Willard the movie about a rat

Willard attacks al martin with a stick, but he loses the fight. Willard is tolerantly allowed employment at his late fathers business, presided over by passiveagressive ernest borgnine. Willard 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I think this movie will strike a chord with anyone who ever felt alone and isolated. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Sep 24, 2007 a clip from the 2003 film willard in which willard befriends ben and begins to train the rats. Ben looks for approval but willard locks the rat in the office and returns home. Nov 10, 2010 willard crispin glover send his rats to kill his boss. The black rat named ben this evil rat is frightening and is jealous of socrates bond with willard. 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.

A lonely boy named danny garrison befriends ben, the leader of the colony of. Mar 14, 2003 in willard, you mostly do know what the rats are going to do next, which is a big problem with the film. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of willard. Willard is a 2003 american horror film cowritten and directed by glen morgan and starring. Willard then begins to train and befriend the other rats. Haunted by the ghost of his dead father, psychologically suffocated by his mother and ridiculed by his coworkers, willard makes an eerie discovery. Socrates, a white rat, gets stuck on a glue trap and willard helps to remove him by pouring some cooking oil on the animal. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line.

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. Well, i remember when ben the sequel to willard was released in theaters and i also remember how awful it was. So they made a movie or three out of this source material and wouldnt you know it, none of them were as good as the book. A clip from the 2003 film willard in which willard befriends ben and begins to train the rats. Now i like rat movies as much as the next guy, but this one was creeeeepy. Ben dvd is the tremendous follow up sequel to willard. Willard directed by daniel mann bruce davison as the original ratfink whose best friend is a literal rodent. Eventually the rats, led by their leader, ben, turn on willard and devour him. In the animalsongs canon, ben may be the only love song about a rat. Willard script transcript from the screenplay andor. The song was the title track of the sequel to the 1971 movie willard, in which a young outsider trains a rat population to attack his enemies.

Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. Willard barely escapes with his life, and kills ben. 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. Thats where willard succeeds, you end up rooting for someone you normally wouldnt because hes doing something that you desperately want to do. Willard quickly becomes obsessed with his friendship with a white rat he names socrates.

Willard wraps the rat in a towel and when his mother comes to the door, puts it inside a drawer in the bathroom cabinet. The movie willard is the 2003 remake of the 1971 classic. Thats because willard is able to marshal his rats into disciplined groups that scurry off on missions on his behalf. The movie willard is the 2003 remake of the 1971 classic by the same name. For years, willard stiles crispin glover, the wizard of gore has been. No davison, no borgnine and no locke was like stripping jaws of shaw, dreyfuss and scheider by comparison, leaving ben with very little human interest and some goofy rat nonsense to fill the void. Willard dvd, 2003, platinum series for sale online ebay. The theme song, ben, is performed by singer michael jackson. Its amazing how you go from feeling bad for willard, to. Mar 14, 2003 willard shows the side of every person who wants to do something evil, but cant find the will to do it. Robert frederick bob willard born december 5, 1950 is a retired united states navy admiral who last served as the 22nd commander, u.

Willard is about rats, and about a young man who likes rats and has a mysterious ability to communicate with rats. Ben is, apparently, the sequel to daniel manns willard, from the previous year. Soon their rat friends also come to stay with him, in increasing numbers. Willard 1971 dvd is a terrific early 70s horror film. Willard crispin glover send his rats to kill his boss.

Ben saves him by jumping to mr martins arm and biting him. 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 learns to communicate to the rat army through ben, and uses his army of rats to attack and torment anyone who has caused him any grief over the years. I hate spiders even more than rats, although rats are more dangerous, because of my anthropomorphic bias. Aug 02, 2016 by johnrieber on august 2, 2016 5 tear him up. And with that command, willard turns his band of ravenous rats on all of his enemiesand yes, the movies sequel ben had a theme song, sung by michael jackson, that was a love song to a rat and was oscarnominated. But he is the main antagonist of the 2003 remake of the same name. New the rat trainers notebook behindthescenes footage from animals for hollywood audio commentary with writerdirector glen morgan, producer james wong, actors crispin glover and r. Willard, however, mistrusts ben and attempts to dispose of him and the other rats. This film was the first theatrical production from bing crosby productions. Their relationship constitutes the weird part of the movie, nudge, nudge. It was also included on his 1972 album of the same title. Willard shows the side of every person who wants to do something evil, but cant find the will to do it.

