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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 74.0 / 100
1971·Horror / Science Fiction·1h 35m

WILLARD

“This is Willard and his friend Ben. Ben will do anything for Willard.”

A social misfit, Willard is made fun of by his co-workers, and squeezed out of the company started by his deceased father by his boss. His only friends are a couple of rats he raised at home, Ben and Socrates. However, when one of them is killed at work, he goes on a rampage using his rats to attack those who have been tormenting him.

Above the Line
Daniel Mann·DirectorGilbert Ralston·ScreenplayStephen Gilbert·NovelRobert B. Hauser·Director of PhotographyAlex North·Original Music ComposerWarren Low·Editor
Cast
Bruce Davison·Willard StilesErnest Borgnine·Al MartinSondra Locke·Joan SimmsElsa Lanchester·Henrietta StilesMichael Dante·BrandtJody Gilbert·Charlotte StassenWilliam Hansen·BarskinJohn Myhers·CarlsonJ. Pat O'Malley·Jonathan FarleyJoan Shawlee·Alice Rickles
Full Crew
(29 credits)
Directing· 3
Daniel Mann·DirectorRobert Goodstein·Assistant DirectorHazel W. Hall·Script Supervisor
Writing· 2
Gilbert Ralston·ScreenplayStephen Gilbert·Novel
Camera· 2
Robert B. Hauser·Director of PhotographyRobert O. Moore·Key Grip
Editing· 2
Warren Low·EditorHoward Deane·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Alex North·Original Music ComposerAlex North·ConductorHarold Lewis·Sound MixerMilton Lustig·Music SupervisorJames J. Klinger·Sound Effects
Art & Design· 7
Dorothy Barkley·Costume DesignHoward Hollander·Art DirectionEric Seelig·Costume DesignRalph S. Hurst·Set DecorationGustaf Norin·Makeup ArtistHarold Nyby·Construction CoordinatorAllan Gordon·Props
Production· 4
Mort Briskin·ProducerCharles A. Pratt·Executive ProducerIrving Lande·CastingRobert Goodstein·Unit Production Manager
Other Departments· 4
Bud David·Special EffectsHazel Washington·HairstylistDon Johnson·Chief Lighting TechnicianHouseley Stevenson Jr.·Post Production Supervisor
By the Numbers
74.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
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