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The Rat Catcher

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In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a rat catcher explain his clever plan to outwit his prey.
Director
Wes Anderson
Year
2023
Genre
short, comedy
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Awards
1 nomination
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[bell tolling in the distance] - The Rat Catcher 00:06
[bell tolling in the distance]
In the afternoon the rat man came to the petrol station - The Rat Catcher 00:25
In the afternoon the rat man came to the petrol station
Corduroy trousers were tied around the knees with lengths of white string. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
Corduroy trousers were tied around the knees with lengths of...
He was lean, leathery, a sharp face, - The Rat Catcher 00:08
He was lean, leathery, a sharp face,
The eyes were almost black, - The Rat Catcher 00:07
The eyes were almost black,
Depends what rats, where they is. Different methods for different rats. - The Rat Catcher 00:05
Depends what rats, where they is. Different methods for diff...
He held his face up high, - The Rat Catcher 00:07
He held his face up high,
Rats is clever. You wanna catch 'em, you gotta know 'em. - The Rat Catcher 00:05
Rats is clever. You wanna catch 'em, you gotta know �...
Whole time you're preparin' how to exterminate 'em, - The Rat Catcher 00:06
Whole time you're preparin' how to exterminate �...
You shouldn't, should you? I'd like to see you do a sewer job. - The Rat Catcher 00:05
You shouldn't, should you? I'd like to see you do ...
Yeah, I knew it. "Down the sewer." - The Rat Catcher 00:06
Yeah, I knew it. "Down the sewer."
All right. Well, what would you do, Mr. Rat Man? On a sewer job? - The Rat Catcher 00:05
All right. Well, what would you do, Mr. Rat Man? On a sewer ...
His voice became secretive and confidential, - The Rat Catcher 00:07
His voice became secretive and confidential,
You works on the understandin' a rat is a gnawin' animal, see? - The Rat Catcher 00:05
You works on the understandin' a rat is a gnawin' ...
So you got a sewer job on your hands. What d'you do? - The Rat Catcher 00:05
So you got a sewer job on your hands. What d'you do?
His voice had the soft, throaty sound of a croaking frog, - The Rat Catcher 00:10
His voice had the soft, throaty sound of a croaking frog,
You go down the sewer - The Rat Catcher 00:08
You go down the sewer
Then you suspend 'em from the roof of the sewer - The Rat Catcher 00:07
Then you suspend 'em from the roof of the sewer
Old rat comes swimmin' along the sewer, sees the bag. He stops. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
Old rat comes swimmin' along the sewer, sees the bag. H...
That's it! He starts gnawin' at the bag, and the bag breaks, - The Rat Catcher 00:08
That's it! He starts gnawin' at the bag, and the b...
Gets into the rat's tubes and swells right up - The Rat Catcher 00:07
Gets into the rat's tubes and swells right up
He rubbed his stringy fingers together, holding the hands up close to his face. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
He rubbed his stringy fingers together, holding the hands up...
The word "rats" came out with a rich, fruity sound - The Rat Catcher 00:07
The word "rats" came out with a rich, fruity sound
I'll wager they're inside too, gettin' in your food, spreadin' disease. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
I'll wager they're inside too, gettin' in you...
- Got any sickness here? - He looked pointedly at me, then at Claud. - The Rat Catcher 00:05
- Got any sickness here? - He looked pointedly at me, then a...
He'd taken upon himself the mantle of a public health officer, - The Rat Catcher 00:08
He'd taken upon himself the mantle of a public health o...
Nevertheless, the rats are in the hayrick. How will you remove them? - The Rat Catcher 00:06
Nevertheless, the rats are in the hayrick. How will you remo...
He reached into his knapsack and withdrew a large tin, - The Rat Catcher 00:07
He reached into his knapsack and withdrew a large tin,
They'd put you inside if they caught you with even a spoonful of this. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
They'd put you inside if they caught you with even a sp...
