDonaldWon

Reference list

  1. Jesus Henry Christ
  2. "School of the Arts Filmmakers in Tribeca Film Fest". Columbia University School of the Arts. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  3. "Jesus Henry Christ". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  4. "Jesus Henry Christ". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  5. "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved 2013-03-31.

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