Ben (1972) - Newspaper Ad

Oakland Tribune - June 19, 1972

Although the original Willard was a yet another seeming staple of our syndication channels and afternoon movie time slots, I remember its sequel Ben as being a tad more scarce on that front. My memory has it that I might not have seen it until I was able to rent it on home video, although I also recall watching it when it was on The 3:30 Movie.

But does it really matter?

Picking up right where Willard ended, Ben and his army of rats proceed to do nothing all that interesting. The one great thing about this movie is its Academy Award nominated song, performed by the late Michael Jackson.