He spoke almost lovingly of the stuff and held it forward for Claud. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
He spoke almost lovingly of the stuff and held it forward fo...
You take just one grain in your mouth and you're a goner in three minutes. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
You take just one grain in your mouth and you're a gone...
[editor] He caressed the tin and shook it… - The Rat Catcher 00:07
[editor] He caressed the tin and shook it…
But your rats don't get this today. They wouldn't have it, anyway. - The Rat Catcher 00:05
But your rats don't get this today. They wouldn't ...
That's where you got to know rats. Rats is suspicious. Terrible suspicious. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
That's where you got to know rats. Rats is suspicious. ...
So today they get some nice, clean, tasty oats - The Rat Catcher 00:06
So today they get some nice, clean, tasty oats
And it'll taste so good, all the rats in the district - The Rat Catcher 00:06
And it'll taste so good, all the rats in the district
"You've almost got to be a rat yourself." - The Rat Catcher 00:06
"You've almost got to be a rat yourself."
Cleverer even than a rat, - The Rat Catcher 00:06
Cleverer even than a rat,
Lady Leonora Benson's asking for me urgent up at the manor. - The Rat Catcher 00:05
Lady Leonora Benson's asking for me urgent up at the ma...
That slow, almost delicate, ambling walk with a lot of give at the knees - The Rat Catcher 00:09
That slow, almost delicate, ambling walk with a lot of give ...
He hopped over the gate, and walked quickly 'round the hayrick, - The Rat Catcher 00:08
He hopped over the gate, and walked quickly 'round the ...
The day after that he came again, and the day after that, - The Rat Catcher 00:08
The day after that he came again, and the day after that,
But he didn't scatter these. Instead, he placed them in little piles - The Rat Catcher 00:07
But he didn't scatter these. Instead, he placed them in...
Well, if you want him to die a horrible, twisting death, let him in that gate. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
Well, if you want him to die a horrible, twisting death, let...
He was puffed up and important now, the black eyes gleaming with pride. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
He was puffed up and important now, the black eyes gleaming ...
He was about to display the results of his catch to the audience. - The Rat Catcher 00:05
He was about to display the results of his catch to the audi...
The rat man prowled around the hayrick, - The Rat Catcher 00:07
The rat man prowled around the hayrick,
He ambled over to another pile and got down to examine it closely. - The Rat Catcher 00:05
He ambled over to another pile and got down to examine it cl...
He didn't answer, but it was clear the rats hadn't touched his bait. - The Rat Catcher 00:05
He didn't answer, but it was clear the rats hadn't...
The rat man was annoyed - The Rat Catcher 00:09
The rat man was annoyed
No rats in the world will turn down oats unless their bellies is full to burstin'. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
No rats in the world will turn down oats unless their bellie...
He knelt down again scooping up the poisoned oats with a small shovel, - The Rat Catcher 00:08
He knelt down again scooping up the poisoned oats with a sma...
When he had finished, all three of us walked back across the road. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
When he had finished, all three of us walked back across the...
The rat man stood by the petrol-pump, - The Rat Catcher 00:09
The rat man stood by the petrol-pump,
He had withdrawn into himself over his failure, - The Rat Catcher 00:09
He had withdrawn into himself over his failure,
He raised himself up and down on his toes, swaying gently, - The Rat Catcher 00:09
He raised himself up and down on his toes, swaying gently,
He put his right hand into the poacher's pocket of his jacket - The Rat Catcher 00:09
He put his right hand into the poacher's pocket of his ...
He was crouching slightly and craning his neck forward - The Rat Catcher 00:13
He was crouching slightly and craning his neck forward
He put his free hand into the other pocket and produced a small, white… - The Rat Catcher 00:08
He put his free hand into the other pocket and produced a sm...
He held the two animals close in front of him - The Rat Catcher 00:08
He held the two animals close in front of him
[editor] His khaki shirt was open at the neck, - The Rat Catcher 00:08
[editor] His khaki shirt was open at the neck,
It appeared the rat was running around his body, chased by the ferret. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
It appeared the rat was running around his body, chased by t...
