Willard (1971) - Official Trailer (HD)

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Willard Stiles (Bruce Davison, Insidious: Chapter 4) is a young man with a big problem. He lives alone in a crumbling house with his ailing mother (Elsa Lanchester, Arnold, Bride of Frankenstein). His boss, Al Martin (Ernest Borgnine, Escape from New York) 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 the many rats who inhabit his dilapidated home. Not only can Willard communicate with the rodent, but he can actually command him to do his bidding. Using Ben and his furry friends as instruments of retaliation, Willard commands his pets to carry out his vengeance…
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[@dangerousbeans]

I can't believe they made will wood into a movie

[@bartoszhuterski420]

haha

[@vampire_culture]

HELP

[@Nirndust]

?

[@dangerousbeans]

@@Nirndust there's a song by an artist called will wood called "Willard!" and it's about this film, and samples it

[@tuc-kaankaraayan]

Oh so that's where the opening line "Where Your nightmares end-" from Will Wood's "Willard!" comes from.

[@RoberioRoberioRoberio]

heh

[@MinaWalker]

YES!

[@Andrew-1980]

I loved the expression on Willards face when he said "Tear him up"

[@tonymata8070]

It’s freaking intense.

[@jamesslick4790]

Great line, BUT: My favorite is: "Well, I like myself now...."

[@Andrew-1980]

@@jamesslick4790 😀

[@jeddroston9690]

😜😜

[@Annabellywelly447]

"It's awful out here, Socrates." Love this movie and the remake. I found it from the song, "Willard!" by Will Wood. The movie is everything I hoped it would be.

[@birchwood5889]

Same here I watched the film and this is exactly how I thought the trailer would be

[@sTraYa249]

I thought Micheal Jackson also did the song 'Ben'

[@Annabellywelly447]

@@sTraYa249 He did!

[@sTraYa249]

@@Annabellywelly447 There's been a short on Yt of a guy sleeping on the NY underground & when people come to leave the homeless guy some food he gets up & all these rats, maybe 20, come running out. Gosh, it is awful & very sad..... all at once. : (

[@vampire_culture]

came here from will wood aswell

[@MelancoliaI]

Anyone who has had a bad boss can relate to this film. Great performance by the always-great Ernest Borgnine. He could make you love him or hate him, the mark of a truly masterful actor. I hated him here, but fell in love with him in Marty (1955).

[@Sunnfloweropposum]

this was the OG will wood (even the name sounds similar)

[@joeytofil2259]

Shout-out to a fellow Worm-head!

[@acomn85]

ayy i found out from his song willard!

[@Sunnfloweropposum]

@@acomn85 i used to know this movie and heard of it again in his song as well!

[@Sunnfloweropposum]

@@acomn85 i think i may remember that in that little picture of will wood and mr boy reading a book, he was reading a book about willard

[@SillyShrimpProductions]

@@acomn85 SAME

[@dennissmith8031]

Saw this in the Earl movie theater on Liberty avenue, Brooklyn in 1971. My 13-year-old self loved it.

[@escarlit]

you should rewatch and see how it holds up to childhood memory!

[@suzannewinz1099]

"Using Ben and his furry friends as instruments of retaliation" I think you mean RATaliation

[@karlfonner7589]

Good one Susie

[@tonymata8070]

Eyyyyyyyy!!!

[@hatednyc]

Nailed it.

[@laobok]

And they say jokes are only for dads.

[@twistingnimbus3169]

Just had my mind blown... First... I didn't know that the Willard with Crispin Glover was a remake. I looked up this trailer, and when Willard said the line.. "Well I like myself now." @ 1:20 I thought... "where have I heard that line before...said the exact same way?" Then it hit me... Stephen King's (remake) of Kingdom Hospital. And sure enough... the actor (Bruce Davison) that plays Willard is the same actor that plays the infamous Dr. Stegman, and he repeats that line over and over. I have no doubt that this was a purposeful nod to Davison's performance in Willard. I love finding things like this... keeps life interesting lol.

