Synopsis
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.
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Director & Writers
Daniel Mann
Director
Gilbert Ralston
Screenplay
Stephen Gilbert
Novel
Cast
Ernest Borgnine
Al Martin
Sondra Locke
Joan Simms
Elsa Lanchester
Henrietta Stiles
Michael Dante
Brandt
Jody Gilbert
Charlotte Stassen
William Hansen
Barskin
John Myhers
Carlson
J. Pat O'Malley
Jonathan Farley
Joan Shawlee
Alice Rickles
Bruce Davison
Willard Stiles
