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Willard( 1971)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Bruce Davison

      Willard Stiles

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      Ernest Borgnine

      Al Martin

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      Sondra Locke

      Joan Simms

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      Elsa Lanchester

      Henrietta Stiles

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      Michael Dante

      Brandt

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      Jody Gilbert

      Charlotte Stassen

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      William Hansen

      Barskin

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      John Myhers

      Carlson

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      J. Pat O'Malley

      Jonathan Farley

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      Joan Shawlee

      Alice Rickles

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      Almira Sessions

      Carrie Smith

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      Pauline Drake

      Ida Stassen

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      Ed Haskett

      Guest (uncredited)

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      Alan Baxter

      Walter T. Spencer

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Fri Nov 08 2019
    ***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 movie o...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • animal attack
    • revenge
    • murder
    • maniac
    • death
    • domineering mother
    • eaten alive
    • rat
    • eaten by rats