Product Details

• Actors: John Larroquette, Kate Nelligan, Nicholas Braun, James Coburn, Dorian Harewood
• Directors: Daniel Petrie
• Writers: Geoffrey Sharp
• Producers: Chiz Schultz, Geoffrey Sharp, Jeff Hasler, Michael Jewison, Norman Jewison
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Showtime Ent.
• DVD Release Date: July 9, 2002
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000687FG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #231,389 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Walter and Henry" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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WALTER AND HENRY - DVD Movie

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars That's really how it is!, January 16, 2006

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Artist & Author (Near Mt. Baker, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Walter and Henry (DVD)

To review this movie, I have to make a disclosure. When she was seven years old, a little girl I'll call "Sara" came to play with our kids; her mother was diagnosed as a schizophrenic. We told her that if her mom was off her medications and didn't fix any meal, "Sara" could come and eat with us. Eventually, she also had a bed at in our home, and until we attended her high school graduation she ate several meals a week with us and often slept at our home. She loved to celebrate Christmas with our family. "Sara" still considers herself (as do we) to be our fourth daughter. [Now, "Sara" is attending university and working to get a Ph.D. in one of the sciences!]

When we watched "Walter & Henry," it was with a lump in our throats. To put it simply, Henry was a boy version of "Sara." Both of them truly loved their parent, no matter how sick they became. Both, in very real ways, had to become the parent. Both also had family issues between the grandparent and the mentally ill parent. Both also did not have another parent to balance or compensate for the sick parent. Psychologically, Henry and "Sara" were also uncannily similar. The only thing I can conclude is that the writers of the movie must have had some real-life similar experience because they did a fantastic job of creating a realistic portrayal of a child's experience with a mentally ill parent.

Parents might wish to show this movie to any of their children who have a friend with a mentally ill parent, and then discuss how they should treat their friend. The only caveat I have about this movie is that sometimes the language is a bit coarse - maybe realistic, but I don't think it added anything to the story.

Only a person with a heart of stone would not appreciate this movie.

1.0 out of 5 stars A very boring movie, July 18, 2011

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This review is from: Walter and Henry (DVD)

The story is slow-paced and boring. John Laroquette is absolutely unlikeable in this. The kid is way too precocious for his own good and comes across as a boastful smart-aleck; the problem is that this actor---much like Laroquette---is absolutely unlikeable. The supporting cast ain't much better. It's really hard to care about anyone in the cast. I'm glad I got it used for peanuts but now I have an unwanted DVD to unload.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent family film!, January 23, 2004

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Donovan D. Mattole "songofalbion" (Silverton, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walter & Henry [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is one of those movies that will warm your heart and stay with you for a long-time. Great story!