[@tomortiz3514]

Gee thanks for that info I grew up around that time and that movie freaked me out as a kid the second movie was cool too but sweeter

[@seanraines5871]

I'll have to look up Kingdom hospital now

[@michels.chapman9882]

The reactions to the rats made me laugh hysterically

[@mariocisneros911]

Not if it was real and coming at you

[@Amphitera]

it's ridiculous to anyone who knows anything about rats. People are just so ignorant, they behave as if rats were the equivalent of a poisonous spider.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

I wanted to see this movie SO bad. But I was 9 and my parents wouldn't let me. I went through a morbid phase where I loved horror movies and cemeteries.

[@Rollingalucky7]

I’ve been in that “morbid” phase the past 25 years

[@bradleysample3246]

Everybody talked abought this movie back then it was ahead of it's time,Then Michial Jackson had the big hit too the sequel Ben

[@jamesslick4790]

I was 9 and, My mother TOOK ME to see it, at MY request (well, begging). She was OK with horror films in the Hitchcock vein, So while not THRILLED with all of the rats, She was OK with the movie generally. I also saw "Willy Wonka" the same year - THAT movie (to me) was MORE DESTURBING! She also let me see the "Exorcist" at 11 and the "The Omen" at 14. I still think the "Omen" is "scarier" than the "Exorcist"- - Oh, and "Wonka" is STILL "scarier" than "Willard". 😜

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

@@jamesslick4790 😂 I'm trying to decide whether your mother was really cool, or really crazy. You seem no worse for wear. I'm inclined to agree about Wonka, and I still think Oz is creepy.

[@jamesslick4790]

@@nicholasschroeder3678 My mother (1939-1989) was actually cool, She knew what I could "handle" (we were a lot alike), As to OZ, Yeah, That WAS creepy, BUT I liked it. LOL. Less creepy than "Wonka", But ALMOST as "camp" as "Rock Horror" LOL.

[@missmassanesthesia]

Willard! was so good they traveled back in time and made a book and two movies about it 😮

[@maiajones9765]

I don't consider Willard a evil person he was tired of being bullied and bossed around that's why he did what he did. I really want to find this movie and Ben.

[@shainadavis354]

Maia Jones lmk if you find them!

[@garbageday587]

Ben movie is on KZbin

[@ComputerLearning0]

Yeah, it's not like he orchestrated people's deaths... lol

[@eggnog9090]

You might find them on Amazon.

[@straw83rry1203]

Ben is on cinemax now.

[@rubenmejias2503]

I had forgotten that Bruce Davison played him. He's still in so.many movies. X Men and a bunch more. Good actor

[@thomasdelvin3683]

"you made me hate myself" classic film line

[@tammymorris4126]

Wasn't Bruce Davison handsome I think he was

[@TheVaultMaster]

When I was a kid, I always felt bad for Ben, because Willard doted on Socrates all the time.

[@fatmaahmed2223]

The Vault Master you felt a bad for a rat ??!!!!! 😮

[@systemshocker2875]

watch the sequel then.

[@Agaettis]

@@fatmaahmed2223 who wouldn't? They're sweet animals, go to a pet store and ask to hold one 💞

[@CryWolf-sm9iw]

Ben was the resident badass.

[@kylielovespuppiecash]

@@Agaettis EWw.😣

[@elenahaldy6525]

My Uncle Jeff was nicknamed Willard as a teen because my Dad and his brother lovingly teased him.Uncle Jeff aka Willard was a Viet Nam Vet,a brother, a Father and my favorite Uncle.Someone took his life and I miss him every day.We rescued a Great Dane and named him Willard after my late Uncle.Till we meet again Jeff my Uncle Willard.

[@hollywoodbb]

I know this is a very old comment, but I just wanted to say that I rescued a dog with my fiancé and his name is also Willard! He’s a Miniature Pinscher! Btw your uncle sounds like he was a great man!

[@adamkentisaac]

Davison was SO good at playing quirky oddballs, at a time when there wasn't really much demand for this character type outside of weird cult movies like this one. If Wes Anderson had been born 30 years earlier and doing his thing in the 70s, Davison would have been one of his regular cast members. He matured into a good character actor with a very wide range, and so he stayed busy and has had a great career, but IMO he was at his peak when he played roles like this one. A modern equivalent would be someone like Paul Dano.

