Rats (2003)

"The Brookdale Institute" is a mysterious, little-known hospital for the criminally insane (a fact which is kept on a need-to know basis). Brookdale has another, more lucrative facet; a ... See full summary »

Director:

Tibor Takács

Writers:

Jace Anderson (screenplay), Boaz Davidson (story),

Stars:

Sara Downing, Amy Parks, Bailey Chase

Cast

Credited cast:
Sara Downing	...	Samantha / Jennifer
Amy Parks	...	Maureen
Bailey Chase	...	Johnny Falls
Michael Zelniker	...	Ernst
Sean Cullen	...	Lenny
Michael Hagerty	...	Michael
Tarri Markel	...	Naomi
Ron Perlman	...	Dr. William Winslow
Patrick Dreikauss	...	Morgan
Eileen Grubba	...	Rose
Desislava Tenekedjieva	...	Cypress
John Paul Young	...	Hans: The Exterminator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matthew Brunewasser	...	Policeman
Denise Dowse	...	Matilda
Adam Gierasch	...	Jim

Storyline

"The Brookdale Institute" is a mysterious, little-known hospital for the criminally insane (a fact which is kept on a need-to know basis). Brookdale has another, more lucrative facet; a safe harbor for the chronically drug-addicted rich and famous, especially the sons and daughters of the above, whose families have tried everything. "The Institute" is also for the once-famous, who, having bottomed out, also have no where else to turn but Brookdale. Investigating possible health code violations, "Jennifer/Samantha", (Sara Downing), a career-driven reporter for "The Philadelphia Enquirer", checks in under the guise of a patient, in hope of getting a hot story. Unbeknownst to her, the real scoop is much more awesome then even she could write about, should she live to tell. Brookdale is infested with super-intelligent, supernaturally empowered killer rats, a by-product of forgotten experiments conducted by "Dr. William Winslow" (Ron Perlman), the Chief Psychiatrist at Brookdale. Winslow ...

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Plot Keywords:

experiment | hospital | psychiatrist | reporter | asylum

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Taglines:

It's too late to scream, they're already here.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/gore, language and brief sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 January 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Killer Rats

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Martien Holdings A.V.V., Nu Image Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

It's Not All That Bad....

What do you expect? Sure, it's not "The Shining" for God's sake, but hey, it's decent entertainment, if you like cheap B-horror movies. If not, don't watch it, you sure won't like it. The acting is not all that bad, but the effects, like the huge rat, is really very comical. You have to realize that not a lot of money went in to making this one, and at times (most of the time) it shows. The plot of sneaking a reporter into a rehab hospital or whatever, to get a story is a little much, but the rats, hey they had a nice snack a couple of times in this one.