Of Unknown Origin (1983)

Of Unknown Origin: Directed by George P. Cosmatos. With Peter Weller, Jennifer Dale, Lawrence Dane, Kenneth Welsh. A man becomes destructively obsessed with killing a dangerous rat, which has taken residence in his, recently renovated, house.

“Though I donu0026#39;t really consider it a horror film, if you are one of many who happens to be afraid of rodents this film will terrify you. Hell, even you you donu0026#39;t mind rodents it might freak you out a bit. Peter Weller is always a great actor, and he stars in this film as Bart, a man who wages an all out war with one hell of an angry rat while the rest of his life begins to fall apart because of it. He is the only leading actor in this film, and he carries it almost completely on his own. His dinner table speech about the dangers of rats was both hilarious and a bit unnerving at the same time. I liked how this film was almost self-mocking in parts, though it always kept a straight face about it and never went to far. The ratu0026#39;s point of view shots really show this. The scenes with the rat were all very well done, congrats to whoever trained the rat. The plot was very original, and I liked how smart the rat was. Always a couple steps ahead of poor olu0026#39; Bart. I think I jumped a foot when the damn thing came out of the toilet. Last but not least, that was one heck of a bat he made near the end! Overall, this is a great film. Admittedly itu0026#39;s a bit cheesy in places, but it knows what it is and handles itself very well. Highly recommended.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e8.5/10”