• StatusReleased
  • Release Date2003-03-14
  • Runtime100 minutes
  • TaglineWhen the cat's away, the rats will play.
  • Revenue8,564,586$
  • GenreHorror, Drama, Thriller
  • Production
    CompaniesHard Eight Pictures, New Line Cinema
  • Budget22,000,000$

Movie Overview

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.

Casts

Crispin Glover

R. Lee Ermey

Laura Harring

Jackie Burroughs

Ashlyn Gere

Laara Sadiq

William S. Taylor

Ty Olsson

David Parker