Two-Legged Rat Bastards

Two-Legged Rat Bastards

Two-Legged Rat Bastards

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Two-Legged Rat Bastards

2011

0h 12m

6.5(2 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

Overview

A short film detailing the strange estrangement of an elderly father and his son. Set on a park bench in the present day, Eddie, a cantankerous old alcoholic, attempts to connect with his son Winstead, who's spent the majority of his adult life trying to get away from him. In the course of their conversation Eddie reveals how he lost his leg - in a high stakes poker game 30 years ago.

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Cast & Crew

4 members

Acting

Derek Waters

Winstead

Derek Waters

Acting

Orson Bean

Eddie

Orson Bean

Acting

Michael Rosenbaum

Young Eddie

Michael Rosenbaum

Acting

Tony Curran

Desoto

Tony Curran

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