Rat 23 years old

He might eat maggots and live in a cage but he's still our Dad

After a night of drinking Guiness at the local watering hole, an ordinary, working-class, family man in Dublin's life is turned upside-down when he wakes up as a rat.

Credits

Rat Cast

Name Character
Kerry Condon She was 18, now 41 years old as Marietta Flynn
Pete Postlethwaite He was 55, 64 years old when he died as Hubert Flynn
Imelda Staunton She was 45, now 68 years old as Conchita Flynn
Stanley Townsend He was 40, now 63 years old as Newsreader
Geoffrey Palmer He was 73, now 97 years old as The Doctor
Niall Tóibín He was 71, 89 years old when he died as Father Geraldo
Ed Byrne He was 29, now 52 years old as Rudolph
Andrew Lovern as Pius Flynn
Frank Kelly He was 62, 77 years old when he died as Uncle Matt
David Wilmot He was 1, 131 years old when he died as Phelim Spratt

Rat Crew

Name Department
Nina Gold as Casting. She was 34 (now 57) years old Production
David Yardley as Editor. He was 72 (85) years old when He died Editing
Alison Owen as Producer. She was 40 (now 63) years old Production
Mark Geraghty as Production Design. Art
Maureen Hughes as Casting. She was 39 (now 63) years old Production
Brendan Galvin as Director of Photography. Camera
Johnny Byrne as Set Decoration. He was 61 (60) years old when He died Art
Wesley Burrowes as Writer. He was 70 (85) years old when He died Writing
Bob Geldof as Music. He was 49 (now 73) years old Sound
Rat poster
Rat (23 years)

He might eat maggots and live in a cage but he's still our Dad

  • Release day: Sunday, April 01, 2001
  • Runtime: 89 minutes