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30/07/1971 Horror, Science Fiction 1h 35m
60
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This is Willard and his friend Ben. Ben will do anything for Willard.

Overview

A social misfit, Willard is made fun of by his co-workers, and squeezed out of the company started by his deceased father by his boss. His only friends are a couple of rats he raised at home, Ben and Socrates. 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.

  1. Daniel Mann

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Bruce Davison

    Willard Stiles

  2. Ernest Borgnine

    Al Martin

  3. Sondra Locke

    Joan Simms

  4. Elsa Lanchester

    Henrietta Stiles

  5. Michael Dante

    Brandt

  6. Jody Gilbert

    Charlotte Stassen

  7. William Hansen

    Barskin

  8. John Myhers

    Carlson

  9. J. Pat O'Malley

    Jonathan Farley

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2019-11-08
***A young loner finds that he connects with… rats***

A mama’s boy and meek misfit (Bruce Davison) befriends the rats that live behind his mother old manor and decides to use them to get back at his domineering boss (Ernest Borgnine) who usurped the business from his father. Sondra Locke is on hand as a coworker in one of her earliest roles.

"Willard" (1971) is an odd mundane character study of a timid loner with low key horror and a bit o’ black humor; it has a curious vibe that hints at the insanity of life. Incredibly, it was a minor hit at the box office, the 12th top-grossing ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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