Rat Fink

IMDb link: 0059636
IMDb rating: 6.5 (185 votes)
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Director: James Landis
Cast: Schuyler Hayden, Hal Bokar, Judy Hughes, Warrene Ott and others

Release date: 22 Dec 1965
Release year: 1965
Runtime: 80 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: neo noir, country singer, folk singer, ambitious man, ambition, foot chase, secret passenger, washing one's hands, disinfecting a wound, invitation

Plot:

A sadistic rock singer will do whatever it takes to become a star. After seducing an older woman in order to steal money from her, the singer travels to Hollywood and hires an agent, eventually engaging in an affair with the man's wife. Meanwhile, he also impregnates a clueless teenager and then forces her to get an abortion from a veterinarian, only to promptly dump her when he suddenly becomes famous.

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