Ratchet

Name: Ratchet
Genre: Thriller
Released: 1998-02-06
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Rating: 4.6
Cast: Tom Gilroy, Margaret Welsh, Mitchell Lichtenstein

19961996
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1h 54m

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4.6/10

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Tom Gilroy and Margaret Welsh in Ratchet (1996)

Thriller

An scriptwriter heads off to Nantucket to find some inspiration for his latest, overdue, assignment. He becomes embroiled in small-town hi-jinks of murder, sex and violence, when he decides ... Read allAn scriptwriter heads off to Nantucket to find some inspiration for his latest, overdue, assignment. He becomes embroiled in small-town hi-jinks of murder, sex and violence, when he decides to pass off the local weirdo's script as his own.An scriptwriter heads off to Nantucket to find some inspiration for his latest, overdue, assignment. He becomes embroiled in small-town hi-jinks of murder, sex and violence, when he decides to pass off the local weirdo's script as his own.

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4.6/10

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While filming on Nantucket Island, the town board of selectmen threatened to shut down production based on the actions and attitudes of the crew. After some locals were injured by equipment and assistants shouted at people, often becoming belligerent and even rough at times, multiple complaints were filed with the town. After being threatened with shutdown, the production staff behaved better and managed to finish filming.

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UK versions are cut by 6 seconds for an '18' rating.

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8/10

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You have to take this film for a satire to appreciate it. AS such, it is enjoyable and well written. The scene where the main character is brutalized is one of the cleverist in recent memory.

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