Rat ( film ) - wikipedia Rat ( film ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2016 ) Rat DVD cover Directed by Steve Barron Produced by Steve Barron Alison Owen Written by Wesley Burrowes Starring Imelda Staunton Pete Postlethwaite Music by Pete Briquette Bob Geldof Cinematography Brendan Galvin Edited by David Yardley Production company Jim Henson Pictures Distributed by Universal Focus Release date 6 October 2000 Running time 88 minutes Country Ireland United Kingdom Language English Box office $2,630 Rat is a 2000 Irish - British - American comedy film directed by Steve Barron and starring Imelda Staunton and Pete Postlethwaite. The film focuses on the transformation of a working - class man into a rat and how his family copes with the startling change. The film 's scenario is partly based on Franz Kafka 's The Metamorphosis. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Plot After his usual night of drinking at the local pub, Hubert Flynn ( Pete Postlethwaite ) returns home and transforms into a rat. Hubert 's family each have different views on him now that he became a rodent. His wife Conchita ( Imelda Staunton ) thinks that this change is supposed to be a lesson to Hubert and that the reason he transformed is his own fault. Their son Pius ( Andrew Lovern ), destined for a religious life, feels that because his father is now an animal, his family should kill him. Their daughter Marietta ( Kerry Condon ) feels that the rat is still her father and that they should treat him with love and respect. After hearing the news of a man changing into a rat on the local radio, ghostwriter Phelim Spratt ( David Wilmot ) convinces Conchita to write a book of the story. Because Phelim wants to write about Conchita 's bravery and the family 's loyalty to Hubert in the face of adversity, he suggests that they take Hubert out to the pub and bookie to see his friends and to show the public that they are proud of him. Conchita sends for her brother, Matt ( Frank Kelly ), whom she describes as `` a rock of sense ''. After telling the family all of the changes they will have to undergo, including Hubert 's poor hygiene, unemployment, and unusual diet, Matt feels that Hubert would be more comfortable in a maggot factory with other rats. This decision is further solidified after Hubert bites Conchita on the finger. After the family leaves him at the maggot factory, Hubert treks forty miles back to the house to be with his family on Christmas. With Hubert nearly dead from exhaustion, Conchita calls the doctor ( Geoffrey Palmer ) and sends Pius to get Father Geraldo ( Niall Toibin ) to perform the last rites and an exorcism. After the doctor tells Conchita to cool Hubert down because of his fever, they put him in the refrigerator. Father Geraldo then arrives and performs the exorcism and Hubert emerges from the refrigerator as a man. Because Hubert turned back into a man, Phelim and Conchita are nervous that no one will believe their story. They decide to lock Hubert in his room and use a replacement rat for public appearances. However, Hubert 's old flame and neighbour, Daisy ( Veronica Duffy ) becomes sceptical when she hears him yelling that he needs to use the bathroom and calls for the police to investigate. While Hubert is in the bathroom, he remembers that as a rat, he saw Phelim hide the manuscript of the book in a cupboard. He takes the manuscript and hides it in his shirt. When the family realise that Hubert should be away from prying eyes, Conchita goes to tell him that they are sending him to a mental hospital until the book comes out. When the police arrive, Marietta finds a letter written by her father saying that he feels the same way that he did before he turned into a rat. A rat then runs out the door and the family chases it in the street. When they get the rat back, Phelim tries to put it in the oven and it bites him on the finger. Hubert then appears behind them as a man and explains that the rat Phelim is holding is Conchita. He says that when he bit her earlier, he felt something leave his body and enter hers. He then explains that instead of a book about the family 's loyalty, Phelim has been writing about their thoughts of killing Hubert and plans to abandon him at the maggot factory. They throw Phelim out and tell him never to return. Marietta is worried about her mother and Hubert says that she will turn back into a woman when she serves her time. The film ends with the family at the pub with Hubert and Conchita, now a woman again, singing karaoke. It also shows a rat in the pub that has an earring like the one that Phelim wears. Cast Imelda Staunton as Conchita Flynn Frank Kelly as Uncle Matt David Wilmot as Phelim Spratt Pete Postlethwaite as Hubert Flynn Ed Byrne as Rudolph Geoffrey Palmer as The Doctor Kerry Condon as Marietta Flynn Andrew Lovern as Pius Flynn Niall Toibin as Father Geraldo Veronica Duffy