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6 October 2000 (Ireland) moreTagline:
He might eat maggots and live in a cage but he's still our DadPlot:
A woman becomes furious when her husband arrives home from the local pub and turns into a rat. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
3 nominations moreUser Comments:
A witty and surreal Irish comedy moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Imelda Staunton | ... | Conchita |
 | Frank Kelly | ... | Uncle Matt |
| David Wilmot | ... | Phelim Spratt |
| Andrew Lovern | ... | Pius Flynn |
 | Kerry Condon | ... | Marietta Flynn |
 | Pete Postlethwaite | ... | Hubert |
| Veronica Duffy | ... | Daisy |
 | Ed Byrne | ... | Rudolph |
 | Niall Toibin | ... | Father Geraldo |
| Peter Caffrey | ... | Mick the Barman |
| Rita Hamill | ... | Estate Woman |
| Roxanna Williams | ... | Hopscotch Child |
| Geoffrey Palmer | ... | The Doctor |
| Stanley Townsend | ... | Newsreader |
 | Simon Delaney | ... | Bookies Manager |
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Rated PG for language and brief nudity.Parents Guide:
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Argentina:89 min | Australia:88 minLanguage:
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StereoFilming Locations:
Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandFun Stuff
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You Can Only Love Someone So Much moreFAQ
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How many Irish films can succeed without resorting to "faith an' begorrah" cliches? RAT doesn't. Veteran writer Wesley Burrowes has written a wildly whimsical moral tale that laughs in the face of miserable, self-pitying Irish drama with his story of the tragedy that befalls a home which the man of the house turns into a rodent. Beautifully balancing the bizarre and the mundane, this is a film that the great Irish humourist Flann O'Brien could have made. The performances are great (including the rat, courtesy of Jim Henson's company) and the cast includes Pete Postletwaite (In The Name of the Father, Brassed Off, etc), Imelda Staunton (Shakespeare in Love, Sense and Sensibility, etc), Frank Kelly (best known as 'Father Jack'), Niall Toibin (in rattling good form as the priest) and comedian Ed Byrne (although his role is a minor one, and, oddly, he doesn't get any good lines). The soundtrack by Bob Geldof and Pete Briquette perfectly capture the mock-horror of the storyline. The details of the story? Go and see it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.