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Silver Bullet (1985)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:7

Rotten:7

Average Rating:5.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Based on Stephen King's novella CYCLE OF THE WEREWOLF, SILVER BULLET concerns a small mountain community terrorized by a half-man/half-beast of folklore. After an encounter with the murderous... Based on Stephen King's novella CYCLE OF THE WEREWOLF, SILVER BULLET concerns a small mountain community terrorized by a half-man/half-beast of folklore. After an encounter with the murderous werewolf, wheelchair-bound Marty Coslaw (Corey Haim) becomes saddled with the unfortunate knowledge of the beast's human alter ego. With some help from his sister (Megan Follows), his goodhearted alcoholic uncle (Gary Busey), and his turbo-charged wheelchair, he sets out to rid the town of the murderous scourge. King also wrote the screenplay. [More]

Starring: Corey Haim, Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Megan Follows

Starring: Corey Haim, Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Megan Follows, Robin Groves, Leon Russom, Terry O'Quinn, Bill Smitrovich, Lawrence Tierney

Director: Daniel Attias

Director: Daniel Attias
Screenwriter: Stephen King
Producer: Dino De Laurentiis, Martha Schumacher
Composer: Jay Chattaway

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Stephen King's Silver Bullet is kinda sorta good...

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05/28/02
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

feels episodic and slight, little more than a slasher movie in which the slasher is a lycanthrope

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06/13/02
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

A horror flick for young fans who aren't quite prepared for the really scary stuff.

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11/15/06
Scott Weinberg
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Roger Ebert
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07/30/02
Jamie Gillies
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Derek Adams
Derek Adams
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10/23/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Werewolves are on the prowl! Sometimes effective, sometimes biting.

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03/31/06
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
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Fairly effective werewolf flick with medium production values

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08/21/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Still a great horror film, in spite of being rather dated, especially in special effects.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
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