[@Freeman361]

Elsa Lanchester... the original Bride of Frankenstein. Wow, such a wonderful actress.❤️

[@Juliaflo]

Happy 50th anniversary to one of my favorite films.

[@Spawnwick_Boseman82820]

the original rat king

[@aidenaidenen7728]

Yes

[@MachinaGirlRobots]

Ratcatcher

[@Spawnwick_Boseman82820]

@@MachinaGirlRobots 🤫

[@lalo80adams71]

"Rat Gawd"...

[@20crowsinatrenchcoat]

Watched this movie recently (due to both loving rats and being a big will wood fan) and its my absolute favorite movie, the acting is great, I can relate to willard on a concerning level

[@MinaWalker]

Same here, haha

[@billhause]

Regardless of the role, Borgnine was one of the finest actors ever.

[@MelancoliaI]

Amen and Amen, brother. Chapter and verse. Ernest Borgnine lives on as one of the all-time greats.

[@MrKeefrichards]

bruce davison, brilliant actor, then and now

[@supersullivan9868]

One of the saddest horror tragedies I've seen

[@kakashisensei9258]

Originally, I felt bad for Willard, but towards the end, I felt like he deserved to be treated badly.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I was worried about the poor rats. I mean, those are pets, not filthy vermin, per se.

[@tiearascott972]

Movies back then seemed soo much more creepy the noises and the deep voice of the commentator is enough for me lol

[@abaneyone]

I remember when this was new. It's a classic!

[@lillaurynn]

It’s awful out here, socrates

[@petercollie9251]

The legendary Bruce Lee passed away in 1973 Willard came out in 1971 he saw Willard.

[@DESYLIOUS1]

One of my brother's favorite movies. I was scared back then, now it's funny!

[@richfarmer3478]

Saw this with the family in our station wagon at the drive-in back in 1971. Kind of scary but the follow up of the double feature The Night of the Living Dead blew us away.

[@2ndlifeseekers282]

No you didn't

[@nonamenoname9322]

For the life of me, I could never figure out why he was so mean to Ben. Ben was wild just as Socrates was. I also don't understand why Willard betrayed all his rats by drowning them. (Maybe to hide evidence I guess, but still a real dick move)

[@dying101666]

it's funny. Willard was to Ben, what his boss was to him. Willard was too blind to see that. big mistake betraying Ben.

[@fizzy_minx8372]

Spoilers man :/

[@chloe-sunshine7]

@@fizzy_minx8372 Spoilers for a 50 year old movie 😂

[@fizzy_minx8372]

@@chloe-sunshine7 well done you figured out the joke 👍

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

You'll be there awhile, they can swim 3 DAYS, as long as they can SEE. I had one as a pet, but the vermin ones gotta go, sorry.

[@ilovefacebookandebay]

This was on tv here in the UK last night. I only watched half of it as i was so tired. However... the last time I saw it was when it was first shown on tv. Can't remember how old i was but i must have only been about 6. I was hiding while watching it and i think my parents must have forgotten i was there !

[@quirkafleeg3159]

If I've got the right film it's UK TV showing in the 70s was on Xmas eve? I was about 8, I remember the night because my brother and I were allowed to stay up a bit later, presumably so we didn't wake the whole house up opening presents at 4am haha. We we're given one present each early to shut us up, I had a (toy?) camera. Of course I went to bed and to sleep still clutching the camera, and bang on 4am it's carry strap brushed against my neck and I woke the house up anyway screaming about a rat in the bed 😂

[@richardthunderthornton8107]

I loved that movie ! I was a kid watch it several times . Good for Willard sticking it to the boss , boss was a ass ! Ben loved him!

[@Oreoboy1313]

the will wood fan in me is screaming

[@joannpierce5865]

Ben was so good that Michael Jackson wrote a song about him.😊

[@Juliaflo]

Actually, Mr. Jackson did not write the song, as far as I can recall; he just sang it. Also, put on your thinking caps and name the actress who played the big sister in the sequel 'Ben'--what would you do without her? Sha-la-la-laaaaaa.

