| Punching Henry | |
| Director: | Gregori Viens |
| Producer: | Jim Hart Arun Kumar David Permut Henry Phillips Matt Ratner Rick Rosenthal Gregori Viens |
| Starring: | Henry Phillips Tig Notaro Jim Jefferies Doug Stanhope Sarah Silverman J. K. Simmons |
| Cinematography: | Bryce Fortner |
| Editing: | Michael R. Miller Gregori Viens |
| Studio: | Permut Presentations Kandoo Films Lola's Productions Tilted Windmill Productions Whitewater Films |
| Distributor: | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| Runtime: | 95 minutes[1] |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Punching Henry is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Gregori Viens and written by Gregori Viens and Henry Phillips. It is a sequel to the 2009 film Punching the Clown. The film stars Henry Phillips, Tig Notaro, Jim Jefferies, Doug Stanhope, Sarah Silverman and J. K. Simmons. The film was released on February 24, 2017, by Well Go USA Entertainment.
Henry Phillips (Phillips, in a semi-fictional version of himself) is trying to make it big as a comedian. He is lured to Los Angeles by a producer (Simmons) to join a reality show, where he finds himself the butt of jokes rather than telling them.[2]
The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 13, 2016.[3] [4] The film was released on February 24, 2017, by Well Go USA Entertainment.[1]