Willard (1971)★ 7.2/10
- Horror
Directed by: Daniel Mann
Written by: Gilbert Ralston, Stephen Gilbert
A social misfit uses his only friends, his pet rats, to exact revenge on his tormentors.
- Original title
- Willard
- Storyline
- A social misfit, Willard Stiles is made fun of by his co-workers and being squeezed out of the company that was founded by his deceased father by his tyrannical, foul-mouthed boss, who was also his father's former business partner. His only friends are two rats that he has raised at home, Ben and Socrates (and their increasing number of friends). However, when Socrates is killed at work by his boss, he goes on a rampage using Ben and the rest of his rats to attack those who have been tormenting him.
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 6,596
- Companies
- Bing Crosby Productions, Cinerama Releasing, Ambassador Film Distributors, Cinerama Releasing UK, Hoyts Distribution, Cinerama Filmgesellschaft, Shochiku Eihai Company, Europa Film, Sonoro Filme, Cinerama, Nida Films, Europafilm, CBS, American-International Television (AIP-TV), European Video Corporation (EVC), Astral Video, Videoville, atlas Film, CCV Video A/S, Prism Entertainment, Image Entertainment, Virgin Vision, Paramount Home Entertainment, Great Movies, King Records, Scream Factory, 375 Media, Anolis Entertainment, i-catcher media, EuroVideo, WMM, HBO Max, Cineriz
- Release dates
- US February 26, 1971
- GB September 16, 1971
- IE November 19, 1971
- XWG November 19, 1971
- JP December 18, 1971
- PT January 1, 1972
- SE January 26, 1972
- IT March 2, 1972
- ES March 9, 1972
- NL March 23, 1972
- FR April 12, 1972
- FI April 21, 1972
- DK May 22, 1972
- HK July 6, 1972
- NO July 24, 1972
- MX August 17, 1972
- TR February 1, 1975
- PE March 1, 1980