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6.1A social misfit, Willard is made fun of by his co-workers, and squeezed out of the company started by his deceased father by his boss. His only friends are a couple of rats he raised at home, Ben and Socrates. However, when one of them is killed at work, he goes on a rampage using his rats to attack those who have been tormenting him.
Released: 1971-07-3095 minDir: Daniel MannHorror, Science FictionPart of: Willard Collection
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Cast
- Bruce Davison as Willard Stiles
- Ernest Borgnine as Al Martin
- Sondra Locke as Joan Simms
- Elsa Lanchester as Henrietta Stiles
- Michael Dante as Brandt
- Jody Gilbert as Charlotte Stassen
Themes
- based on novel or book
- animal attack
- revenge
- murder
- maniac
- death
- domineering mother
- eaten alive
- rat
- eaten by rats
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Ratings
IMDb
6.2/10
6,081 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
50%
Metacritic
49/100
- Year
- 1971
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Horror
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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