Ratboy
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Plot
This drama follows an unlikely "ratboy" (S.L. Baird) after he is discovered living in a makeshift shelter in a garbage dump. Along comes Nikki Morrison (Sondra Locke, also the director) who meets the half-rodent, half-human creature and takes him over. She talks to a Hollywood producer and holds forth about him on a television talk show but when she brings ratboy to a press conference, he bolts for freedom -- enough is enough. The garbage dump was better. From that point onward, Nikki begins to change her mind about her treatment of the misbegotten creature and he develops an ambivalent feeling for her. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, RoviCast
- Sondra Locke - Nikki Morrison
- Robert Townsend - Manny
- Christopher Hewett - Acting Coach
- Larry Hankin - Jewell
- Sidney Lassick - Dial-a-Prayer
Credit
Glenn Wright - Costume Designer, Sondra Locke - Director, Joel Cox - Editor, Lennie Niehaus - Composer (Music Score), Michael Hancock - Makeup, Greg Nelson - Makeup, Edward C. Carfagno - Production Designer, Bruce Surtees - Cinematographer, Fritz Manes - Producer, David Valdes - Producer, Cloudia - Set Designer, Wayne Edgar - Special Effects, Wayne Van Horn - Stunts, Rob Thompson - Screenwriter| Ratbag Hero (1987 Film), Ratatouille (2007 Film) | |
| Ratcatcher (1998 Film), Ratchet (1996 Film) |
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For other uses, see Ratboy (disambiguation).
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| Directed by | Sondra Locke |
| Produced by | Fritz Manes |
| Written by | Rob Thompson |
| Starring | Sondra Locke Robert Townsend Christopher Hewett Bill Maher Larry Hankin Sydney Lassick Gerrit Graham Louie Anderson Sharon Baird John Witherspoon Ross White |
| Music by | Lennie Niehaus |
| Cinematography | Bruce Surtees |
| Editing by | Joel Cox |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | October 17, 1986 (USA) |
| Running time | 104 min. |
| Language | English |
Ratboy is a film released in 1986 and directed by and starring Sondra Locke.[1]
Though the film had a troubled production and was both a critical and commercial failure (which resulted in Locke receiving a Razzie nomination for Worst Actress). The film's make-up effects designed by Rick Baker.
Ratboy did however receive better reviews in European countries, especially France, winning the Deauville American Film Festival.
Plot
A failed window dresser named Nikki (Sondra Locke) overhears of a mysterious Ratboy named Eugene (Sharon Baird, billed in the credits as "S. L. Baird") while dumpster diving at a dump. After finding and befriending him, Nikki makes several attempts at exploiting his uniqueness to the public. At the same time, Eugene wishes to avoid public attention. There is never any explanation for Ratboy's existence as a human/rat hybrid.
References
- ^ Janet Maslin (1986-10-17). "Ratboy". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A0DE2DB143CF934A25753C1A960948260. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
External links
- Ratboy at the Internet Movie Database
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