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      Willard

      2003, Horror, 1h 40m

      129 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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      In this creepy story of a man and his rodents, Glover seems born to play the oddball title character. Read critic reviews

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      Desperate for companionship, the repressed Willard (Crispin Glover) 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 (Jackie Burroughs) and his father's old partner, Frank (R. Lee Ermey). 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.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Content|Language|Terror|Violence)

      • Genre: Horror

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Glen Morgan

      • Producer: James Wong, Glen Morgan

      • Writer: Glen Morgan

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $6.9M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: New Line Cinema

      • Production Co: New Line Cinema

      • Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Crispin Glover
      R. Lee Ermey
      Jackie Burroughs
      David Parker
      Kristen Cloke
      Toby Emmerich
      Bill Carraro
      Richard Brener
      Robert McLachlan
      James Coblentz
      Shirley Walker
      Mark S. Freeborn
      Gregory Mah

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      • May 25, 2013
        The remake of the 1971 film Willard starring Crispin Glover in the titular role as a social misfit who only has rats for friends is one of those remakes that is actually quite entertaining. While nowadays remakes tend to disappoint, this is an enjoyable film that is can successfully creep you out, because let's face it, rats are just gross. Crispin Glover is quite good here, and I've always enjoyed seeing him in films. He is a talented actor that be humorous and yet creepy, such is the case with Willard. Fans of the original film might like this, and it is a well crafted film that shows us that not all remakes are bad. The film is creepy and at times pretty funny, border lining on cheesy, but Crispin Glover keeps you involved and he is able to convey ridiculousness and seriousness into one performance that keeps you entertained from start to finish. Willard is a good film that keeps elements of the original intact, while freshening up the formula to create something new at the same time. You are most likely to enjoy this film if you loved the original, and though it was a good film, the original left room for improvement and this remake touches on those elements. Remakes tend to be hit and miss, but I really liked this film, it had the right amount of creepy material mixed with dark humor to make it quite a worthy update on a classic horror film. Crispin Glover is great here and he delivers in his performance as the reclusive title character. This is a prime example of a well crafted remake that is fun and entertaining from start to finish due to its cast, direction and well executed story. Although it may be silly at times, there is a certain chill factor within the film that you simply can't ignore.
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      • Jan 10, 2012
        Excellent score and acting. Crispin Glover is amazingly well at portraying the titular character. It's a horror film? Wasn't scary at all. The direction was very nice, I love the final scene where he was in the house. I suppose it's a black comedy cuz there were a lot of tongue in cheek moments, it's a nice little film to watch.
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      • Aug 01, 2011
        A very disturbing, yet fun horror movie. It's pretty much a movie about a man obssessed with rats. It was very fun to watch, and i really enjoyed it. I wouldn't consider it a classic, though.
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      • Jan 24, 2011
        Probably only works as a horror if you're scared of rats. I don't find them particularly menacing, even as a squirming, darkly-lit, devouring mass. Willard's a clever film, though, and it's buoyed by a reliably demented performance by Crispin Glover. Fevered, desperate and lonely, it's like he wears his neuroses on his face and no one has the capacity to see them. When things fall apart, it's especially rewarding for the viewer to have been aware of this precariously unbalanced man all along; the events of the end are a surprise to everyone but us. This dissolution, again, isn't particularly frightening. With Glover and R. Lee Ermey's performances, as well as some absolutely bonkers set pieces (the cat), the ridiculousness of the film is turned up to a dull hum, and its flourishes of black comedy feel like the parts it's most comfortable with. One could probably chalk this vague disappointment up to mismarketing, in the vein of Bug, but I felt as I watched Willard that it was legitimately trying for horror. It can be squicky and uncomfortable at times, but horrific? Barely.
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