Movie willard with rats

In the original, willard believed him to be very talented and in a playful sense, referred to him as a troublemaker which most rats are when ben did find his way into willard s room. Early in the movie, willard plans on drowning the rats, apparently not knowing that rats are capable swimmers. When he is squeezed out of the company started by his deceased father, his only friends become a couple of rats hes been raising. It is about a social misfit uses his only friends, his pet rats, to exact revenge on his tormentors. With lee montgomery, joseph campanella, arthur oconnell, rosemary murphy. Hes saddled with a name that guaranteed a miserable childhood, a haircut not even worthy of.

The novel moves in the same fashion, however digging deeper into the mind of the young man who goes unnamed in the book. Rediscovering the willard house when i was a teenager, one of my favorite movies was the original willard 1971, which was about a young man who befriended some rats that lived in and around his house. Willard wraps the rat in a towel and when his mother comes to the door, puts it inside a drawer in the bathroom cabinet. Using ben and his furry friends as instruments of retaliation, willard. His only friends are a couple of rats he raised at home, ben and socrates. Socrates, the white rat that willard truly adores, still takes orders from ben. Ben the granddaddy of rat army movies and a direct sequel to willard is alive and well and officially on disc. Willard 2003 i usually dont race out to see horror films, but upon hearing that rats were the centerpiece of glen morgans 2003 film willard, i was enticed enough to branch out of my cinematic comfort zone. Willard quickly becomes obsessed with his friendship with a white rat he names socrates. It was also included on his 1972 album of the same title. In the original, willard believed him to be very talented and in a playful sense, referred to him as a troublemaker which most rats are when ben did find his way into willards room.

Crispin glover and glen morgan in willard 2003 camera operator casey hotchkiss in the. Ben and socrates, who like all rodents, quickly produce a large offspring. I missed seeing this in theatres by a hot minute in 1970s because of my young age but my older brother came back with tales of how epic it was. Glover infuses willard s relationship with the rats with a perverse sort of sexual energy, and it makes the film that much more disturbing. Gp horror a social misfit uses his only friends, his pet rats, to exact revenge on his tormentors. On his 27th birthday, he comes home to a surprise birthday party thrown by his mother, where all of the attendees are her friends. Lee ermey, jackie burroughs, ashlyn gere the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of 61 out of 100. However, when one of them is killed at work, he goes on a rampage using his rats to attack those who have been tormenting him. Nagged by his mother elsa lanchester, bullied by his boss ernest borgnine, a young man bruce davison trains mansion rats to kill for him. I find it hard to use the word complex when describing a killer rats movie, but thats just what this is. A white rat, which willard named socrates, becomes his best companion.

The animals would have easily swam across the pool from the. A lonely boy befriends ben, the leader of a violent pack of killer rats. When his mother tells him to kill the rats in the basement, he goes to the store to buy traps and poison. For friends he has only two rats that he lovingly cares for. Released march 14th, 2003, willard stars crispin glover, r. Willard stiles is a meek social misfit who develops an affinity for rats.

Pacific command from october 19, 2009 to march 9, 2012. Bruce davison and sondra locke give okay performances. The movie willard is the 2003 remake of the 1971 classic. Due to a clause in the selling contract, willard can not be fired from his job while his mother is alive. Willard then begins to train and befriend the other rats, including an extralarge one he names ben. Steamboat willie 1928 the cartoon that launched the worlds most famous mouse into the stratosphere. When mom leaves, willard dries the rat off and combs its hair. The way the two willard movies dealt with ben was different, obviously, which was very interesting to see, and in this film, due to bens power and size, was far. Ben is a 1972 american horror film about a young boy and his pet rat, ben. When his boss steps over the line, willard sicks his deadly horde.

