The Rule Of Jenny Pen

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

The Rule Of Jenny Pen
Directed by	James Ashcroft
Written by	James Ashcroft Eli Kent
Produced by	Catherine Fitzgerald Orlando Stewart
Starring	Geoffrey Rush John Lithgow
Cinematography	Matt Henley
Edited by	Gretchen Peterson
Distributed by	Shudder
Release date	19 September 2024 (2024-09-19)
Country	New Zealand
Language	English

Plot

The film follows arrogant Judge Stefan Mortensen (Rush), who suffers a near-fatal stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed and confined to a retirement home. There, Mortensen clashes with a seemingly gentle resident named Dave Crealy (Lithgow) who is actually secretly terrorizing the home with a sadistic game called “The Rule of Jenny Pen” while wielding his dementia doll as an instrument of cruelty. When Mortensen’s pleas to the staff go unanswered, he takes it upon himself to put an end to Crealy’s reign of terror.

Cast

• Geoffrey Rush as Stefan Mortensen
• John Lithgow as Dave Crealy

Production

In 2023 it was announced that Geoffrey Rush would star opposite John Lithgow in the thriller The Rule of Jenny Pen.

Release

The Film was shown at Fantastic Fest on September 19, 2024. The film was acquired by Shudder on September 12th, 2024, intending for the film to be release in 2025.