Writer: Gilbert Ralston
Composer: Walter Scharf
Starring: Lee Montgomery, Joseph Campanella, Arthur O'Connell, Rosemary Murphy, Meredith Baxter, Kaz Garas, Paul Carr, Richard Van Fleet, Kenneth Tobey, James Luisi
More info: IMDb
Tagline: Where "WILLARD" ended... BEN begins. And this time, he's not alone!
Plot: A lonely boy befriends Ben, the leader of a violent pack of killer rats.
My rating: 6/10
Will I watch it again? No.
Fucking hell! If you have a problem with the sound of squealing rats then this will drive you batshit crazy. It's an assault on your ears. OK, that's the worst offense this flick committed. The first film, WILLARD (1971), was by no means a masterpiece (the R. Lee Ermy/Crispin Glover remake was better). It had its problems, too, but it was mostly with how the two leads were handled. This picture is a small step down from WILLARD but it doesn't have much to recommend. It's just OK. The abundance of squeaks started getting on my nerves by the halfway mark and the ending was so bad I had to lower the volume. The one bright spot is the kid. He's great. The last couple of minutes with him and Ben (when the title song, sung by Michael Jackson, starts) about had me in tears. WTF? I know! Seeing Meredith Baxter so young is wild. Watch the movie for the kid's performance. Don't expect any great rat kills or anything cool like that.
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