Conchita Flynn (played by Imelda Staunton) is a protagonist in Rat.
Hubert's wife who views his transformation as a moral lesson. She collaborates with ghostwriter Phelim Spratt to publish a book about the family's loyalty. She manages Hubert's care, consults her brother Matt, and ultimately suffers a mysterious bite from Hubert that appears to transfer his rat condition to her. She is restored to human form by the film's end. Phelim Spratt (played by David Wilmot) appears in Rat.
A ghostwriter who hears Hubert's transformation on the radio and pitches a book to Conchita. Initially claiming he wants to highlight the family's loyalty, he secretly drafts a narrative focusing on their desire to kill and abandon Hubert. He hides the manuscript and is eventually exposed and expelled by the family. Hubert Flynn (played by Pete Postlethwaite) appears in Rat.
The protagonist who transforms into a rat after a night of heavy drinking. His family reacts with varying degrees of rejection, exploitation, and compassion. After trekking back home, he is subjected to an exorcism and cooling treatment that restores his human form. He ultimately reveals that his wife, Conchita, has taken his place as the rat. Father Geraldo (played by Niall Tóibín) appears in Rat.
A priest summoned by Conchita when Hubert returns exhausted and feverish. He performs last rites and an exorcism on the animal. Following the ritual and being placed in a refrigerator, Hubert is restored to his human form. The Doctor (played by Geoffrey Palmer) appears in Rat.
A medical professional called by Conchita after Hubert returns from the maggot factory. He diagnoses Hubert with a fever and advises her to cool him down, leading to the family placing him in the refrigerator before the exorcism.
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Characters
Conchita Flynn
(played by Imelda Staunton) — protagonist
Hubert's wife who views his transformation as a moral lesson. She collaborates with ghostwriter Phelim Spratt to publish a book about the family's loyalty. She manages Hubert's care, consults her brot...
Phelim Spratt
(played by David Wilmot) — supporting
A ghostwriter who hears Hubert's transformation on the radio and pitches a book to Conchita. Initially claiming he wants to highlight the family's loyalty, he secretly drafts a narrative focusing on t...
Hubert Flynn
(played by Pete Postlethwaite) — supporting
The protagonist who transforms into a rat after a night of heavy drinking. His family reacts with varying degrees of rejection, exploitation, and compassion. After trekking back home, he is subjected...
Father Geraldo
(played by Niall Tóibín) — supporting
A priest summoned by Conchita when Hubert returns exhausted and feverish. He performs last rites and an exorcism on the animal. Following the ritual and being placed in a refrigerator, Hubert is resto...
The Doctor
(played by Geoffrey Palmer) — supporting
A medical professional called by Conchita after Hubert returns from the maggot factory. He diagnoses Hubert with a fever and advises her to cool him down, leading to the family placing him in the refr...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Hubert Flynn → Conchita Flynn
(spouse)
Father Geraldo → Hubert Flynn
(Professional Exorcist And Subject)
Father Geraldo is summoned to perform the last rites and an exorcism on Hubert while Hubert is still in rat form.
Hubert Flynn → The Doctor
(Professional Patient And Doctor)
The Doctor is called after Hubert returns exhausted and feverish, diagnoses his fever, and advises that he be cooled down.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Phelim Spratt → Hubert Flynn
(Narrative Ghostwriter And Subject)
Phelim Spratt proposes writing a book about Hubert Flynn's transformation into a rat and uses Hubert's experience as the central subject.
Story Analysis
A strange transformation exposes family rejection, exploitation, loyalty, and the unstable boundary between human identity and animal form.
Plot Progression
A Rat Comes Home
The Profitable Misfortune
The Impossible Journey
The Manuscript Deception
The Rat's Last Secret
Directed by Steve Barron
Rat (2000) · 6/10 · comedy, drama, family, fantasy
