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28-675: Willard may refer to: People [ edit ] Willard (name) Geography [ edit ] Places in the United States [ edit ] Willard, Colorado Willard, Georgia Willard, Kansas Willard, Kentucky Willard, Michigan, a small unincorporated community in Beaver Township, Bay County, Michigan Willard, Missouri Willard, New Mexico Willard, New York Willard, North Carolina Willard, Ohio Willard, Utah Willard Bay , Utah,

56-483: A 2003 remake , also titled Willard , with Crispin Glover portraying Willard, and Davison making a cameo as Willard's father. Willard Stiles is a meek social misfit who develops an affinity for rats . He lives in a large house with his cranky and decrepit mother Henrietta. On his 27th birthday, he comes home to a surprise birthday party thrown by his mother, where all of the attendees are her friends. After leaving

84-669: A Japanese punk rock band Willard Grant Conspiracy , an alt-country band from Massachusetts/California "Willard!", by Will Wood from "In case I make it," (2022), based on the 1971 film of the same name Other uses [ edit ] Emma Willard School , in Troy, New York Simon Willard clocks , produced in Massachusetts Willard Group , a financial gathering also known as G22 Trivers–Willard hypothesis in evolutionary biology USS Willard Keith (DD-775) , United States Navy ship A vehicle in

112-708: A Northwestern University residential hall J. Willard Marriott Library , at the University of Utah University of Illinois Willard Airport Willard Drug Treatment Center , a specialized state prison in New York focused on treatment of drug-addicted convicts Willard Park (Cleveland park) , a park in downtown Cleveland, Ohio Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane Entertainment [ edit ] In fictional characters [ edit ] Willard Decker , fictitious character in

140-863: A civil rights activist Willard Richards (1804–1854), leader in the Latter Day Saint movement Willard Rockwell (1888–1988), businessman Willard Mitt Romney (born 1947), better known as Mitt Romney, 70th Governor of Massachusetts and Republican Presidential nominee Willard Ryan (1890-1962), American football coach Willard Saulsbury Jr. (1861–1927), American politician from Delaware Willard Saulsbury Sr. (1820–1892), American politician from Delaware Willard Scott (1934–2021), American journalist Willard Cleon Skousen (1913–2006), American author and conservative faith-based political theorist Willard Carroll Smith II, better known as Will Smith (born 1968), American actor, producer, and rapper Willard J. Smith (1910–2000), Commandant of

168-399: A party that Al is hosting, opens a rat-filled suitcase, and urges them to get the food. The guests are terrorized by the rats, and Al destroys the catering tables trying to fend them off. The next day Willard's mother dies. He is informed that she had no money and the house is heavily mortgaged. Willard starts bringing Socrates and Ben to the office on Saturdays to keep him company while he is

196-504: A rat he names Queenie. A white rat, which Willard names Socrates , becomes his best companion. Other rats emerge, including a bigger black specimen whom he names Ben. At work, Willard is tasked with an overwhelming number of accounts by his boss Al Martin, who usurped the business from Willard's father. Willard asks Al for a raise, having not received one since his father's death despite working after hours and weekends. Al refuses and pressures Willard to sell him his house. Willard sneaks into

224-426: A rating average of 5.6/10. The critical consensus reads: " Willard has an intriguing character study lurking within – but much of those elements, like many of the movie's characters, are swallowed up by rats". Vincent Canby of The New York Times dismissed the film as "a dull movie of no major consequence", with the rats "no more scary than fat, friendly hamsters, except for one or two shots when they are seen by

252-500: A reservoir South Willard, Utah Willard, Virginia Willard, Washington Willard, Rusk County, Wisconsin , a town Willard, Clark County, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Willards, Maryland Places other than settlements [ edit ] The Willard InterContinental Washington , a historic hotel in Washington, DC Willard House (disambiguation) , several houses Willard Residential College ,

280-410: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Willard (1971 film) Willard was released on February 26, 1971 by Cinerama Releasing Corporation , opening to mixed reviews but it was successful at the box-office, making it the 11th highest-grossing release of the year. It was also nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Picture. The film was followed by a 1972 sequel Ben , and

308-448: Is with that much-cherished English comedy of some years back, The Green Man , in which Alastair Sim (at his drollest) went around blowing up a series of troublesome types". Tom Milne of The Monthly Film Bulletin thought that the rats were "so well-mannered and prettily groomed that they are more likely to elicit coos of delight than shudders of fear...when the horrors do come, they are very tame indeed: not one single shot to match

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336-467: The Grand Theft Auto series See also [ edit ] Justice Willard (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Willard All pages with titles containing Willard Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Willard . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

364-701: The Star Trek universe Willard Whyte , character from the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever Captain Willard , in Apocalypse Now In film [ edit ] Willard (1971 film) , a 1971 horror movie Willard (2003 film) , a 2003 film based on the same story as the 1971 film In music [ edit ] Willard (album) , a 1970 album by John Stewart Willard (band) , an early grunge band from Seattle The Willard ,

