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Two down and out friends living in Venice, California, struggle in social and economic deprivation. They reach the point where they can’t go on. Escalating pressures force them to hatch a wild get-rich-quick scheme in a last ditch attempt to solve “all of their problems”. The far-fetched scheme involves one of them being bitten by a rat in a major supermarket with the fantastical hopes of winning an outrageously huge settlement.

What transpires is a perfect example of “the best laid plans of mice and men” where reality trumps delusion and, in one comic turn after another, depravity gives way to humanity.

Winner Best Actor at The Action on Film International Film Festival
Winner Best Feature Film at The Rainier Independent Film Festival
Winner Best Comedy Feature Film at The Bare Bones International Film Festival
Winner Best Feature Film at The Other Venice Film Festival
Winner Best Feature Comedy at The Long Island Film Festival
Winner Fusion Audience Award at Dances With Films

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Check out THIS great review on Rotten Tomatoes, written by Steve Miller!
“The Rat Thing is an extremely well crafted film with wonderful performances and a very funny and touching ending…a very funny and smart film.”
Mark Canton
CEO of Atmosphere Entertainment & Producer of the Mega Hit “300”
“Supremely acted, expertly written and directed, The Rat Thing is both a condemnation and celebration of the pressures of achieving the American Dream, Venice Beach – style.”
Ken Cran
Dances With Films
“The best cinematic experience I’ve had in a long, long time! I have been running the Long Island Film Festival for 24 years and I have to tell you it’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a well crafted independent film. It is truly a remarkable and remarkably funny film! Truly a winner!”
Christopher Cooke
Founding Director, Long Island Film Festival
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Debbie Lynn Elias
Film Critic to the Culver City Observer and over 129 Publications Worldwide
The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry, which in the case of Kevin Keresey’s THE RAT THING, awry is a good thing, a very good thing.
Kevin Keresey stars as Jack Kelly. A veteran of numerous indie films and a well known face to television audiences, he also serves as producer, writer and director of THE RAT THING, all to an excellent result.
Determined to retain the role of Jack for himself as well as direct the project, Keresey passed on offers to sell this screenplay to major studios and held out to see his vision through. After seeing Keresey here, he made the right choice.
Joining as Jack’s partner in crime is Michael McGee as the woebegone Joey. A trained stage actor, McGee brings a childlike naiveté to Joey that goes miles in affording forgiveness to at least Joey for the get rich quick schemes the two concoct.
The concept is rooted in a familiarity to us all (McDonald’s coffee and quick money $$$$$$$), which Keresey then elevates to a new level with well placed timely humor, unexpected and welcome twists and turns and then adds a rat that is just as cute as cute can be. A semi-finalist in the 2002 Nicholls Screenwriting Competition, with THE RAT THING, Keresey’s voice is clear. The relationship between Jack and Joey is beyond believable and the dialogue is true to life and unstilted.
In his first outing as a director, the film demonstrates Keresey’s innate skill level with promises of even better things to come. The talent and vision is there and Keresey clearly defines his story.
THE RAT THING has humor and heart, be it from the mouse or the men. Sometimes it’s okay if your plans go awry...sometimes they even turn out better than planned.
One plan you can count on is THE RAT THING.
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West Hollywood News
Serving West Hollywood
July 12, 2007 – Reviews By Roy Rogers Oldenkamp, West Hollywood
The Rat Thing is a thoroughly enjoyable escapade exposing an alternate slice of life in Venice, California.
A caper flick, this love child of actor, writer, director and producer Kevin Keresey offers up great dialogue and vivid sincerity in its tale of three rats – only one with all four legs - and their hard to good luck story.
Seedy Venice is now Condo/Loft Venice and our two stars are on the outs, stuck in dead-end jobs and hatin’ life. Jack, played by Keresey, hatches a get rich quick plan with his best friend Joey.
The rapport of the two actors is what keeps the movie moving, along with the most excellent editing by renowned feature editor Jack Tucker complimenting DP Andrew Giannetta’s fine work.
The montage interstitials featuring Venice are a nice touch, and the acting is superb.
You never want to be pals with these guys, but you can’t tear your eyes away from their lives. I want this duo to be a new Laurel and Hardy, with The Rat Thing just the first in an ongoing series of misadventures.
The ending hardly allows for an obvious sequel, but that’s never stopped Hollywood before. Kudos to all involved for making The Rat Thing their way and on their terms. Do The Rat Thing and check out this movie, well worth your time…hilarious!