The trailer contains some lines not used in the movie. A social misfit is made fun of by his coworkers whose only friends are a couple of rats he raised at home that he uses to attack those who have tormented him. When his boss steps over the line, willard sicks his. You never know what a rat is going to do next, which is one of the big problems with rats. Willard is picked on by his boss, and his mother, and he in turn picks on ben while favoring socrates who in turn leads a revolt against willard who is leading a revolt against his boss. Willard seems to have second thoughts about it, as he says goodbye ben and goes home to close all entrances to the rats and kills the rats remaining in their cages by drowning them in his home pond. Willard crispin glover send his rats to kill his boss. If theyd reinvented the movie as a character study, not so much about the rats as about willard, they might have come up with something. The theme song, ben, is performed by singer michael jackson. The movie was enjoyable, not only for the thriller aspect of rats attacking, but also because of the way it explored the character of willard, and his blossoming relationship with his new friend the rat socrates. Willards rats bust up the party, and willard makes special friends of two rats who get upstairs privileges and dont have to stay in the basement. There is a power struggle throughout the movie between willard and ben. As a sequel to willard, this strange film tells of the friendship between an ill boy and a highly intelligent rat, benwho happens to be the leader of a 4,000 member killer rat pack. Willard then begins to train and befriend the other rats, including an.

He works at the business his father once owned, for mr. Ben, one of the many rats who inhabit his dilapidated home. The way the two willard movies dealt with ben was different, obviously, which was very interesting to see, and in this film, due to bens power and size, was far more memorable, although i wouldve loved a remake of ben. Prior to that, he served as the 34th vice chief of naval operations from march 18, 2005, to april 2007. The animals would have easily swam across the pool from the island and escaped. Willard is a social misfit and is marginalized within the company founded by his own father.

Designed for a teenage audience, willard is creepy enough to draw the children, yet probably should be avoided for its violence, foul language and horrible depictions of death by rat. Movie info in this horror film, the young, disturbed willard stiles befriends a pair of rats and trains them to brutally attack human beings. Ben begins to assume a position of leadership among the other rats, while socrates remains willards favorite. In this horror film, the young, disturbed willard stiles befriends a pair of rats and trains them to brutally attack human beings. In this remake of the 1971 film, reclusive and socially awkward willard stiles crispin glover befriends and trains an army of rats to do his twisted bidding. Willard is a social misfit who is made fun of by his coworkers. Here the rats simply sweep across the screen in an animated tide, and instead of thinking, eek. Willard is the remake of a 1971 movie and is about a friendless young man who uses his control over a bunch of rats to get revenge. When socrates is killed by the companys manager, willard s anger reaches its limit.

The remake of the 1971 film willard starring crispin glover in the titular role as a social misfit who only has rats for friends is one of those. Willard stiles 2003 rat movie with crispin glover character profile. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 7 days to finish once started. Willard the 2003 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Lee montgomery befriends a rat named ben and soon discovers his real roll as the leader of a crew of rogue rodents. A social misfit, willard is made fun of by his coworkers, and squeezed out of the company started by his deceased father by his boss. However, frank abuses of willard, humiliating and spending a horrible treatment with him in front of his colleagues. The film makers suggested making willard a very ratlike human and requested the makeup artists make crispin glover unattractive and nervous looking by accenting the hard angles of his face, making him pale, dark around the eyes, and making his distinct nose stand out. A young man with an unusual connection to rats uses them at his own sociopathic will. This time, ben is played by one of several african pouched rats. Where willard ends, ben begins so states the film poster. The basement of willards house is infested of rats and mice, and willard capture a beautiful white mouse in a trap. He later begins playing with a rat he names queenie.

Crispin glover as willard with socrates the rat in new line cinemas upcoming horror film, willard. He lives in a large house with only his cranky and decrepit mother henrietta for company. This was the movie that convinced me crispin glover would kill it as the. In the original film willard s coworker gave him an orange tabby cat named chloe which he ultimately dropped off with a man in a phone booth. Lonely, depressed and isolated, willard is on the verge of a breakdown when he makes a new friend. Robert frederick bob willard born december 5, 1950 is a retired united states navy admiral who last served as the 22nd commander, u.

This movie is a remake of a 1971 film of the same name. What others are saying crispin glover as willard with socrates the rat in new line cinemas upcoming horror film, willard. A childrens product called alien slime was used for the sticky substance on the trap that captures socrates. Willard is too morose and inward and anthony perkinsy. Subscribe a young man with an unusual connection with rats, uses. In this remake, willard crispin glover is a quietly desperate man who lives in a huge, decaying mansion with his even more decaying mother. Now a guy who has been trampled in the rat race his entire life is. Ben looks for approval but willard locks the rat in the office and returns home. Pacific fleet from may 8, 2007, to september 25, 2009.