392-779: The surname Willard . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Willard_(name)&oldid=1217097621 " Categories : Surnames from given names Surnames Given names English masculine given names Masculine given names English-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

420-1037: The American Civil War Willard Watson (1921–1995), African-American folk artist from Caddo Parish, Louisiana W. Garfield Weston (1898–1978), Canadian businessman Willard Wheatley (1915–1997), Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands Sir Willard White (born 1946), British bass-baritone Willard Wigan (born 1957), British sculptor Willard Huntington Wright, better known under his pen name S. S. Van Dine (1888–1939), American art critic and author Other [ edit ] F.D.C. Willard , Siamese cat that coauthored several physics papers between 1975 and 1980. See also [ edit ] Descendants of Simon Willard (1605–1676) All pages with titles beginning with Willard All pages with titles containing Willard [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

448-6021: The Lewis and Clark Expedition Alice Willard (1860-1936), American journalist and businesswoman Archibald Willard (1836–1918), American painter Ashbel P. Willard (1820–1860), American politician, governor of Indiana Barbara Willard (1909–1994), British author Beatrice Willard (1925–2003), American botanist Charity Cannon Willard (1914–2005), American scholar and author Charles W. Willard (1827–1880), American politician from Vermont Clarence E. Willard (1882-1962), American vaudeville performer Cyrus Field Willard (1858–1942), American journalist, political activist, theosophist, and freemason Dallas Willard (1935–2013), American philosopher and author Dan Willard , American computer scientist and logician Daniel Willard (1861–1942), American railroad executive Edward Smith Willard (1853–1915), English stage Elen Willard (born 1941), American actress Emma Willard (1787–1870), American activist and educator Frances Willard (suffragist) (1839–1898), American educator, temperance reformer and women's suffragist Frances Willard (magician) (born 1940), stage magician Fred Willard (1933–2020), American actor George Willard (1824–1901), American politician from Michigan Helen S. Willard (1894–1980), American occupational therapist Horace B. Willard (1825–1900), American politician Huntington Willard (born c. 1953), American geneticist Jess Willard (1881–1968), American boxer Jess Willard (footballer) (1924–2005), English football player and coach John Willard (disambiguation) , several people: John Willard (died 1692), American witchcraft defendant John Willard (judge) (1792–1862), American lawyer and politician from New York John Willard (playwright) (1885-1942), American John D. Willard (1799–1864), American lawyer and politician from New York Joseph Willard (1738–1804), American clergyman and academic Joseph A. Willard (1803–1868), American politician from New York Josiah Willard (1805–1868), American activist Ken Willard (born 1943), American football player Kenneth R. Willard (1902–1987), American politician from New York Kevin Willard (born 1975), American basketball coach Marcel Willard (1889-1956), French politician Martin Louis Willard (1842–1921), American politician from New York Mary Louisa Willard (1898-1993), American college professor Mary Thompson Hill Willard (1805–1892), American social reformer Nancy Willard (1936–2017), American author and poet Ralph Willard (born 1946), American basketball coach Robert F. Willard (born 1950), US Navy officer Rod Willard (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player Samuel Willard (1640–1707), American colonial clergyman Sidney Willard (1780–1856), American politician from Massachusetts Simon Willard (1753–1848), American maker of Simon Willard clocks Simon Willard (first generation) (1605–1676), Massachusetts colonist Solomon Willard (1783–1861), American stonecarver and builder Sylvie Willard (born 1952), French bridge player Victor Willard (born 1815, date of death unknown), American farmer and politician Xerxes Addison Willard (1820–1882), American dairyman, lawyer, and newspaper editor Given name [ edit ] Willard Bartlett (1846–1925), American judge from New York Willard Harrison Bennett (1903–1987), American physicist Willard Boyle (1924–2011), Canadian physicist Willard Brown (1915–1996), American baseball player Willard H. Brownson (1845–1935), US Navy officer Willard C. Butcher (1926–2012), American banker Willard S. Curtin (1905–1996), American politician from Pennsylvania Willard Dewveall (1936–2006), American football player Willard Dyson , American drummer Willard R. Espy (1910–1999), American editor, philologist, writer, and poet Willard Estey (1919–2002), Canadian judge Willard Gemmill (1875–1935), American judge from Indiana Willard Hall (1780–1875), American lawyer and politician from Delaware Willard Preble Hall (1820–1882), American lawyer and politician, governor of Missouri Willard Hershberger (1910–1940), American baseball player Willard Ikola (born 1932), American ice hockey player and coach Willard Johnson (politician) (1820–1900), American politician from New York Willard F. Jones (1890–1967), Naval engineer and Gulf Oil executive Willard Keith (1920–1942), American Marine officer Willard Kennedy, better known as Bill Kennedy (actor) (1908–1997), American actor and voice artist Willard Libby (1908–1980), American chemist Willard Maas (1906–1971), American experimental filmmaker and poet Willard Kitchener MacDonald (1906–1971), "the Hermit of Gully Lake" in Canada Willard Mack (1873–1934), Canadian-American actor, director, and playwright Willard Manus (1930–2023), American novelist, playwright, and journalist J. Willard Marriott (1900–1985), American businessman Willard Marshall (1921–2000), American baseball player W. Eugene McCombs (1925–2004), American politician from North Carolina Willard Metcalf (1858–1925), American artist Willard Mullin (1902–1978), American sports cartoonist Willard H. Murray Jr. (1931–2021), American politician from California Willard Zerbe Park (1906–1965), anthropologist Willard Phelps (born 1941), former Yukon politician Willard Price (1887–1983), American natural historian and author Willard Van Orman Quine (1908–2000), American philosopher and logician Willard Ransom (1916–1995), American lawyer, businessman, community civic leader, and

