Summaries

A young man with an unusual connection to rats uses them at his own sociopathic will.

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 <[email protected]>

Willard is a social misfit who is made fun of by his co-workers. When he is squeezed out of the company started by his deceased father, his only friends become a couple of rats he's been raising at home. However, when one of the rats is killed at work, Willard goes on a rampage--exacting revenge by using his rats to attack those who have been tormenting him. Led by the unusually intelligent, and deadly rat, Ben, an army of rats descends upon the office, committing a series of grisley murders.—Sujit R. Varma

Willard is an awkward, inept young man ostracized by the world around him. His gloomy existance takes a turn for the weird, though, when he discovers that his connection with a pet rat has gained him acceptance among the ranks of rodentia, and soon, Willard is using his newfound army of vermin to get revenge on everyone who's done him wrong.—JoJo Mac

Details

Keywords
  • character name as title
  • rat
  • psychotronic film
  • forename as title
  • killing a pet
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Horror
  • Drama
Release date Mar 13, 2003
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States Canada
Language English
Filming locations Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Production companies New Line Cinema Hard Eight Pictures

Box office

Budget $20000000
Gross US & Canada $6886089
Opening weekend US & Canada $4000000
Gross worldwide $8564586

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 40m
Color Color
Sound mix DTS Dolby Digital SDDS
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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