Legends Podcast #798: Willard (2003)

Legends of Halloween starts early this year with Rita's pick, a 2003 horror flick that remakes a 1971 hit. The film stars Crispin Glover as a misfit who befriends a colony of rats living in his basement, later using them to get revenge on those who have wronged him. Written and directed by The X-Files writer, producer, and director Glen Morgan, this darkly comic tale was based on the original film, which was in turn based on the 1968 novel Ratman's Notebooks by Stephen Gilbert. While the original was the 11th-highest-grossing release of its year and spawned a sequel, audiences smelled a rat with the remake, and it ended up as a box-office bomb. However, critics praised Glover's performance and the new one sold well on DVD, even winning a Golden Satellite award for Best DVD Extras. But does the remake really build a better mousetrap, or should it be exterminated? Join us as we chew on Willard! For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: [email protected] You can write to Rum Daddy directly: [email protected] You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com Show Music:Danger Storm by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/