Deadly Eyes is a movie directed by Robert Clouse in 1982 and inspired by the book The Rats by James Herbert, first published in 1974. The movie features Sam Groom, Sara Botsford, Scatman Crothers, Cec Linder, Lisa Langlois, Lesleh Donaldson, and others.
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Storyline
Steroid-contaminated grain gives rise to sizable black rats that start preying on the residents of Toronto. A college basketball coach and a local health inspector join forces to investigate the origin of these mysterious giant rats. Upon realizing that the rats inhabit the subway, they strive to halt the opening of a new subway line before chaos erupts underground. This marks humanity’s final, intense struggle to safeguard its existence!
Movie vs Book
Year
1982
Minutes
87
Movie Rate
4.90
Source: IMDb
Year
1974
Pages
208
Book Rate
7.86
S: Goodreads
Book
The Rats
Author: James Herbert
Country: UK
First published in: 1974
Length: 208 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Rats
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by John Lafia
User polls & recommendations
“I've never watched any of the adaptations of my books. I've never wanted to, and there's no chance of me doing so in the future.”
ALAN MOORE (Author)
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