Six or seven times they went around, the small bulge chasing the larger one, - The Rat Catcher 00:14
Six or seven times they went around, the small bulge chasing...
Throughout this performance, the rat man stood absolutely still, - The Rat Catcher 00:11
Throughout this performance, the rat man stood absolutely st...
Finally, he took his hand and reached down into his shirt - The Rat Catcher 00:07
Finally, he took his hand and reached down into his shirt
There were traces of blood around the white muzzle of the ferret. - The Rat Catcher 00:05
There were traces of blood around the white muzzle of the fe...
…Claud told him, but was intrigued, and the rat man was becoming cocky again. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
…Claud told him, but was intrigued, and the rat man was beco...
Something you'd never believe unless you're seeing it with your own eyes? - The Rat Catcher 00:05
Something you'd never believe unless you're seeing...
The rat man slipped the dead rat into one pocket - The Rat Catcher 00:05
The rat man slipped the dead rat into one pocket
{\an8}Then he reached into his knapsack and produced a second live rat. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
{\an8}Then he reached into his knapsack and produced a secon...
You got to know rats on this job, - The Rat Catcher 00:06
You got to know rats on this job,
This is a sewer rat, this one. An old sewer rat, clever as buggery. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
This is a sewer rat, this one. An old sewer rat, clever as b...
See him watchin' me all the time, wonderin' what I'm gonna do next? - The Rat Catcher 00:06
See him watchin' me all the time, wonderin' what I...
"What will you do?" - The Rat Catcher 00:07
"What will you do?"
- Fetch me a piece of string. - Claud fetched a piece of string. - The Rat Catcher 00:05
- Fetch me a piece of string. - Claud fetched a piece of str...
We walked over to the petrol-pump and he put the sewer rat on top. - The Rat Catcher 00:05
We walked over to the petrol-pump and he put the sewer rat o...
He attached the string to a post so the rat was now tethered. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
He attached the string to a post so the rat was now tethered...
At first, it crouched, unmoving and suspicious, - The Rat Catcher 00:10
At first, it crouched, unmoving and suspicious,
It was looking away, but watching him sideways - The Rat Catcher 00:06
It was looking away, but watching him sideways
The rat man stepped back a few paces, and immediately the rat relaxed. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
The rat man stepped back a few paces, and immediately the ra...
It sat up on its haunches - The Rat Catcher 00:06
It sat up on its haunches
It seemed quite unconcerned about the other men standing nearby. - The Rat Catcher 00:05
It seemed quite unconcerned about the other men standing nea...
- [rat man] It's more fun if you bet. - [Claud] What do you want to bet on? - The Rat Catcher 00:05
- [rat man] It's more fun if you bet. - [Claud] What do...
I looked at the rat that was to be killed and began to feel sick, - The Rat Catcher 00:12
I looked at the rat that was to be killed and began to feel ...
The rat man stepped forward, put his hands in his pockets - The Rat Catcher 00:07
The rat man stepped forward, put his hands in his pockets
It seemed it was preparing to spring at the rat man, - The Rat Catcher 00:11
It seemed it was preparing to spring at the rat man,
The rat man leaned further towards the rat, - The Rat Catcher 00:10
The rat man leaned further towards the rat,
The string pulled it up with a jerk that must've nearly dislocated its leg. - The Rat Catcher 00:06
The string pulled it up with a jerk that must've nearly...
It crouched again at the edge, - The Rat Catcher 00:08
It crouched again at the edge,
At this point, the rat man again began to move his face very slowly, - The Rat Catcher 00:07
At this point, the rat man again began to move his face very...
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In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a rat catcher explain his clever plan to outwit his prey.

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Director: Wes Anderson
Writer: Roald Dahl, Wes Anderson
Production: N/A
Genre: short, comedy
Year: 2023
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ImdbRating: 6.5
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Released: 29 Sep 2023
Awards: 1 nomination
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