Bruce Davison, Elsa Lanchester

A 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 ...( read more  read more... )Socrates. (And their increasing number of friends) 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.

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Directed by: Daniel Mann

Release Date: January 1, 1971

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  • July 6, 2009
    For some reason I've always had a thing for Bruce Davison. No idea why. That's probably why I liked this movie years ago. Don't even know if I could sit through it now...I shudder just thinking about all the mice running around everywhere. YIKES!
  • July 27, 2008
    What a weird, twisted, sick film... But Bruce Davison is amazing.
  • November 18, 2006
    Just Don't....Ever.
  • May 12, 2007
    Bruce Davison (of X-Men fame) befriends a cute, white rat he names, Socrates, and an intelligent, brown rat named, Ben. They have great fun together until...
  • November 7, 2009
    I did not know there was a org.
  • November 19, 2008
    A CLASSIC!!!...Weird kid and his rats...creeeepppyyy!!!
  • November 12, 2008
    This was some scary movie.
    It is a story of rats who over run a house
  • July 17, 2008
    Saw it a while ago and thought it was great Crispin Glover movie if a little creepy.
  • March 14, 2008
    Ive seen parts of it.So far id give it 4 stars.

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