Willard dvd is a fantastic and strange horror film from the early 70s. In willard, you mostly do know what the rats are going to do next, which is a big problem with the film. Willard is a modern masterpiece, one that will thankfully find a huge audience on dvd. When mom leaves, willard dries the rat off and combs its hair. Having to leave, willard asks is he can simply put scully inside the. Prior to that, he served as the 34th vice chief of naval operations from march 18, 2005, to april 2007. Could it be that the 1971 horror movie willard involving a rat is terrorizing all over again here in 2019. Willard movie 2003 promo rat trap mouse pad new never. However in both films ben also ends up confronting his. Willard dvd life has become one big trap for 32yearold willard stiles. The supporting cast included elsa lanchester in one of her last performances before her death, and sondra locke in one of her first. Davidson is great as willard in this original production from 1971.

Ben the rat returns to lead a violent rodent army in this 1972 horror sequel to willard. Willard is a 1971 american horror film directed by daniel mann and starring bruce davison and ernest borgnine. Crispin wasnt home but willard was, and thats what counted. Willard stiles 2003 rat movie with crispin glover character profile. Willard is a sociallymaladjusted young man who lives in a gloomy, victorian house with his codependant mother. A social misfit uses his only friends, his pet rats, to exact revenge on his tormentors. Based on the novel ratmans notebooks by stephen gilbert, the film was nominated for an edgar award for best picture. Much like the ben in willard, im also a greasy, basement dwelling rat.

Martin, willard s boss, that made the whole movie so disturbing. Martins house with the rats in the bag, his hair style is different than it is in the rest of the movie. I feel like stumbling upon this series was so random but i watched willard so id be ready to watch the sequel ben, because thats me. Pacific command from october 19, 2009 to march 9, 2012. This movie scared the pants off me as a kid literally. Ben is arguably the main protagonist of the horror move willard as well as its sequel ben and is a large and hyperintelligent rat who seems to have a vindictive, even evil, personality quite happy to amass armies of rats to kill those who anger or threaten his owners. I suppose it was ernest borgnines performance as mr. Bruce davison in willard 1971 ernest borgnine and sondra locke in willard. When detective sergeant cliff kirtland joseph campanella, meteor investigates the horrifying murder of willard stiles by a band of rats, he discovers that. If you are looking for a way to put a downer on your holiday seasonal cheer, watch netflixs mitt, the new movie about willard mitt romney, the failed gop presidential candidate.

The two willard movies the one with a rat and the other. In this horror film, the young, disturbed willard stiles befriends a pair of rats and trains them to brutally attack human beings. He succeeds in killing some, but ben remains, and turns the remaining rat army against willard. It has lots of fun, provides layer of social class commentary and has maybe the greatest performance by a movie animal in history ben, the fat rat, the bad rat, the poor rat who just wants a friend rat. The 1971 willard spawned a 1972 sequel titled ben the basis for these films was the 1969 novel ratmans notebooks by stephen gilbert. Ben is a 1972 american horror film about a young boy and his pet rat, ben. 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 bite. Willard and his basement rats confront martin, and upon willard s command they swarm martin and tear him apart. Designed for a teenage audience, willard is creepy enough to draw the children, yet probably should be avoided for its violence, foul.

Search, discover and share your favorite willard gifs. Utah republican senator willard mitt romney, 2012 failed presidential candidate who seemed to choose defeat rather than stand up to and call out the lying media or the lies of barrack obama. Pacific fleet from may 8, 2007, to september 25, 2009. 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. Its amazing how you go from feeling bad for willard, to despising him, fearing him and then back again. You never know what a rat is going to do next, which is one of the big problems with rats. It is loosely based on the novel ratmans notebooks by stephen gilbert, as well as on the novels first film adaptation, willard 1971, and its sequel, ben 1972. When he is squeezed out of the company started by his deceased father, his only friends become a couple of rats hes been raising. Willard is a 2003 american horror film cowritten and directed by glen morgan and starring crispin glover, r. Willard is a remake of the 1971 film, which was a surprise hit at the box office. Lee ermey the year of the rat a documentary on the making of willard rat people. Willard is tolerantly allowed employment at his late fathers business, presided over by.

Now a guy who has been trampled in the rat race his entire life is. This item was given out at the premiere of this movie in 2004. Finally, the willard script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the crispin glover rats movie. You are looking at a willard promo rat trap mouse pad. Ben and willard battle it out in the end for control after socrates death.