- published: 19 Jul 2012
- views: 191671
Willard is a 2003 horror film loosely based on the novel Ratman's Notebooks by Stephen Gilbert and a remake of the 1971 film Willard. It was not billed as a remake by the producers, but as a re-working of the themes from the original, with a stronger focus on suspense.
Willard Stiles (Crispin Glover) is a social misfit taking care of his ill and fragile but verbally abusive mother Henrietta (Jackie Burroughs) in a musty old mansion that is also home to a colony of rats. Willard finds himself constantly humiliated in front of his co-workers by his cruel boss, Frank Martin (R. Lee Ermey), a vicious man who assumed control of the company of Willard's father upon his death, and whose professional interest in Willard extends to a personal financial one. A co-worker, Cathryn (Laura Elena Harring), has sympathy for the quirky Willard. Cathryn becomes Willard's friend and love interest.
Willard quickly becomes obsessed with his friendship with a rat he names Socrates. Willard then begins to train and befriend the other rats including an extra large one he calls Ben. Ben begins to assume a position of "leadership" among the other rats, while Socrates remains Willard's favorite. Willard's mother panics when she overhears the rats and later dies by falling down the stairs of the basement. Willard learns soon afterward that payments on the house have fallen far behind, and that the bank will likely foreclose upon the property. Willard then says that Socrates is all he has left.
Actors: Marc Hall (producer), Marc Hall (director), Marc Hall (writer), Marc Hall (writer), Kelsey Hewlett (actress), Ken Robinson (writer), Darren Holland (actor), David Ashmore (actor), Ambrose Sunday (editor),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Horror, Short,Actors: Gary Anthony Williams (actor), David Wicht (producer), Christopher Reid (actor), Tony Lombardo (editor), Darin Scott (director), Doug McHenry (producer), Rolonda Watts (actress), Stacy Ekstein (producer), Chuck Maldonado (miscellaneous crew), Lisa Breitman (miscellaneous crew), Lisa Breitman (miscellaneous crew), Christopher Martin (actor), Tom Keniston (producer), Kyle W. Jolly (miscellaneous crew), Lyall Gardiner (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Walton Goggins (actor), Samuel L. Jackson (actor), J.D. Evermore (actor), Jamie Foxx (actor), Jonah Hill (actor), Gary Grubbs (actor), Bruce Dern (actor), Ned Bellamy (actor), Robert Carradine (actor), Leonardo DiCaprio (actor), Michael Bowen (actor), Edrick Browne (actor), M.C. Gainey (actor), Don Johnson (actor), John Jarratt (actor),
Plot: Former dentist, Dr. King Schultz, buys the freedom of a slave, Django, and trains him with the intent to make him his deputy bounty hunter. Instead, he is led to the site of Django's wife who is under the hands of Calvin Candie, a ruthless plantation owner.
Keywords: 1850s, 19th-century, actor-playing-multiple-roles, actor-plays-multiple-roles, alias, ambush, animal-attack, australian, bag-over-head, ball-peen-hammerActors: Raymond J. Barry (actor), Dorel Visan (actor), Claudia Christian (actress), Steven Berkoff (actor), Jonathan Breck (actor), David Robbins (composer), Theodor Danetti (actor), Razvan Popa (actor), Laura Hypponen (miscellaneous crew), Maria Dinulescu (actress), Clara Jacobs (miscellaneous crew), Bruno Coppola (producer), Bart Sidles (actor), Bruno Coppola (director), Iulia Boros (actress),
Plot: Major Robert Atwood, a brilliant and dedicated US Army intelligence officer is commended for bringing down a terrorist cell in Turkey. Fighting in the war on terror takes an unexpected turn for Atwood, when he is falsely accused of murdering a key informant. His once exemplary military career comes spiraling down after his own government starts to believe that he is a mole working for the terrorists he has fought so hard to disband. Paranoia sets in, and with the help of his lover, Atwood attempts to take on a new identity.
