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A social misfit uses his only friends, his pet rats, to exact revenge on his tormentors.A social misfit uses his only friends, his pet rats, to exact revenge on his tormentors.A social misfit uses his only friends, his pet rats, to exact revenge on his tormentors.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Lois Berkson
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Shirley Blackwell
- Guest
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe surprise box office success of this film would inspire a huge amount of animal-themed horror films in the early 1970s.
- GoofsWhen Joan gives Willard Chloe the cat as a pet, she tells him that female cats are good company. Chloe was actually portrayed by a male cat.
- Quotes
Willard Stiles: Tear him up!
- ConnectionsEdited into Ben (1972)
Featured review
RATMAN'S NOTEBOOKS
Made the mistake of reading the book before seeing the movie; the movie, as a consequence, couldn't possibly live up to my expectations. Nor did it. But that's not a put-down. While there were some things that irked me (the mother rat's humble "thanks" at one point, the rubber rats all too much in evidence at the birthday party, etc.), Bruce Davidson and Ernest Borgnine deliver solid performances that help keep one focused on the twisted relationships that are the core of this film. (Elsa Lanchester as Willard's mewling mother also deserves mention.) I don't know how this one would hold up today, but, back in 1971, it was a must-see.
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- poe426
- Mar 30, 2002
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- Also known as
- Ratman's Notebooks
- Filming locations
- Higgins-Verbeck-Hirsch Mansion - 637 South Lucerne Boulevard, Windsor Square, Los Angeles, California, USA(exteriors and interiors of the Stiles family home)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $19,216,000
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