Ratman

Ratman
Original poster
Directed byGiuliano Carnimeo
Written byDardano Sacchetti
Produced byFabrizio De Angelis
StarringDavid Warbeck
Janet Ågren
Eva Grimaldi
Luisa Menon
Werner Pochath
Nelson de la Rosa
CinematographyRoberto Girometti
Edited byVincenzo Tomassi
Music byStefano Mainetti
Distributed byFulvia Film
Release date
  • 1988 (1988)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Ratman (Italian: Quella villa in fondo al parco) is a 1988 Italian exploitation horror film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo.

Plot

Two models, Marlis and Peggy, are on a Caribbean Island for a photoshoot. One night, Peggy is found dead and her body seems to be eaten by rats.

The victim's sister, Terry, arrives on the island and helped by Fred Williams, a mystery novel writer she meets at the airport, starts to investigate. Meanwhile, Marlis and the photographer find other corpses in the jungle. Searching for help, they stopped at an isolated house just to discover that the landlord is a scientist who created a ferocious mutant half-ape, half rat.

Cast

Release

Ratman was released in 1988.[1]

Reception

Todd Martin of Horror News Network had praised the film for its gore and acting of Nelson de la Rosa and Eva Grimaldi but criticized the film for its long and boring scenes where blood and gore were not the factors.[2] John White of The Digital Fix gave the film 7 out of 10, criticizing its visual presentation but also mentioning that "Those who love bad monster movies will open their heart to Ratman."[3]

Home media

Ratman was released on DVD in the United Kingdom by Shameless Screen Entertainment on 31 March 2008. It was released uncut for the first time in its most complete version, containing its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and it also contains trailers for other Shameless DVD releases, a picture gallery and reversible cover art containing the new DVD release and the original poster-style cover.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Releases". British Film Institute. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Martin, Todd (14 October 2014). "Film Review: RatMan (1988)". horrornews.net. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. ^ White, John (8 April 2008). "Ratman Review". Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Ratman - He's the Critter from the Shitter!". Shameless-films.com. 17 March 2008. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2019.


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