[@MachinaGirlRobots]

@@Juliaflo Actually in real life, Michael Jackson as a little kid DID befriend a rat in his house then his father killed it in front of him.

[@dying101666]

@@MachinaGirlRobots saw the movie. that part made me sad.

[@sillylilmonkey]

@@Juliaflo Meredith Baxter, the mother from Family Ties.😊

[@pensiveczar2239]

@@MachinaGirlRobots You're so silly for believing that everything in that biopic was factual. The scene of Michael befriending the rat in his house, while Joseph set a trap to kill it, was written for dramatic effect. It's hilarious how many Jackson fans believe that the American Dream miniseries was some kind of documentary or a completely true account.

[@themagus5906]

"Tear 'im up!" is the classic line everyone remembers. Best line in the whole movie. It's really a study in how all your perceived friends can turn on you in a moment, for no reason that you could understand. Willard was doomed from the start, and there are many of them out there.

[@robertsmith1170]

I was on my second tour in Vietnam in 71/72, they showed this movie in out outdoor "walk-in theater. Went back to room and went to bed. My bed had a wooden bookcase type headboard some previous occupant had made. Woke up in middle of the night to chewing noises, took flashlight and saw a vey big rat chewing on it at floor level. Briefly considered the .45 on top of the headboard but figured the other officers including the CO might be upset. Finally located big trap and got it, probably gave it to one of the "hooch maids" tht cleaned our rooms.

[@fazbell]

This movie resonates with anyone who has ever had an evil boss.

[@7beers]

I have an evil boss. I'm self-employed.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Or a RAT! Lol! Very smart, clean, loving ORGANIZED animals! They only mess in one corner and put food in another...they don't smell. Clean fur. Plus, BONUS, extremely durable!

[@lasagnadinner1946]

i asked my dad for two rats, so he told me to watch this trailer, and i still want them. he claims they are evil, :(

[@stephenjoiner3738]

Your father was onto something.

[@lasagnadinner1946]

:) you would not say that if you knew the true nature of rats... this movie gets them all wrong!

[@bluelover929]

if anyone thinks this movie is accurate....well godzilla must have been accurate too! xD no. they dont hurt people at all. very smart but they wont attack for you...lol

[@leroysinclair8499]

lasagna dinner I had a pet rat once he was white. I named him something really cliche and called him Snow. I had to give him up though because mom was getting really creeped out by him

[@stringmonkey568]

Rats aren't evil. I got one, by accident. He was meant to be fed to a snake, but grew up too fast. His owner no longer wanted him, and asked if I did. I felt sorry for him and brought him home. He was inquisitive, very active and intelligent. I kept him, until he died. You do need to rat proof his area. They do like to chew. They also like to climb, and have toys.

[@alexmixon4719]

I never knew Ben had a prequel, I just heard of this movie tonite I must watch it now as Ben is one of my all time fav child hood movie

[@stefanomenandro3732]

Bruce Davison , great actor !!! It ' s great actor , then and now . A young actor in this movie , he had 25 years . P.S. Bruce Davison he did a little apparition in a photo at 57 years old in the movie of 2003 , Willard , remake of 1971 , and he interpreted Martin Stiles , the father of Willard Stiles , interpreted in the remake to the actor Crispin Glover . In the movie of 2003 , Bruce Davison was a bit elderly and aged .

[@hatednyc]

I’m embarrassed to learn the 2000s version was a remake. How is it I’ve never heard of this version I wonder? Rats are such magnificent, misunderstood creatures.

[@greengrassofhome]

Looks terrifying! I need to watch Willard!

[@systemshocker2875]

watch the sequel "Ben" afterwards

[@HeyInternetErichere]

So glad you got the distribution rights!

[@fruitymarvel]

hello fellow Will Wood fans

[@Maybe_youre_quicksand]

Well hello there

[@hallking7441]

You had me at Elsa Lanchester.

[@kinglord7707]

Willard the original Rat King

[@gerryboudreaultboudreault2608]

...are you referring to the movie "King Rat" ?

