The Rule of Jenny Pen is a 2024 horror film based on the short story by Owen Marshall. The adaptation was directed by James Ashcroft and stars Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow.

Feb 3, 2025 · The Rule of Jenny Pen also sees John Lithgow delivering what promises to be another iconic villain performance.The actor has played quite a few villains over the years, including the title character in Brian De Palma's 1992 thriller Raising Cain and the controlling small-town minister in 1984's Footloose.However, he is still better known for playing more …

Confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child's puppet to abuse the home's residents with deadly consequences.

6 days ago · The Rule of Jenny Pen, helmed by James Ashcroft (Coming Home in the Dark), and starring John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush in titular roles, has just unveiled its first teaser trailer and things are ...

Feb 3, 2025 · Resistant to the staff and distant from his friendly roommate, Mortensen soon clashes with seemingly gentle resident Dave Crealy (John Lithgow) who secretly terrorizes the home with a sadistic ...

The Rule of Jenny Pen is directed by James Ashcroft from a screenplay written by Ashcroft and Eli Kent, based on the short story by Owen Marshall. The film is executive produced by Ashcroft, Kent ...

Feb 3, 2025 · The Rule of Jenny Pen, a.k.a., "the creepy puppet film," stars John Lithgow as Dave Crealy, a psychopath in a rest home who terrorizes his fellow residents with a hand puppet.

Sep 12, 2024 · Shudder has acquired the rights to “The Rule of Jenny Pen,” a thriller about a stroke-ridden judge trying to stop an elderly psychopath that stars Oscar-nominee John Lithgow and...

Sep 20, 2024 · “The Rule of Jenny Pen” flips the script on that gendered dynamic by making Stefan proselytize Dave’s menacing behavior like he’s Mia Farrow talking about the devil in “Rosemary’s...