WiLLARD
SSYNOPSIS
| Willard Stiles (Bruce Davison)
is a young man with big problems. He lives in a crumbling mansion
with his ailing widowed mother (Elsa Lanchester). His boss, Al
Martin (Ernest Borgnine), is a vulgar, cruel man who stole his
business from Willard's father and is now working Willard to death
at his factory job. Lonely, depressed, and isolated Willard is
on the verge of a breakdown when he makes a new friend - Ben...One
of many rats who inhabit his dilapidated home. Not only can Willard
communicate with the rodent, but he can command him to do his
bidding. Using the rats as his instrument of retaliation, Willard
commands his pets to carry out assaults ranging from the destructive
to the murderous. The disturbed young man savors his bloody vengeance
- not realizing that he has sown the seeds of his own appalling
end! ~ Taken from the Prism Video Release ~ |
The Willard / Wildwood Connection
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Pictured
at right is Jody Davison (sister of Bruce Davison) at the Hunt's
Regent Display.
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| Bruce Davison grew up spending
winters in Broomall, Pa. and summers in Wildwood, NJ. He has fond
memories of vacations at the Jersey shore cleaning fish on the
Wildwood Crest docks for two cents apiece. He also was a commentator
on Captain George Sinn's PT-109 sightseeing boat. |
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Willard was
the summer blockbuster of 1971. My sisters and I went several
times when it played at the Casino - and again when it played
at the drive-in. I can still remember standing in line staring
up at that image on the poster. When I watch this film now it
almost has the look of a made for TV movie by the way it was
filmed - but as kids we freaked out over this movie. We still
love it - and the movie poster is classic 70's horror.
Below are some
ads and memorabilia from WiLLARD
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