BEN
Dir. Phil Karlson. 1972.
United States. 94 mins.
In English.

Wednesday September 6th - 10pm
Tuesday September 12th - 7:30pm
Friday September 22nd - 10pm
Monday September 25th - 7:30pm

A lonely boy named Danny befriends Ben, the rodent leader of a killer rat pack.

BEN (1972) is an exceptional sequel that aimed to capture the success of its predecessor, WILLARD (1971). The first movie tells the story of Willard, a young man driven mad by his grief, loneliness, and insufferable boss, who befriends a rat and attempts to train it in his basement. Where WILLARD is a character study of an introverted man, BEN documents the rodents that ravage the city, and its residents, while tracing the emotional relationship between Danny and Ben.

Michael Jackson’s "Ben" was written for the movie and is performed by Danny in a sweeping serenade to Ben during the film. The song earned BEN an Academy Award nomination and was the titular track of Michael Jackson's second solo album.