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Overview

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4.6/10   665 votes
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Director:
Phil Karlson
Writers:
Gilbert Ralston (characters)
Gilbert Ralston (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
23 June 1972 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror more
Tagline:
Where 'WILLARD' ended... Ben begins. And this time, he's not alone!
Plot:
A lonely boy, played by Lee H. Montgomery, becomes good friends with Ben, a rat. This rat is also the leader of a pack of vicious killer rats... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Bradford International Film Festival Diary Day 3:
 (From CinemaRetro. 28 March 2009, 3:22 PM, PDT)

Dead Of Night (DVD Review)
 (From Fangoria. 22 December 2008, 8:31 AM, PST)

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Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Lee Montgomery ... David Garrison
Joseph Campanella ... Cliff Kirtland
Arthur O'Connell ... Bill Hatfield
Rosemary Murphy ... Beth Garrison

Meredith Baxter ... Eve Garrison
Kaz Garas ... Joe Greer
Paul Carr ... Kelly
Richard Van Vleet ... Reade
Kenneth Tobey ... Engineer
James Luisi ... Ed

Lee Paul ... Careu
Norman Alden ... Policeman
Scott Garrett ... Henry Gray
Arlen Stuart ... Mrs. Gray

Ric Drasin ... George (as Richard Drasin)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Sweden:15 | USA:PG | Iceland:16
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: When Beth and Eve discuss their concern about David, the daughter turns her head towards her mom twice. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007) more
Soundtrack:
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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Marionettes!, 17 October 2000
Author: pissty from Toronto, Ontario

This movie was awesome! Really! The main kid (Lee Montgomery) makes the whole "best friends with a rat" story seem believable! And, he does a puppet show! He spins around while playing the harmonica! Cool haircut, too. He's radical!

Worth watching just to see him write the song to Ben at the piano while Elise Keaton looks on.

Rent it!

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