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The Rats (2002) [N/A]

Featuring:
Mädchen Amick, Vincent Spano, Shawn Michael Howard

Written by:
Frank Deasy

Directed by:
John Lafia


Release Date:
September 17, 2002

Original Title:
The Rats

Alternate Titles:
Killer Rats
The Colony

Genres:
Horror | Science Fiction | TV Movie

Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Cort/Madden Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16 

Runtime: 94

Overview from TheMovieDB

A clan of evil rats overtakes a Manhattan department store and threatens to overrun the city.

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Overview from Open Movies

In Manhattan, when a client is bitten by a rat in the dressing room of the Garsons Department Store and contracts Weil's disease, the manager Susan Costello is assigned to hire and give all the necessary support to the best exterminator in New York, Jack Carver. The efficient Jack and his assistant Ty find a colony of mutant rats 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 in covering the problem to protect economical interests of powerful groups.

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The Rats (2002) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 4.9/10

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Production

Art Direction:
Armando Sgrignuoli

Costume Design:
Jenifur Jarvis

Director:
John Lafia

Director of Photography:
David Foreman

Editor:
Michael N. Knue

Executive Producer:
Robert W. Cort
David Madden

Music:
Elia Cmiral

Producer:
Bob Roe

Production Design:
Sandra Kybartas

Set Decoration:
Elizabeth Calderhead

Writer:
Frank Deasy

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