as Daisy Farrdell Alfie as Mickey the Dog Peter Caffrey as Mick the Barman Rita Hamill as Estate Woman Roxanna Williams as Hopscotch Girl Stanley Townsend as Newsreader Simon Delaney as Bookies Manager Niall O'Brien as Man in Bookies John O'Toole as Man in Bookies Jer O'Leary as Man in Pub Mick Nolan as Man in Pub Pat Kinevane as Mr. Reilly Mark Doherty as Barrister Arthur Riordan as Sergeant Black Michael Hayes as Young Garda See also The Metamorphosis Wererat References Jump up ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rat.htm External links Rat on IMDb The Jim Henson Company Henson Family Jim Henson Jane Henson Lisa Henson Cheryl Henson Brian Henson John Henson Heather Henson Major works The Muppets † Sesame Street ‡ TV series Fraggle Rock ( 1983 -- 1987 ) Fraggle Rock : The Animated Series ( 1987 -- 1988 ) The Storyteller ( 1988 -- 1991 ) The Jim Henson Hour ( 1989 ) The Ghost of Faffner Hall ( 1989 ) Jim Henson 's Mother Goose Stories ( 1990 -- 1992 ) Dinosaurs ( 1991 -- 1994 ) Dog City ( 1992 -- 1993 ) CityKids ( 1993 -- 1994 ) Secret Life of Toys ( 1994 ) Jim Henson 's Animal Show ( 1994 -- 1997 ) Aliens in the Family ( 1996 ) The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss ( 1996 -- 1998 ) Bear in the Big Blue House † ( 1997 -- 2006 ) Brats of the Lost Nebula ( 1998 ) Farscape ( 1998 -- 2002 ) Construction Site ( 1999 ) Family Rules ( 1999 ) Mopatop 's Shop ( 1999 -- 2005 ) The Fearing Mind ( 2000 ) The Hoobs ( 2001 -- 2003 ) Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola ( 2001 ) Animal Jam ( 2003 ) Five Minutes More ( 2006 ) Pajanimals ( 2008, 2011 -- 2013 ) Sid the Science Kid ( 2008 -- 2013 ) Dinosaur Train ( 2009 -- 2017 ) Me and My Monsters ( 2010 -- 2011 ) That Puppet Game Show ( 2013 -- 2014 ) The Doozers ( 2013 -- 2014 ) Jim Henson 's Creature Shop Challenge ( 2014 ) Hi Opie ! ( 2014 -- 2016 ) Splash and Bubbles ( 2016 -- present ) Julie 's Greenroom ( 2017 -- present ) TV specials The Great Santa Claus Switch ( 1970 ) Emmet Otter 's Jug - Band Christmas ( 1977 ) The Christmas Toy ( 1986 ) Monster Maker ( 1989 ) The Song of the Cloud Forest ( 1989 ) Mr. Willowby 's Christmas Tree ( 1995 ) Theatrical films The Dark Crystal ( 1982 ) Labyrinth ( 1986 ) The Witches ( 1990 ) Buddy ( 1997 ) Rat ( 2000 ) Good Boy ! ( 2003 ) Five Children and It ( 2004 ) MirrorMask ( 2005 ) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day ( 2014 ) The Star ( 2017 ) Other projects Time Piece ( 1965, short film ) The Cube ( 1969, teleplay ) Gulliver 's Travels ( 1996, miniseries ) Jack and the Beanstalk : The Real Story ( 2001, miniseries ) Farscape : The Peacekeeper Wars ( 2004, miniseries ) The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing ! ( 2008, web series ) Unstable Fables ( 2008, DTV film ) Oscar 's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures ( 2015, web series ) Turkey Hollow ( 2015, TV film ) Henson Alternative Puppet Up ! ( 2006 -- present ) Late Night Liars ( 2010 ) Simian Undercover Detective Squad ( 2011 ) Neil 's Puppet Dreams ( 2012 -- 2013 ) No, You Shut Up ! ( 2013 -- 2016 ) Good Morning Today ( 2013 -- 2014 ) Divisions Jim Henson 's Creature Shop Henson Recording Studios Jim Henson Home Entertainment Jim Henson Pictures Jim Henson Records Jim Henson Television Related Jim Henson Company Lot Jim Henson Foundation HIT Entertainment † Sold to The Walt Disney Company in 2004, ‡ Muppet characters only ; sold to Sesame Workshop in 2000 Films directed by Steve Barron Electric Dreams ( 1984 ) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( 1990 ) Coneheads ( 1993 ) The Adventures of Pinocchio ( 1996 ) Merlin ( 1998 ) Rat ( 2000 ) Mike Bassett : England Manager ( 2001 ) Dreamkeeper ( 2003 ) Choking Man ( 2006 ) Franz Kafka 's The Metamorphosis Film adaptations Metamorphosis ( 2012 ) Film variations Franz Kafka 's It 's a Wonderful Life ( 1993 ) Rat ( 2000 ) Novel variations Insect Dreams : The Half Life of Gregor Samsa ( 2002 ) Kockroach ( 2007 ) Anxious Pleasures ( 2007 ) Other Solo Piano ( album ) Bad Mojo ( video game ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rat_(film)&oldid=774487317 '' Categories : English - language films 2000 films 2000s comedy films Irish films Irish comedy films British films British comedy films Universal Pictures films The Jim Henson Company films Films directed by Steve Barron Films produced by Alison Owen Fictional mice and rats Films about rats Films about shapeshifting Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from December 2016 All articles needing additional references EngvarB from November 2013 Use dmy dates from November 2013 Film articles using image size parameter Talk Contents About Wikipedia فارسی Français Edit links This page was last edited on 8 April 2017, at 20 : 04. 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Question: 2000 film starring imelda staunton and peter postlethwaite
Answer: Rat