Rat Pack Rat
7.4 /10 1 Votes
Director Todd Rohal Music director Joseph Stephens Duration Country United States | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Short, Drama Screenplay Todd Rohal Writer Todd Rohal Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date January 17, 2014 (2014-01-17) (Sundance) Cast Eddie Rouse , Steve Little , Margie Beegle Similar movies The Taiwan Oyster (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rat Pack Rat is a 2014 drama short film, written and directed by Todd Rohal. The film had its premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014. It won the Jury Award at the festival.
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The film later screened at 2014 SXSW Film Festival on March 8, 2014. It also marks the final performance of Eddie Rouse, who died on December 7, 2014 of liver failure.
Plot
A Sammy Davis, Jr. impersonator, was hired by a Rat Pack fan's mother to perform on his birthday.
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Reception
Rat Pack Rat received mostly positive reviews from critics. Kat Smith of The Hollywood News gave the film four out of five stars and praised the film by saying that "This short will keep you engaged and guessing where the story is going right up until the last minute." Liz Whittemore of Cinemit, gave the film a positive review that "Rat Pack Rat will leave you with mouth gaping open at the end, it is worth every cringe-worthy second."
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Rat Pack Rat WikipediaRat Pack Rat IMDb Rat Pack Rat themoviedb.org