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Willard

  • 20032003
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Crispin Glover in Willard (2003)
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A young man with an unusual connection to rats uses them at his own sociopathic will.A young man with an unusual connection to rats uses them at his own sociopathic will.A young man with an unusual connection to rats uses them at his own sociopathic will.

IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Glen Morgan
  • Writers
    • Glen Morgan(screenplay)
    • Gilbert Ralston(1971 screenplay)
    • Stephen Gilbert(book "Ratman's Notebooks")
  • Stars
    • Crispin Glover
    • R. Lee Ermey
    • Laura Harring
Top credits
  • Director
    • Glen Morgan
  • Writers
    • Glen Morgan(screenplay)
    • Gilbert Ralston(1971 screenplay)
    • Stephen Gilbert(book "Ratman's Notebooks")
  • Stars
    • Crispin Glover
    • R. Lee Ermey
    • Laura Harring
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 218User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations

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    Laura Harring in Willard (2003)
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    Top cast

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    Crispin Glover
    Crispin Glover
    • Willardas Willard
    R. Lee Ermey
    R. Lee Ermey
    • Mr. Martinas Mr. Martin
    Laura Harring
    Laura Harring
    • Cathrynas Cathryn
    Jackie Burroughs
    Jackie Burroughs
    • Mrs. Stilesas Mrs. Stiles
    Ashlyn Gere
    Ashlyn Gere
    • Ms. Leachas Ms. Leach
    • (as Kimberly Patton)
    William S. Taylor
    William S. Taylor
    • Mr. Garteras Mr. Garter
    Edward Horn
    • Colquittas Colquitt
    Gus Lynch
    • George Foxxas George Foxx
    Laara Sadiq
    Laara Sadiq
    • Janice Mantisas Janice Mantis
    David Parker
    • Detective Boxeras Detective Boxer
    Ty Olsson
    Ty Olsson
    • Officer Salmonas Officer Salmon
    Kristen Cloke
    Kristen Cloke
    • Psychiatristas Psychiatrist
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Glen Morgan
    • Writers
      • Glen Morgan(screenplay)
      • Gilbert Ralston(1971 screenplay)
      • Stephen Gilbert(book "Ratman's Notebooks")
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    Storyline

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    This is the story of Willard Stiles who is a social misfit taking care of his ill and fragile but verbally abusive mother Henrietta in a musty old mansion that is also home to a colony of rats. Willard then finds himself constantly humiliated in front of his co-workers and is eventually fired by his cruel and uncaring boss, Mr. Frank Martin, a vicious man whose professional interest in Willard extends to a personal financial one. —Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com>
    • rat
    • killing a pet
    • character name as title
    • forename as title
    • psychotronic film
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    • Taglines
      • Where your nightmares end... WILLARD begins.
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Horror
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for terror/violence, some sexual content and language
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      There have been reports that the enormous rat Ben was not portrayed by an actual rat, which is not true. Ben was played by a Gambian pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus), a distant relative of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), the species used in the film. Gambian pouched rats, while fairly docile, can grow to a body length of as much as 10-17 inches from the head to the base of the tail, with the tail about the same length or longer, and can generally weigh anywhere from two to over six pounds.
    • Goofs
      In the funeral home scene, when Joseph Carter first walks in, we see him from the waist down and he is wearing a long blue coat. When we see a full shot of Carter, he is neither wearing or carrying a long blue coat. Mr. Martin, outside, is wearing the coat we originally see.
    • Quotes

      Willard: You stole this company from my father. It killed him and it killed my mother and now you're trying to kill me. You're trying to take my house. You made a fool of me in front of everybody. You made me hate myself. I thought about it a lot, hating myself. Well right now, at this moment, I LIKE myself.

    • Crazy credits
      Second Unit Chef Dave Carlson's credit is listed as: Caterer to the Stars...DAVID CARLSON
    • Connections
      Featured in The Year of the Rat (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Ben
      Written by Walter Scharf and Don Black

      Performed by Jackson 5

      Courtesy of Motown Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews218

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Strange and different, but not particularly scary
    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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    • Agent10
    • Mar 14, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 14, 2003 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Віллард
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Hard Eight Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,886,089
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,000,000
      • Mar 16, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,564,586
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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