Directed with flair by George Pan Cosmatos and filled with sly references to Moby Dick and The Old Man and the Sea, this film is a successful blend of terror and humor, played with some real fervor by Weller.
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Canada, United States · 1983
Rated R · 1h 28m
Director George P. Cosmatos
Starring Peter Weller, Shannon Tweed, Maury Chaykin, Jennifer Dale
Genre Horror
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When his family leaves on vacation without him, Bart Hughes stays behind to work on a project in hopes of getting a promotion. However, when Bart discovers a rodent in his basement, he becomes obsessed with catching it and begins to unravel in the process.
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The New York Times by Vincent Canby
The comic possibilities of this are generally ignored in Brian Taggert's screenplay and the direction of George P. Cosmatos, which features about as many shots from the point of view of the rat as of Bart Hughes.
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