Ratboy

Ratboy is a 1986 American comedy-drama film directed by and starring Sondra Locke. The make-up effects were designed by Rick Baker. The film's scenario is at times comic or serious, and one of its peculiarities is that there never is any explanation for Ratboy's origin and existence as a human-rat hybrid. Principal photography started on September 6, 1985, and ended in October 1985. Ratboy had a troubled production and was both a critical and commercial failure. Synopsis A former window dresser named Nikki overhears mention of a mysterious "Ratboy" named Eugene while dumpster diving at a dump. After finding and befriending him, Nikki makes several attempts at marketing his uniqueness to the public. At the same time, Eugene wishes to avoid public attention. Cast Sondra Locke as Nikki Morrison Sharon Baird as Eugene / Ratboy (as S.L. Baird) Gordon Anderson as the voice of Eugene/Ratboy Robert Townsend as Manny Christopher Hewett as Acting Coach Larry Hankin as Robert Jewell Sydney Lassick as Lee 'Dial-A-Prayer' Gerrit Graham as Billy Morrison Louie Anderson as Omer Morrison Billie Bird as Psychic John Witherspoon as Heavy Charles Bartlett as Catullus Cop Tim Thomerson as Alan Reynolds (uncredited)