476-585: The United States Coast Guard Willard Dickerman Straight (1880–1918), American investment banker and diplomat Willard Thorp (1899–1992), economist, academic, and presidential advisor Willard Saxby Townsend (1895–1957), African-American labour leader Willard Van Dyke (1906–1986), American filmmaker and photographer Willard Warner (1826–1906), brigadier general in the Union Army during

504-405: The basement. He orders Joan to leave and locks the door behind her. Willard offers Ben and the rats food, which he mixes with pesticide. Ben sniffs the pesticide box and squeals loudly, alerting the others. Willard chases Ben upstairs, cornering him in a storage room. He barricades the door against the other rats, leaving Ben to face him alone. While Ben eludes Willard's attacks, the rats gnaw through

532-561: The chilling menace dispensed by the brooding crows in The Birds or the prowling felines in Eye of the Cat . Instead, Daniel Mann settles for facile effects, like the cut-in shot of rats tearing at a piece of raw meat while they are supposedly demolishing Ernest Borgnine, and gradually drives what might have been an unusually intriguing horror film pretty much into the ground". Leonard Maltin gave

560-448: The crates in the water-filled pit until the rats drown, then buries the crates in the back yard. He then seals up any holes through which the rats could enter his house. Willard has dinner with Joan at his house, telling her of his newfound self-confidence, which he attributes to her and Socrates. Over the course of their conversation, however, he sees Ben staring menacingly at him from a shelf. Investigating, he finds more hordes of rats in

588-481: The door. Willard shouts, "I was good to you, Ben!" before the rats start to jump on him. Overwhelmed, Willard succumbs to the attack. Filming took place in the summer of 1970, and the movie's credits list 1970 for the copyright; the film premiered in February 1971. The film earned rentals of $ 9.25 million. The film-review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 52%, based on 23 reviews , with

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616-644: The film 2 out of 4 stars and wrote that although it "will have you keeping your feet up off the theater floor, Daniel Mann's slow direction will lower your eyelids. The acting credits, however, are top notch". Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "one could not ask for a more satisfying yet less pretentious hot weather suspense-horror entertainment. With its disturbed young hero, crumbling old mansion and macabre developments it immediately brings to mind Psycho . The more apt comparison, however,

644-417: The house upon seeing the rats, and Willard steals the cash. The next day, a worker spots the rats. Al bludgeons Socrates to death, devastating Willard. When Joan refuses to persuade Willard to sell his house to Al, he fires her and Willard, believing that unemployment will force Willard to sell. That night, while Al is at work, Willard enters the office with his rats. He confronts Al over the death of Socrates,

672-487: The hundreds — and hundreds of anything might be a scary sight, even hundreds of bishops". Variety said: "Neat little horror tale...some good jump moments, at least two stomach-churning murders committed by the rats, and superior production values with tight direction of Daniel Mann develop pic into sound nail-chewer". Roger Ebert gave the film 2 out of 4 stars. Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune also gave

700-691: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Willard&oldid=1247513972 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Willard (name) The name Willard may refer to: People [ edit ] Surname [ edit ] Aaron Willard (1757–1844), Boston industrialist Adam Willard , (born 1973), drummer Aimee Willard (1974–1996), murder victim Alexander Hamilton Willard (1778–1865), member of

728-413: The mistreatment of his father and Al's machinations to buy his house. As Al attempts to attack him, Willard orders the rats to attack Al. Disoriented by the swarming rats, Al falls out the window to his death, with the rats eating the corpse, much to Willard’s horror. After witnessing Al's gruesome death, Willard abandons the rats at the scene. The next day, he places his remaining rats into crates, submerges

756-405: The only one there. His friend and temporary assistant, Joan, gives him a cat named Chloe to comfort him. He hands Chloe off to a stranger. Meanwhile, the rat colony is growing and Willard cannot afford to keep feeding them. After overhearing one of Al's friends boasting of a large cash withdrawal, he sneaks into the man's house and orders his rats to tear up the bedroom door. The man and his wife flee

784-439: The party in embarrassment, he notices a rat in his backyard and tosses it pieces of his birthday cake. His mother tells him to eliminate the rats. Willard uses food and a plank bridge to lure them into a pit in the backyard, then begins filling the pit with water to drown them. However, moved by the rats' piteous squeals as they realize their plight, he replaces the plank, allowing them to get to safety. He later begins playing with

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