[@kinglord7707]

@@gerryboudreaultboudreault2608 No the Rat king from Ninja Turtles

[@IkanGelamaKuning]

Watched Ben in 80s as a kid. (Because the song of MJ). never knew this sequel exist. Thanks.

[@seans3291]

Reverse World this was before Ben

[@Bipolarvideos]

this is literally the funniest trailer ive ever watched

[@ahhwe-any7434]

Bc it looks old school? I once watched an old school horror flick. It was about slime taking over the world

[@traviss3913]

@@ahhwe-any7434 The Blob?

[@Tony-1971]

If you think this is retarded try Terminator Dark Fate. Or Disney Star Wars.

[@skyweir8892]

Excellent movie on so many levels!

[@shepsfarm8392]

Not since the Plague itself have rats been maligned with such impunity. Movie set rats back 50 years and all you guys can do is laugh… um it’s time for a serious conversation

[@jerrywhaanga8500]

Wow..is that how old this movie is..71 was my birth year

[@pensiveczar2239]

Willard used to air on TV late at night or on Saturday afternoons from the late '70s to the early '90s. At the time, it wasn't that old, but I guess now it is because I haven't seen it shown on TV since about 1992. I read a user review for the movie that talked about how when it was released in 1971, the user was a little girl who used to pester her older brother and his friends, always trying to hang around them, much to their annoyance. One afternoon, her brother and his friends were headed to the movies, and she insisted on going with them. He initially told her no, but their mother made him take her too. The movie they went to see was none other than Willard. Karma. She regretted insisting on tagging along with them that day...

[@marianocharroqui8129]

Deleuze and Guattari use this film as an example of what they call become-animal

[@stevenf5902]

Did not expect for anyone to actually reference this here lol

[@BoyceWebb-h7n]

“Tear em’ up!”

[@josephuspmarra]

The original (1971) version of Willard, is a frightening and disturbing film! Watching this movie would give anyone who sees it nightmares. 😱💭

[@hankbob2000]

I saw Willard when it came out back in 1971. I had two pet rats at the time. 😁

[@bradlafferty4493]

Creepy and classic! Plus a young beautiful Sandra Locke

[@ramtrucks721]

She's so plain.. ur an idjot

[@beckyhofheinz6357]

I always liked Brue Davison...he's still a handsome man

[@butterflymoon6368]

you're creepier than the movie

[@butterflymoon6368]

@@beckyhofheinz6357 yes he's good looking

[@realeyesrealizereallies1194]

I never knew they remade this lol. I thought the 2006 one was the first.

[@pwareham61]

I remember watching this as a child, scared me really bad, it was one of 2 rat films that came out around the same time, the other being Ben.

[@kevinmanns7170]

Ben was the sequel to Willard.

[@saybrittaney]

Omgggg I need to watch this. I never knew about this version, only the one that came out in the early 2000’s

[@Dupreegod]

Been had that hate in his eye lol

[@charlessteenburgen]

Martin deserved what he got

[@mikepignatelli273]

Martin was a real prick!!!!

[@AugustDreamScape]

Peoples fear of rats is laughable.

[@fizzy69o.0]

I'm so happy this isn't one of those movies where the "evil" animals die at the end. I prefer this kind of ending

[@aryakeepsafe4142]

I actually like Ben the most

[@fizzy69o.0]

@@aryakeepsafe4142 same

[@videogirlzzzzzz]

Hi, saw this movie at 11 years old and I was already afraid of mice, this is creeping me out even watching the trailer! Eeeek!

[@selenaphillips6971]

The trailers for this movie are way better than the 2003 movie remake starring Crispen Glover.

[@wariswrong4920]

I misremembered "Tear him apart!" It was just "Tear him up."

[@aryakeepsafe4142]

I still can't look at what happens to Socrates.

[@hiikooru]

where your nightmares end willard begins tear 'em up! no, willard! willard, no! THIS IS WHAT WILL WOOD USED IN HIS SONG WOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@TamaraBeinlich]

With the Willard Hotel in all the news it reminded of this movie. Lots and lots of dirty rats. lol.

[@butterflymoon6368]

I don't know why 0:34 makes me laugh so much but it does. The chair is OTT. That's like using a machine gun to kill a fly.

