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He might eat maggots and live in a cage but he's still our Dad - Rat
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Title: Rat

Release Date: 1 Apr 2001

Runtime: 1h 29m

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Family

Director: Universal Pictures, Jim Henson Productions, Ruby Films, Samson Films

Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Jim Henson Productions, Ruby Films, Samson Films

Overview: After a night of drinking Guiness at the local watering hole, an ordinary, working-class, family man in Dublin's life is turned upside-down when he wakes up as a rat.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.1 (25 votes)

Cast

  • Conchita Flynn: Imelda Staunton
  • Uncle Matt: Frank Kelly
  • Phelim Spratt: David Wilmot
  • Marietta Flynn: Kerry Condon
  • Pius Flynn: Andrew Lovern
  • Hubert Flynn: Pete Postlethwaite
  • Rudolph: Ed Byrne
  • Father Geraldo: Niall Tóibín
  • The Doctor: Geoffrey Palmer
  • Newsreader: Stanley Townsend
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