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Ratboy (1986)
Director: Sondra Locke
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Once upon a time in Hollywood a young actress, with the help of her friend Clint Eastwood and his Malpaso company, made a modern fairytale about a little boy who looked like a rat. Locke plays the good ol' country girl who rescues the bewhiskered rubbish-tip recluse to transform him into a star. Unfortunately, however, Locke's 'very black, funny and sad comedy' is neither funny nor sad, and the only thing black about it is its stereotypical depiction of Blacks as conmen and Uncle Toms. Give it a miss.Author: SGo
Cast & crew
Director: Sondra Locke
Producer: Fritz Manes
Cast: Sondra Locke, Robert Townsend, Christopher Hewett, Larry Hankin, Sydney Lassick, Gerrit Graham, Louie Anderson, SL Baird full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 104 mins
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