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A social misfit uses his only friends, his pet rats, to exact revenge on his tormentors.A social misfit uses his only friends, his pet rats, to exact revenge on his tormentors.A social misfit uses his only friends, his pet rats, to exact revenge on his tormentors.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Lois Berkson
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Shirley Blackwell
- Guest
- (uncredited)
- Director
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Did you know
- TriviaThe surprise box office success of this film would inspire a huge amount of animal-themed horror films in the early 1970s.
- GoofsWhen Joan gives Willard Chloe the cat as a pet, she tells him that female cats are good company. Chloe was actually portrayed by a male cat.
- Quotes
Willard Stiles: Tear him up!
- ConnectionsEdited into Ben (1972)
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great concept
Willard Stiles (Bruce Davison) is an introvert. His mother is bedridden. Her friends throw him a surprise birthday party and berate him for losing his father's business to Al Martin (Ernest Borgnine) who hired Joan (Sondra Locke) to take over his work. He has no friends but finds friendship with the rats in the backyard. Soon, his friends are multitudes willing to do his bidding.
The idea is there but this is shot in a flat, uninspired manner. The actors are either first rate or on their way. Borgnine is gloriously evil. Davison is a little green around the edges. This should be a lot more compelling. There should be more tension. It's got some creepiness but I would like more.
The idea is there but this is shot in a flat, uninspired manner. The actors are either first rate or on their way. Borgnine is gloriously evil. Davison is a little green around the edges. This should be a lot more compelling. There should be more tension. It's got some creepiness but I would like more.
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- Also known as
- Ratman's Notebooks
- Filming locations
- Higgins-Verbeck-Hirsch Mansion - 637 South Lucerne Boulevard, Windsor Square, Los Angeles, California, USA(exteriors and interiors of the Stiles family home)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $19,216,000
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