Willard
– Desperate for companionship, the repressed Willard befriends a group of rats that inhabit his late f..
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.
14 Mar 2003
English
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.
Glen Morgan
Glen Morgan (screenplay), Gilbert Ralston, Stephen Gilbert (book)
Crispin Glover, R. Lee Ermey, Laura Harring, Jackie Burroughs
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.
1 win & 5 nominations.
$6,779,751
New Line Cinema