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Willard

  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
20K
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Crispin Glover in Willard (2003)
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A young man with an unusual connection to rats uses them at his own sociopathic will.A young man with an unusual connection to rats uses them at his own sociopathic will.A young man with an unusual connection to rats uses them at his own sociopathic will.

  • Director
    • Glen Morgan
  • Writers
    • Glen Morgan
    • Gilbert Ralston
    • Stephen Gilbert
  • Stars
    • Crispin Glover
    • R. Lee Ermey
    • Laura Harring
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Glen Morgan
    • Writers
      • Glen Morgan
      • Gilbert Ralston
      • Stephen Gilbert
    • Stars
      • Crispin Glover
      • R. Lee Ermey
      • Laura Harring
    • 221User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations

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    Laura Harring in Willard (2003)
    R. Lee Ermey in Willard (2003)
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    Crispin Glover
    Crispin Glover
    • Willard
    R. Lee Ermey
    R. Lee Ermey
    • Mr. Martin
    Laura Harring
    Laura Harring
    • Cathryn
    • (as Laura Elena Harring)
    Jackie Burroughs
    Jackie Burroughs
    • Mrs. Stiles
    Ashlyn Gere
    Ashlyn Gere
    • Ms. Leach
    • (as Kimberly Patton)
    William S. Taylor
    William S. Taylor
    • Mr. Garter
    Edward Horn
    • Colquitt
    Gus Lynch
    • George Foxx
    Laara Sadiq
    Laara Sadiq
    • Janice Mantis
    David Parker
    • Detective Boxer
    Ty Olsson
    Ty Olsson
    • Officer Salmon
    Kristen Cloke
    Kristen Cloke
    • Psychiatrist
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Glen Morgan
    • Writers
      • Glen Morgan
      • Gilbert Ralston(1971 screenplay)
      • Stephen Gilbert
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      There have been reports that the enormous rat Ben was not portrayed by an actual rat, which is not true. Ben was played by a Gambian pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus), a distant relative of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), the species used in the film. Gambian pouched rats, while fairly docile, can grow to a body length of as much as 10-17 inches from the head to the base of the tail, with the tail about the same length or longer, and can generally weigh anywhere from two to over six pounds.
    • Goofs
      In the funeral home scene, when Joseph Carter first walks in, we see him from the waist down and he is wearing a long blue coat. When we see a full shot of Carter, he is neither wearing or carrying a long blue coat. Mr. Martin, outside, is wearing the coat we originally see.
    • Quotes

      Willard: You stole this company from my father. It killed him and it killed my mother and now you're trying to kill me. You're trying to take my house. You made a fool of me in front of everybody. You made me hate myself. I thought about it a lot, hating myself. Well right now, at this moment, I LIKE myself.

    • Crazy credits
      Second Unit Chef Dave Carlson's credit is listed as: Caterer to the Stars...DAVID CARLSON
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Hunted/Agent Cody Banks/Willard (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Ben
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      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews221

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    Featured review
    8/10
    A Weird Tale About Loneliness, Friendship, Greed and Revenge
    Willard Stiles (Crispin Glover) is a lonely and deranged man living in an old mansion with his sick mother Henrietta Stiles (Jackie Burroughs). His father committed suicide after losing his own company to his former partner and friend Frank Martin (R. Lee Ermey). Due to a clause in the selling contract, Willard can not be fired from his job while his mother is alive. However, Frank abuses of Willard, humiliating and spending a horrible treatment with him in front of his colleagues. The basement of Willard's house is infested of rats and mice, and Willard capture a beautiful white mouse in a trap. Willard rescues the mouse, calls him Socrates and becomes his friend. Socrates is a leader and the other rats obey him, except the huge Ben. The animals are trained by Willard, who uses them for his revenge. This weird tale about loneliness, friendship, greed and revenge has the same style of most Tim Burton's movies. It is a black comedy very dark, quite gothic, having weird characters, but great performances and good effects. Although dealing with a nasty theme (rats and mice), it is not a disgusting film. It is not recommended for all audiences, but I liked it a lot. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): `A Vingança de Willard' (`The Revenge of Willard')
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    • claudio_carvalho
    • Mar 28, 2004

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    • Release date
      • March 14, 2003 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Віллард
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Hard Eight Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,886,089
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,000,000
      • Mar 16, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,564,586
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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