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Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   6,863 votes
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Director:
Glen Morgan
Writers (WGA):
Glen Morgan (screenplay)
Gilbert Ralston (1971 screenplay)
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Release Date:
14 March 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
A new breed of friendship more
Plot:
A young man with an unusual connection with rats, uses them at his own sociopathic will. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
It Came From The Mailbox: Simon Says
 (From HorrorYearbook. 27 May 2009, 6:05 AM, PDT)

Unjustly Forgotten Horror Movie of the Day: The Original 'Willard'
 (From ESplatter. 7 May 2009, 10:53 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Good Film, Great Performance more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Crispin Glover ... Willard

R. Lee Ermey ... Mr. Martin

Laura Harring ... Cathryn (as Laura Elena Harring)
Jackie Burroughs ... Mrs. Stiles
Kim McKamy ... Ms. Leach (as Kimberly Patton)
William S. Taylor ... Mr. Garter
Edward Horn ... Colquitt
Gus Lynch ... George Foxx
Laara Sadiq ... Janice Mantis
David Parker ... Detective Boxer

Ty Olsson ... Officer Salmon
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for terror/violence, some sexual content and language.
Runtime:
USA:100 min | UK:96 min (DVD)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
DVD contains various deleted/alternate scenes and an alternate ending. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The gender of the two main rats, Socrates and Ben change through out the film. In some scenes the rats are male and in others they are female. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Willard's Mother: Willard! There are rats in the basement!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Ben more

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15 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
Good Film, Great Performance, 20 April 2004
10/10
Author: Anna (trying_to_act@yahoo.com) from United States

Before you let the advertising fool you, understand that "Willard" isn't exactly your normal horror flick. I know that the marketing people tried to put all the scary bits into the trailer and such, but I urge you to reconsider your views on it.

The movie itself is more of an in-depth character study. It follows the events that lead one man into the pits of insanity, taking you along for the ride. Forget "Psycho," (Which was an awesome film in its own right) though the movie does have Norman Bates/Hitchcock elements. We're taken from lonely, shy, and sad, to hollering, glaring, weeping, and finally, silent. Only one man was tailor-made for this role...and that man was Mr. Glover.

Through every blink, every wide-eyed stare, the audience is drawn into the character. We believe in his connection with the rats, and marvel at his ability to train them. And when he gets even with Mr. Martin, we celebrate.

And I loved the undoubted sexual frustration that Willard is feeling. It's more apparent in one of the deleted scenes on the DVD. But the writer didn't succumb to this frustration; he let it build.

All of this combines to form one of the greatest character movies I have ever seen, and probably will ever see. I must say that this is one movie I will not soon forget...

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