[@rjmacready8830]

Thanks for giving away the best part.

[@Alex_Rmx222]

1:40 *the musical starts*

[@gemaldavinza]

I don't know why this my mom favorite movie😂

[@bonniemoerdyk9809]

She may have had a 'crush' on Bruce Davison?

[@butterflymoon6368]

@@bonniemoerdyk9809 he's a good looking guy!

[@cats-a-lot3609]

It’s awful out here Socrates.

[@RinTab24]

「けっして一人では観ないで下さい」っていう言葉は、日本では「サスペリア」のキャッチとして有名で、お笑いではギャグにされるくらいでしたが、こういうところにも登場しているんですね。 怖かった〜。 UPありがとうございました。

[@W4fflu]

i loved this movie i wish will wood was real

[@mechasentai]

Damn! An army of rats. And all my pets do is look at me like “why don't you hurry up with our food!” lol

[@DanielleRainey-k9r]

Looking forward to watching and crituing the movie

[@gerardorodriguez7500]

Rats can be pets

[@cats-a-lot3609]

I

[@butterflymoon6368]

Good looking actor.

[@jimwagner6260]

1971 Willard.

[@2ndlifeseekers282]

You're way off

[@bjtucker5]

The Crispin Glover remake was great, too

[@jamesslick4790]

I was 9 when this came out. I begged my mother to take me to this movie. It was the SAME year as "Willy Wonka". "Wonka" was scarier to me... My mother DISAGREED. LOL.

[@jeddroston9690]

Willard aka Bruce Davison was a very misunderstood male

[@jenniferwilkerson2163]

Rewatch list:This one is weird until you realize how many people have pet rats like Socrates, then, not so much. Its a pretty good film, actually.

[@t-spiders1035]

Ernest Borgnine squeezed a LOT of money out of thosebeyebrows of his, huh?

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Our dorm had a cat named Socrates.(Ionesco). Poor thing was a bit addled because people would get him stoned.

[@richie9308]

Looks like the Bride of Frankenstein ended up surviving that explosion.

[@alanmorris7669]

My mom took my sister and I to the drive-in theater to see this movie. It was rather boring. The only exciting part was when Willard yelled, "Tear him up!"

[@scottylewis8124]

I could recommend the 2003 remake.

[@butterflymoon6368]

You sound very young. Films are not just about explosions you know? It doesn't have to be exciting to be enjoyable.

[@alanmorris7669]

@@butterflymoon6368 I was very young at the time. Six-years-old to be exact. Today, I'm 58 and the movie is still rather boring even though it brings back so many memories.

[@0000syuable]

ウイラードよりもネズミたちよりも、アーネスト・ボーグナインの顔が一番怖いという。 でも、私の青春の大好きな映画でした。

[@ralphjames1211]

Troll talalulu

[@entrthedragon]

Another good movie is Frogs. 60’s and 70’s movies loved turning regular wildlife into killing machines.

[@butterflymoon6368]

1:28 - 'one was a friend i had named socrates' yeh you might want to not disclose the truth form your date. 'by friend, i mean a rat. yes, a rat'. didn't put that on his tinder profile...

[@gerryboudreaultboudreault2608]

I remember this original movie back then. I think it has the song 'Ben' by a very young Michael Jackson..? Bruce Davison is also in the 1980s sci-fi movie 'The Lathe of Heaven' based on the novel by Ursula K LeGuin, yes?

[@GsBandan]

No, 'Ben' by michael jackson it’s from the sequel

[@tylerrebik7700]

Damn, Senator Kelly loves his rats!

[@tammymorris5475]

Dang wasn't Bruce Davison handsome

[@tammymorris4126]

Wasn't Bruce Davison a hunk omg he looks georgous in this movie and he still is omg sexy willard

[@butterflymoon6368]

@@tammymorris4126 a hunk? i mean he's attractive but i disagree with your choice of adjectives.

[@vinnyrose3672]

You made me hate myself.....well I like myself now

[@craigbreuwet1924]

Ben ended up killing Willard at the end of the movie if I recall right

[@Maria-hz5oj]

I CAME FROM WILL WOOD