- Ben (film)
Infobox Film
name = Ben |
image_caption =
director =Phil Karlson
writer =Gilbert Ralston
starring =Lee Montgomery Joseph Campanella Arthur O'Connell
producer =Mort Briskin
distributor = Cinerama Releasing
budget =
released =23 June 1972 (USA)
runtime = 94 min.
country = flagicon|USA USA
language = English
preceded_by = Willard
followed_by =
amg_id = 1:4790
imdb_id = 0068264
"Ben" is a 1972
film about a young boy (played by Lee H. Montgomery) and his petrat , Ben. This film is a sequel to the 1971 film "Willard".*
Tagline : "Where Willard Ended... Ben Begins. And This Time He's Not Alone!"Plot
A lonely boy befriends the rat that leads the swarm of trained/telepathic rats found in "Willard." This rat, whom the boy names Ben, becomes the boy's best friend and keeps his spirits up in the face of
bullying . However, the balance of power between the human and rat begins to shift, with Ben beginning to control the boy and the swarm becoming increasingly irrational and violent. Eventually, thepolice destroy part of the rat colony, while others are sent to testing labs but Ben survives.Theme song
The film's title theme song, "Ben," performed by
Michael Jackson , became a #1 pop hit single. Later included on Jackson's album of the same name, "Ben" won aGolden Globe Award for Best Original Song and was nominated for anAcademy Award for Best Original Song .References
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*imdb title|id=0068264|title=Ben
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