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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Sondra Locke]] ... Nikki Morrison
* [[Sondra Locke]] as Nikki Morrison
* [[Sharon Baird]] ... Ratboy (as S.L. Baird)
* [[Sharon Baird]] as Ratboy (as S.L. Baird)
* [[Robert Townsend (actor)|Robert Townsend]] ... Manny
* [[Robert Townsend (actor)|Robert Townsend]] as Manny
* [[Christopher Hewett]] ... Acting Coach
* [[Christopher Hewett]] as Acting Coach
* [[Larry Hankin]] ... Robert Jewell
* [[Larry Hankin]] as Robert Jewell
* [[Sydney Lassick]] ... Lee 'Dial-A-Prayer'
* [[Sydney Lassick]] as Lee 'Dial-A-Prayer'
* [[Gerrit Graham]] ... Billy Morrison
* [[Gerrit Graham]] as Billy Morrison
* [[Louie Anderson]] ... Omer Morrison
* [[Louie Anderson]] as Omer Morrison
* [[Billie Bird]] ... Psychic
* [[Billie Bird]] as Psychic
* [[John Witherspoon (actor)|John Witherspoon]] ... Heavy
* [[John Witherspoon (actor)|John Witherspoon]] as Heavy
* [[Charles Bartlett (actor)|Charles Bartlett]] ... Catullus Cop
* Charles Bartlett as Catullus Cop


== Reception ==
== Reception ==

Revision as of 03:17, 22 June 2018

Ratboy
Cover of VHS release
Directed bySondra Locke
Written byRob Thompson
Produced byFritz Manes
StarringSondra Locke
Robert Townsend
Christopher Hewett
Bill Maher
Larry Hankin
Sydney Lassick
Gerrit Graham
Louie Anderson
Sharon Baird
John Witherspoon
Ross White
CinematographyBruce Surtees
Edited byJoel Cox
Music byLennie Niehaus
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • October 17, 1986 (1986-10-17) (U.S.)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ratboy is a 1986 American drama film directed by and starring Sondra Locke.[1][2] The make-up effects were designed by Rick Baker. The film's scenario is at times comic or serious, and one of its peculiarities is that there never is any explanation for Ratboy's origin and existence as a human-rat hybrid.

Ratboy had a troubled production and was both a critical and commercial failure. However, it received better reviews in European countries, especially France, winning the Deauville American Film Festival.

Synopsis

A failed window dresser named Nikki overhears of a mysterious "Ratboy" named Eugene 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.

Cast

Reception

Sondra Locke received a Razzie nomination for Worst Actress, losing to Madonna for Who's That Girl.

References

  1. ^ Maslin, Janet (October 17, 1986). "Ratboy (1986) SCREEN: 'RATBOY'". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Ratboy". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved July 10, 2016.