Hood Rat

Apr 1, 2001

1h 27m

★ 5.0

Beneath the stairs. Behind the walls. Beyond the fear.

Overview

Think of it as Willard in the hood, the debut feature from director Leslie Small finds a Isaiah Washington playing a kindly man who turns maniacal with revenge and enlists the help of some man-eating rodents. Living in a rat-infested apartment building, Max is pushed to the edge when his handicapped brother is killed due to the conditions of the inner-city slum. With the rats as his willing soldiers, Max sets out to avenge the senseless death. Hood Rat also stars rapper-turned-actor Ice-T.

Genres

Action

Thriller

Horror

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Nomad Films

Hood Rat Trailers

Cast

Max

Isaiah Washington

Grady

Ice-T

Courtney

Guy Torry

Nina

A.J. Johnson

Souilliez

Taurean Blacque

Vetta Taylor

Tonea Stewart

Judge Bankhead

Tami Roman

Ms. Cameo

Victoria Dillard

Rachel

Jaqueline Fleming

J.D Mogo

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Attorney

Afemo Omilami

Andre

Kedar Ashaad

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