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Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   7,199 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Glen Morgan (screenplay)
Gilbert Ralston (1971 screenplay)
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Release Date:
14 March 2003 (USA) more
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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
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(14 articles)
User Comments:
Strange and different, but not particularly scary more (209 total)

Cast

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Crispin Glover ... Willard

R. Lee Ermey ... Mr. Martin

Laura Harring ... Cathryn (as Laura Elena Harring)
Jackie Burroughs ... Mrs. Stiles
Ashlyn Gere ... 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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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for terror/violence, some sexual content and language.
Runtime:
USA:100 min | UK:96 min (DVD)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
During the title sequence, several images from Crispin Glover's book Rat Catching are used. In one shot a copy of Rat Catching - a red colored, hard bound book - can actually be seen. more
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Continuity: When Willard is playing with the spring trap, it is baited in the long shots but unbaited in the close-ups. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Willard's Mother: Willard! There are rats in the basement!
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Referenced in May All Your Christmases Be Black (2007) (V) more
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11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Strange and different, but not particularly scary, 14 March 2003
7/10
Author: Agent10 from Tucson, AZ

Maybe self-parody isn't such a bad word in the case of Willard. While I will state that the film was funny and interesting to watch, it wasn't nearly as twisted or as scary as it could have been. But then again, it's so damn tough to scare the jaded masses of critics and movie goers anyway. However, I did find this film wildly entertaining, especially the likes of Glenn Morgan and James Wong helming the project, two guys who helped put together The X-Files and Space: Above and Beyond (a truly underrated show). The only downside to this film was the editing. It was sometimes dull, and often did little to help the plot move in a smooth fashion. However, the random close-ups of the rat/wombat "Big Ben" were hillarious, making it look like the rat would actually start talking. Also, I give a big kudos to R. Lee Ermey, who went back to his old Full Metal Jacket days, making him a scary and evil bad guy to focus on. Oh, and Crispin Glover plays the loser role perfectly.

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