The Rat Pack (film) become a big success despite the breakup of his partnership with Jerry Lewis; Sinatra's career is at its peak; Sammy Davis, Jr., is making a comeback after a near fatal car crash, and standup comic Joey Bishop is gaining exposure as an opening act for the other three. The Pack becomes complete when Sinatra reconciles with actor Peter Lawford, who has been ostracized since being seen out publicly with Sinatra's ex-wife, Ava Gardner. Lawford has married Patricia Kennedy. Abandoning a notion to seduce Pat for his own amusement, Sinatra becomes more interested in her brother John F. Kennedy's political ambitions.
Return of the Rat Return of the Rat "Return of the Rat" is a song by the punk rock band Wipers, and is the first track on Wipers' 1980 debut album "Is This Real?". Like much of the album, the song structure is circularly tight and catchy, containing a driving drum beat and choppy, distorted guitar riffs. The song (and the band) grew in popularity after the grunge band Nirvana recorded a cover of "Return of the Rat" for the 1992 Wipers tribute record "Eight Songs for Greg Sage and The Wipers", released on the Tim/Kerr label. A different mix of the same recording