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23 June 1972 (USA)
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Where 'WILLARD' ended... Ben begins. And this time, he's not alone!
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A lonely boy becomes good friends with Ben, a rat. This rat is also the leader of a pack of vicious killer rats, killing lots of people.
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Nominated for Oscar.
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Disney in the sewers
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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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94 min
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Continuity: When Beth and Eve discuss their concern about David, the daughter turns her head towards her mom twice.
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Referenced in So Wrong They're Right (1995)
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I haven't encountered many people who agree with me so far, but I thought the 1971 film Willard was a deliciously grim and underrated horror gem. It handled about an extremely introvert adolescent whose only friends were a bunch of rats he could communicate with. The more recent remake starring Crispin Glover is worth a look as well. That's why I was glad that I found myself a copy of this 'Ben', the quickly produced sequel to 'Willard'. The film starts where Willard left off and wonder-rodent Ben finds a new human friend. A young boy with a heart condition takes Ben in and sings him songs. Nonetheless, Ben and his thousand of followers need food and the constantly increasing rat-plague terrorizes the neighborhood. This sequel isn't half as unsettling as Willard and it's merely driven by sentiment. The poor boy's heart condition is shamelessly exploited and the whole 'nature versus man' fable isn't very convincing. The friendship between boy and rat is pictured like some kind of Disney fairy-tale. The rodent saves the boy from bullies and even shows him around in the sewers. Ben may easily be skipped…it has very few excitement and hardly any memorable moments. I guess the only winner here is Michael Jackson who had scored a monsterhit with the title song. Lucky for him, most people don't even know he's singing about a rat.