Rat (film)

Rat is a 2000 film, a dark comedy about a Dublin man, Hubert Flynn, who goes home from a night at the pub, and promptly turns into a small white rat. The transformation is viewed by his family not as a shocking or abnormal occurrence, but as an annoyance, a misfortune akin to a crippling illness, or an event which can be profited from. A journalist in particular stokes the family's interest.
Produced by Jim Henson Pictures, with Brian Henson as executive producer. Rat primarily used trained live rodents, for the title character and a few supporting rats. However, Jim Henson's Creature Shop augmented the footage with several duplicate rats of Hubert: a fully animatronic, remote controlled rat for close-ups and movements; a less detailed stunt rat, operated by a device; and various simpler puppets and devices for stunt scenes and specific long-shots.
==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
==Credits==
*Executive Producers: Brian Henson, Stephanie Allain, Stewart Till
*Producers: Alison Owen, Steve Barron
*Creative Director: Jamie Courtier
*Creative Project Supervisor: Chris Fitzgerald
*Animatronic Project Supervisor: Adrian Parish
*Hair & Fur Supervisor: Vicky Stockwell
*Fabrication Supervisor: Nicola Tedman
*Animatronic designers: Dan Burnett, Chris Coxon
*Workshop Supervisor: Geoff Paige
*Mouldshop Supervisor: Kenny Wilson
*Visual Effects Supervisor: Val Wardlaw
*Visual Effects Coordinator: Nick Drew
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Category:Creature Shop Movies
Category:Henson Company Movies