King Rat

King Rat may mean:

  • Uromys rex, a species of rat
  • King Rat (1962 novel), a novel by James Clavell set in World War II
  • King Rat (film), released in 1965, based on the James Clavell novel
  • King Rat (1998 novel), an urban fantasy novel by China Miéville
  • "King Rat" (song), a 2 track vinyl promo by Modest Mouse
  • King Rat is the head of the Grand Order of Water Rats, a music hall society of Great Britain
  • King Rat, the nickname of the Ulster loyalist Billy Wright, and an autobiography he wrote detailing his activities

Famous quotes containing the words king and/or rat:

    “Our king went forth to Normandy,
    With grace and might of chivalry,
    The God for him wrought marvellously,
    Wherefore England may call and cry
    Deo gratias, Deo gratias Anglia
    Redde pro victoria.”
    —Unknown. The Agincourt Carol (l. 1–6)

    “Everybody gets pinched but you did it right. You told them nothing and they got nothing. You learned the two greatest things in life: Never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut.”
    —Nicholas Pileggi, U.S. screenwriter, and Martin Scorsese. Jimmy Conway (Robert DeNiro)