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The Howling

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The Howling (1981)

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Reviews Counted: 25 Fresh: 15  Rotten:10 Average Rating: 6.1/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Synopsis: Based on the best-selling novel by Gary Brandner, this horror film makes effective use of the classic werewolf tale. Dee Wallace stars as Karen White, a popular female reporter in Los Angeles who cannot escape the horror of a traumatic experience that she suffered while trying to capture... Based on the best-selling novel by Gary Brandner, this horror film makes effective use of the classic werewolf tale. Dee Wallace stars as Karen White, a popular female reporter in Los Angeles who cannot escape the horror of a traumatic experience that she suffered while trying to capture Eddie Quist (Robert Ricardo), a dangerous serial killer. When her psychologist (Patrick Macnee) recommends a retreat to "The Colony," up the Northern California coast, she reluctantly agrees, hoping to recover from her nightmarish visions. Karen and her husband (Christopher Stone) arrive at the remote retreat and are shocked at the bizarre behavior of the motley crew of residents. Lurking in the ominous Northern California woods, blanketed by fog, strange sounds can be heard at night, luring the members of the retreat into the forest. In anguish, Karen stumbles on the deadly secret of the community: when sexually excited, they turn into werewolves! The horrified journalist tries to escape from the retreat, battling the lair of leering lycanthropes in a fight for her life. Superb special effects add to the picture, with several shocking human-to-monster transformation sequences. [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Dee Wallace Stone, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone, Elisabeth Brooks

Director: Joe Dante
Screenwriter: John Sayles, Terence H. Winkless
Producer: Michael Finnell, Jack Conrad

DVD Info

Release:

Aug 26, 2003

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital Mono - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Joe Dante - Director
  • Featurette - 1. UNLEASHING THE BEAST
  • 2. MAKING A MONSTER MOVIE: INSIDE THE HOWLING
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Outtakes

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06/24/06
Derek Adams
Time Out
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A perverse, satirical contribution to the oft-maligned werewolf genre.

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11/06/05
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
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A classic werewolf effort

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08/26/05
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World
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06/26/05
Emanuel Levy
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2/4

...with its slow pace and lack of compelling characters, it's hard not to wonder just what it is about the movie that fans have latched onto...

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05/22/05
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
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4/5

A first-rate horror offering.

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03/25/05
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online
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2/4

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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08/03/04
Mark R. Leeper
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2/5

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06/04/04
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
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4/5

Amusing horror spoof with great character names for this who know their werewolf movies.

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03/01/04
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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4/5

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02/10/04
Spence D.
IGN Movies
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Jokes are placed within the frame like details in the panels of a Mad magazine movie parody...

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10/27/03
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
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3.5/5

You could fashion a good drinking game out of catching all the sight gags

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08/26/03
Chris Barsanti
Filmcritic.com
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2.5/4

Its monsters are curiously wimpy, these hulks don't so much smash as paw meekly.

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08/25/03
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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6/10

By the time The Howling finally gets howling, it's pretty much over.

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08/21/03
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
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08/21/03
John Esther
Pasadena Weekly
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3/5

Com bons efeitos especiais de maquiagem e clímax tenso, o filme tem um bom final (raro para o gênero), apesar do roteiro frouxo.

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07/25/03
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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04/21/03
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
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