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8.4/10   64 votes
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7 October 2003 (USA) more
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Making a studio film is a huge collaborative effort, whether it's an epic period blockbuster or a small... more | add synopsis
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James Wong ... Himself - Producer

Robert McLachlan ... Himself - Director of Photography (as Rob McLachlan)
Casey Hotchkiss ... Himself - Camera Operator
Bill Carraro ... Himself - Executive Producer
Mark S. Freeborn ... Himself - Production Designer (as Mark Freeborn)
Boone Narr ... Himself - Animal Stunt Coordinator
William Shane Grisco ... Himself - 'Socrates' Trainer (as William Grisco)

Mark Harden ... Himself - Head Trainer
Jack Hardy ... Himself - 1st Assistant Director
James Coblentz ... Himself - Editor

Kristen Cloke ... Herself - Actor and Glen Morgan's Wife

Crispin Glover ... Himself - 'Willard Stiles'
Matt Swan ... Himself - Locations Production Assistant
Julie Ng ... Herself - The Chick Making This Documentary
Jack Cruikshank ... Himself - Grip (as Jack Cruickshank)
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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
Fantastic, 13 May 2004
10/10
Author: Carmen Dillgen from Los Angeles

Has anyone seen the DVD reviews on this!?! They're out of this world, and for good reason, as it's an excellent film! Almost every major DVD publication that I happened to come across reviewed the Willard DVD as one of their top 10 DVD's for 2003 - in the same category as the Lord of the Rings, Matrix, and Alien boxed sets. I've got to think that the Year of the Rat documentary is one of the major reasons for that, considering that those same publications unanimously called it one of the best making-of documentaries ever made (some even went so far to say it was possibly the best). Congratulations to New Line Cinema and the the creators of this film for making such a revealing, interesting, and honest exploration of the film making process. I highly recommend it. It sets an entirely new standard for a behind-the-scenes making-of documentary. I wish they were all this good!

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