The Rats (2002 film)
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| Directed by | John Lafia |
| Produced by | Robert W. Cort |
| Written by | Frank Deasy |
| Starring |
Mädchen Amick Vincent Spano |
| Music by | Elia Cmiral |
| Cinematography | David Foreman |
| Edited by | Michael N. Knue |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 94 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Rats is a 2002 made-for-TV horror film directed by John Lafia.[1] It is about a clan of rats in New York City transformed, as part of a DNA research trial, into man-eating killers who take over a Manhattan department store and threaten to overrun New York City. It was known as The Colony before it was released.
Plot
In Manhattan, when a client is bitten by a rat in the dressing room of Garsons Department Store and contracts Weil's disease, the manager Susan Costello is assigned to hire and help the best exterminator in New York, Jack Carver. Jack and his assistant Ty find a colony of mutant rats in New York City and try to convince the health department administrator and former partner of Jack, Ray Jarrett, how serious the infestation is. But the politician Ray is interested only in covering up the problem to protect the economic interests of powerful groups.
Cast
- Mädchen Amick as Susan Costello
- Vincent Spano as Jack Carver
- Shawn Michael Howard as Ty
- Daveigh Chase as Amy Costello
- David Wolos-Fonteno as Ray Jarrett
- Sheila McCarthy as Miss Paige
- Kim Poirier as Jay
- Elisa Moolecherry as Nyla
- Joe Pingue as Karl
References
External links
- The Rats at the Internet Movie Database
- The Rats at AllMovie
- Killer Mutant Mammal Week: The Rats (2002), Video Updates, (January 27, 2009)