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Ratchet (1996) [R]

Featuring:
Tom Gilroy, Margaret Welsh, Mitchell Lichtenstein

Written by:
John Johnson

Directed by:
John Johnson


Release Date:
September 12, 1996

Original Title:
Ratchet

Alternate Titles:
Death Script
O katahrastis
Ratchet - Das Todes-Skript

Genres:
Thriller

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
CA: R  DE: 18  US: R 

Runtime: 114

Overview from TheMovieDB

Having missed several deadlines, and with the studio's attorneys hassling him, screenwriter Elliot Callahan (Tom Gilroy) takes the advice of his agent and rents a beachside house on the island Nantucket to find the peace and quiet he needs to get the creative juices flowing. There he meets the seriously intense Henry Carver (Matthew Dixon), who's written a screenplay he wants Callahan to read. Before long, Callahan suspects that Henry might be a serial killer writing about himself and that his screenplay is worth plagiarizing.

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Overview from Open Movies

An scriptwriter heads off to Nantucket to find some inspiration for his latest, overdue, assignment. He becomes embroiled in small-town hi-jinks of murder, sex and violence, when he decides to pass off the local weirdo's script as his own.

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Rankings and Honors

Ratchet (1996) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 4.5/10
Awards Won: 1 nomination

Performers

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Production

Director:
John Johnson

Editor:
James Lyons

Executive Producer:
Hank Blumenthal

Line Producer:
Matt Janes

Original Music Composer:
Paul Schwartz

Producer:
George Belshaw

Writer:
John Johnson

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