Ratz (2000) (TV)

Director:

Thom Eberhardt

Writer (WGA):

Thom Eberhardt (written by)

Release Date:

9 June 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

Change two rats into guys? Whatever!

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Coming Of Age

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Kathy Baker	...	Doris Trowbridge / Regina Lee Savage
Ron Silver	...	Herb Soric
Jake Seeley	...	Scooter
Levi James	...	Spike
Barbara Tyson	...	Judy Weingarten
Veena Sood	...	Donna Kornbalm
Stephen E. Miller	...	Officer Henderson
Ed Evanko	...	Mayor Ed Feldman (as Edward Evanko)
Kyle Labine	...	Rod
Graham Wardle	...	Tod
Chelan Simmons	...	Jennifer Martin
Caroline Elliott	...	Summer Weingarten
Vanessa Lengies	...	Marci Kornbalm
Tania Saulnier	...	Blair
Maryam Martinez	...	Heather

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Showtime Networks

Quotes:

Summer Weingarten: Oh... You are so right about all those strange things happening to us, Marci... Don't you think it's strange that you would tell Jennifer that we have dates tonight? When she so knows we don't? And she is so going to be telling everyone that you said we did? And everyone is so going to be laughing at us tonight?... I'm not even going to go!

Movie Connections:

Followed by I Was a Teenage Faust (2002) (TV)

two young girls wish for dates, two rats turn into boys and the fun begins

Ratz is a cleverly written comedy about two thirteen year old girls who really want to go to the Spring Fling town dance and manage to get involved with a magic ring that grants wishes but always with some kind of a twist such as the boys they wish for are transformed into boys from two pet rats and still behave like rats. Even though the plot is full of magic and strange occurrences and strange characters, the girls are normal with normal parents and normal friends and the entire movie is something the entire family can sit and watch together with enjoyment. Everyone can laugh at all the jokes and enjoy the plots twists of which there are many. I found the story very well written, I enjoyed the acting and I laughed out loud quite a few times. This is a fun movie and something you can rent for your kids and watch with your kids. I would say 9-14 are good ages for this movie. Young girls particularly should enjoy it.