Genres: Drama, Thriller,Actors: Karen Black (actress), Joel Thingvall (actor), Justin R. Durban (composer), Kathleen Wilhoite (actress), Karen Black (actress), Jane Wiedlin (actress), Susan Traylor (actress), Steve Balderson (producer), Steve Balderson (writer), Steve Balderson (director), Steve Balderson (editor), Selene Luna (actress), Mike Patton (actor), Mike Patton (actor), Pleasant Gehman (actress),
Plot: A tale of murder in small-town Kansas. When Jimmy is lured away from his abusive family by a traveling sideshow carnival, he encounters Sandra, one of the main attractions. The happiness they find together causes them to confront the darkness in their lives.
Keywords: abusive-father, actor-playing-multiple-roles, alcoholic, anal-rape, auto-mechanic, backyard, bar, bare-breasts, bare-butt, based-on-true-storyActors: Amanda Peet (actress), John H. Tobin (actor), Samuel L. Jackson (actor), Toni Collette (actress), William Hurt (actor), Leonard L. Thomas (actor), Matt Malloy (actor), Dylan Baker (actor), Bruce Altman (actor), Sydney Pollack (actor), Ben Affleck (actor), Joe Grifasi (actor), Richard Jenkins (actor), David Arnold (composer), Scott Rudin (producer),
Plot: An attorney in a rush to make a court appointment to file legal papers involving a multi-million dollar trust accidentally collides with an alcoholic insurance salesman, who also is a rush for a court appointment involving the custody of his children. The attorney leaves the scene of the accident and strands the salesman, causing him to miss his custody hearing. During the process of the post-crash discussion, the attorney accidentally drops the papers he needs to present in court. The judge gives him until the end of the day to present the papers and thus begins a cat and mouse game between the proponents. A few questionable actions later on both parties' part, they finally start questioning their actions and their lives. In the end, both come to new understanding of what is important and appear to be set in new ethical and moral directions. Contains mild violence and profanity.
Keywords: alcoholics-anonymous, alcoholism, bail-out-of-jail, bankruptcy, bar, baseball-mitt, black-female-judge, blank-check, boss'-daughter, bourbonActors: Ike Eisenmann (actor), Loni Anderson (actress), Pat Fraley (actor), Russi Taylor (actress), Charles Adler (actor), Alan Oppenheimer (actor), Frank Welker (actor), Frank Welker (actor), Hank Saroyan (miscellaneous crew), Hank Saroyan (producer), Chic Young (writer), Todd Hayen (composer), Ellen Gerstell (actress), Barry O'Brien (writer), Bruce L. Paisner (producer),
Genres: Animation,Actors: Bobby Astyr (actor), Shaun Costello (producer), Shaun Costello (writer), Shaun Costello (director), Shaun Costello (editor), Shaun Costello (actor), Jean Dalton (actress), Holly Bush (actress), John Bush (actor), Buddy (actor),
Genres: Adult,Actors: Frank Hall Crane (director), Irving Cummings (actor), Eric Mayne (actor), Hamilton Smith (writer), Frank Farrington (actor), Kitty Gordon (actress), Paul Doucet (actor), Charles Dungan (actor), Ruth Findlay (actress), Amelie Barleon (actress), Jennie Ellison (actress), David Herblin (actor), Herbert Bradshaw (actor),
Genres: Drama,Just sing the melody and we'll follow along
Dear Willard, I changed my town for you
Dear Willard, I smuggled guns for you
Tonnes for you
Dear Willard, for your sweet loving
I risked getting shot
It's kind of country
I poured my heart to you, Willard
I changed my town for you
Dear Willard, I smuggled guns for you
Tonnes for you
Dear Willard, for your sweet loving
I risked getting shot
He stands high as the harvest grass
His reddish complexion is brightened by the falling sun
His friends call him Davey
But he lets me call him by his Mama's given name
Willard
His sideburns are strong
And his hands are those of a working man
I know his t-shirt never changes
But that's why I love him
Willard, the very name I wear on my arm