Willard

"When the cat's away, the rats will play."

Mar 14 2003 PG-13 1h 40m
Drama, Horror, Thriller

Desperate for companionship, the repressed Willard befriends a group of rats that inhabit his late father's deteriorating mansion. In these furry creatures, Willard finds temporary refuge from daily abuse at the hands of his bedridden mother and his father's old partner, Frank. Soon it becomes clear that the brood of rodents is ready and willing to exact a vicious, deadly revenge on anyone who dares to bully their sensitive new master.

Official Trailer
Plot

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.

Written by

Glen Morgan, Gilbert Ralston, Stephen Gilbert

Directed by

Glen Morgan

Cast

Crispin Glover, R. Lee Ermey, Laura Harring

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

New Line Cinema, Hard Eight Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations total

Trailers
Willard (2003) - Official Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
20,901
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
61
Popularity
NA