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Wolfen (1981)

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Reviews Counted: 22

Fresh: 16

Rotten:6

Average Rating: 5.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: While investigating a string of extraordinarily violent murders, police detective Dewey Wilson stumbles upon a pack of supernatural wolf-like monsters preying upon the denizens of New York City.

Starring: Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines

Starring: Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines

Director: Michael Wadleigh

Director: Michael Wadleigh
Composer: James Horner

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03/26/09
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The often muddled, but scary Wolfen tops The Howling and An American Werewolf in London as the best of 1981's three worthwhile lupine thrillers.

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01/26/06
Chuck O'Leary
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08/08/05
Emanuel Levy
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Some sort of mixed-up commentary on gentrification.

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07/03/05
Nick Schager
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Fr. Chris Carpenter
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10/23/04
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Vincent Canby
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03/11/04
Nicolas Lacroix
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Wolfen is a thriller with a metaphysical side to it.

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01/31/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

'Sucken.'

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03/04/03
Alex Sandell
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01/05/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Half silly and half profound.

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10/31/02
MaryAnn Johanson
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Sets up its mysteries with an admirable tenacity, though the resolution we’re ultimately offered is more than a bit forgettable.

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