THE RULE OF JENNY PEN (2024) - DVD & Blu-ray Release of Horror Film Starring Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow

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Product Description: Arrogant Judge Stefan Mortensen (Rush) suffers a near-fatal stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed and confined to a retirement home. Resistant to the staff and distant from his friendly roommate, Mortensen soon clashes with seemingly gentle resident Dave Crealy (Lithgow) who secretly terrorizes the home with a sadistic game called "The Rule of Jenny Pen” while wielding his dementia doll as an instrument of cruelty. What begins as childish torment quickly escalates into far more sinister and disturbing incidents. When Mortensen's pleas to the staff go unanswered, he takes it upon himself to put an end to Crealy's reign of terror.

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"The Rule of Jenny Pen" is a New Zealand psychological horror film directed by James Ashcroft from a script co-written by Ashcroft and Eli Kent based on Owen Marshall's short story of the same name.

The film stars Geoffrey Rush as a former judge trapped within his stroke-ridden body and confined to a secluded rest home, who must stop an elderly psychopath (John Lithgow) who employs a child's puppet to abuse the home's residents with deadly consequences. George Henare, Ian Mune, Thomas Sainbury, Maaka Pohatu and Holly Shanahan co-star.

The film opened in select theaters on March 7, 2025, and was released on digital platforms on March 28, 2025.

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