I Was a Rat poster

Movie · 2001

I Was a Rat

Released 9 December 2001 More from 2001 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

A little boy found wandering the streets is taken in by Bob and Joan, a kindly couple. The boy is cold, wet and desperate for shelter, but Bob and Joan are perplexed by his claims that he was once a rat. Meanwhile, rumours are rife at the newspaper about the prince's new love: a girl who captivated everyone at the palace ball.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Ned Beatty
as Mudduck
64
Tom Conti
as Bob Jones
60
Brenda Fricker
as Joan Jones
56
Stephen Ouimette
as Wheedle
47
Sheila McCarthy
as Mrs. Tapscrew
45
Richard Graham
as Charlie
41
Don McKellar
as Oliver Tapscrew
38
Calum Worthy
as Ratty
10
FR·02

The numbers

Computed from the cast above
54years between the oldest and youngest billed
64Ned Beatty — oldest on the call sheet
10Calum Worthy — youngest billed
45average age of the credited cast
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