Hubert as Rat



Hubert spends the majority of the Creature Shop film Rat embodying the title. In rodent form, Hubert is a small white rat with certain markings (since according to Conchita, it's only natural that a white man become a white rat). While two live rats, including one named Nutter, played the character for the majority of the shots, a highly detailed, animatronic version was used for scenes that necessitated over-the shoulder shots, certain kinds of movements, or rough treatment of the rat.

In the "behind the scenes" featurette accompanying the film's DVD release, star Imelda Staunton talks about her rough treatment of the rat. A bandaged, animatronic Hubert, with an IV, is shown lying in the Creature Shop, holding a sign and threatening to sue.