The Highway Rat

"Give me your buns and your biscuits!"

2018 0h 25m EN

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6.2

MID

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6.6

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 37★6.6IMDB · 1,396

FamilyAnimationComedyTV Movie

Synopsis

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The tale of a ravenous rat who craves buns, biscuits and all sweet things. Tearing along the highway, he searches for sugary treats to steal, until his sweet tooth leads him to a sticky end.

“Give me your buns and your biscuits!”

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Cast

Rob Brydon
Narrator / The Horse (voice)
David Tennant
The Highway Rat (voice)
Nina Sosanya
The Duck (voice)
Tom Hollander
The Squirrel (voice)
Frances de la Tour
The Rabbit (voice)
Husaam Kiani
The Kitten (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeroen Jaspaert
Writers: Jeroen Jaspaert
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Robin Sales shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Rob Brydon and David Tennant and Nina Sosanya carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Give me your buns and your biscuits!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7546096 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jeroen Jaspaert directs. Robin Sales cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Robin Sales shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Rob Brydon and David Tennant and Nina Sosanya carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Give me your buns and your biscuits!".
7IMDB entry: tt7546096 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Robin Sales
Production design: Caroline Vos
Sound: Adrian Rhodes
Runtime: 25 min · 0h 25m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): 0
IMDB: The Highway Rat (2018)
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 1,396 votes

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations total

NYICFF Audience Award

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CinemaSerf2024-12-26
★ 7/10
Well he is a rat, after all, so we ought to expect him too be a bit of a terror. He sits astride his horse doing his own version of Dick Turpin - only maybe that should be "Nick" as he usually, and sometimes quite threateningly, steals the food from the mouths of just about everyone he encounters. He thinks his luck is truly in when he encounters a duck, but she's no fool. She tells him of a place were there are cakes and chocolates galore and his greed soon gets the better of his common sense with rather parable-esque consequences for just about everyone. It's the horse that steals this for me, but the other characters each have their part to play in demonstrating the merits of share and share alike, especially when faced with a bully. It's quite funny at times, and the style of animation is detailed and engaging - if perhaps just a little linear. This is enjoyable family fayre that effortlessly passes half an hour without labouring the points it's quite powerfully making.

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