At once a saga concerning the Grim family of Queens and how their lives are turned upside down by the arrival of the self-proclaimed genius Henry Fool, the trilogy is also an illustration of America's grappling with ideas, art, politics, and religion over the course of 20 years.
Henry Fool

R2h 17m7.1

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An introverted garbageman writes his thoughts in a notebook after Henry Fool, writer and ex-con, rents the basement and gives him a notebook and the idea. He writes poetry and Henry helps him along.

Fay Grim

R1h 58m6.1

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Fay Grim is forced by a CIA agent to track down her fugitive ex-husband's notebooks, which contain classified information, leading her on a perilous journey.

Ned Rifle

NR1h 25m6.2

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Henry and Fay's son Ned sets out to find and kill his father for destroying his mother's life. But his aims are frustrated by the troublesome Susan, whose connection to Henry predates even his arrival in the lives of the Rifle family.

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