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Encyclopedia > Willard (1971 movie)

Willard is a 1971 horror film starring Bruce Davison and Ernest Borgnine, directed by Daniel Mann. The movie is based on a novel by Gilbert Ralston, and was nominated for an Edgar Award for best picture. The supporting cast included one of Elsa Lanchester's last performances, and one of Sondra Locke's first. 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... DVD cover showing horror characters as depicted by Universal Studios. ... Bruce Davison (born 28 June 1946) is an American actor. ... Ernest Borgnine Ernest Borgnine (born January 24, 1917) is an American actor. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... The Edgar Allen Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. ... Elsa Lanchester (October 28, 1902-December 26, 1986), was a British-born American character actress, perhaps best-known as the long-suffering wife of Charles Laughton. ... Sondra Locke (born May 28, 1947 in Shelbyville, Tennessee, USA) made her film debut in 1968 in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter with Alan Arkin. ...


It depicts the social misfit Willard's inexplicable affinity for rats. However, when one of them dies at work, Willard uses his rats to attack his co-workers. Species 50 species; see text *Several subfamilies of Muroids include animals called rats. ...


A sequel called Ben (after one of the rats in the original) was released in 1972. Ben is a shortened version of the given name Benjamin. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...


A remake of the movie was released in 2003, with Crispin Glover playing the title role. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Crispin Glover as Willard Stiles Crispin Hellion Glover (born April 20, 1964) is a multifaceted American artist. ...


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Willard (1971) (409 words)
Willard is a white-collar worker employed by an angry and arrogant boss (Borgnine), who stole the family business from Willard's now-deceased dad.
Willard eventually uses the intelligent rats to wreck one of Borgnine's parties, setting the stage for … you guessed it … murder.
Willard finally sicks his red-eyed friends on Borgnine in an orgy of rat violence.
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