Ratcatcher

1999
15
1h 34m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

12K

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An naïve young lad navigates the dirty squalid streets of 1973 Glasgow, and the poor youth around him.

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A naïve young lad navigates the dirty squalid streets of 1973 Glasgow and the poor youth around him.A naïve young lad navigates the dirty squalid streets of 1973 Glasgow and the poor youth around him.A naïve young lad navigates the dirty squalid streets of 1973 Glasgow and the poor youth around him.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

12K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 12 wins & 6 nominations total

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Trivia
Although this film is in English, the US release has English subtitles because all the characters speak in a very heavy Scottish accent.

Goofs
A radio announcer mentions a football score "Stirling Albion 20, Selkirk 0." That game was played in 1984, not in the early 70's when the film was set.

Quotes
Kenny: Goodbye, Snowball!

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Instinct/The Loss of Sexual Innocence/Limbo (1999)

Soundtracks
Lollipop
Performed by The Chordettes
Written by Beverly Ross (uncredited) and Julius E. Dixson Sr. (uncredited)
Courtesy of Barnaby Records, Inc.
By Arrangement with Celebrity Licensing Inc.
1958 Edward B Marks Music Company Copyright renewed
Used by permission. All rights reserved

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Very interesting!!!

I recently saw this movie & found it quite powerful. The acting was very good, especially the young boy playing the lead. Everything was very realistic, probably more than I would have wanted to see. I guess foreign art films show a lot more skin & shocking scenes than do American movies. Regardless, I found the movie very interesting & did enjoy it to a degree. But I do think I would have trouble recommending it to some of my friends.