''Jesus Henry Christ'' is a 2011 American comedy film based on Dennis Lee's student short film of the same name.Jesus Henry Christ
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, Philip Rose, and Katie Wells. The film stars

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, Samantha Weinstein, Frank Moore, Mark Caven, and Paul Braunstein.

Plot

Henry (

) is a precocious 13-year old boy, conceived in a petri-dish and raised by his single mother, Patricia (

), 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 led him to Dr. Slavkin O'Hara (

), a university professor who has decided to raise his daughter, Audrey ( Samantha Weinstein), as a psychology experiment in a world free of

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. 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

as Henry James Herman *

as Patricia Herman *

as Dr. Slavkin O'Hara * Samantha Weinstein as Audrey O'Hara * Frank Moore as Stan Herman * Austin MacDonald as Brian the Bully *

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as Jimmy Herman * Mark Caven as President Sullivan * Paul Braunstein as Dr. Gunther Flowers * Mark MacDonald as Tim Herman * Mickey MacDonald as Tom Herman * Hannah Bridgen as Young Patricia Herman *

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as Young Billy Herman

Release

The film had its world premiere in April 2011 at the

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before going on general release in the US on April 20, 2012. It grossed $20,183 at the box office.

Reception

, the film holds a 23% approval rating on

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, based on 22 reviews with an average rating of 4.06 out of 10. On

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it has a score of 41% based on reviews from 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". John Anderson of Variety magazine says the film is "Too deliberately eccentric" but that it "does feature some standout performances and a refreshingly unconventional approach to telling its slight story."

Accolades

Reference list

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=1393742, title=Jesus Henry Christ
''Jesus Henry Christ''
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Films shot in Toronto Films shot in Hamilton, Ontario American black comedy films 2011 films American pregnancy films Features based on short films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films