Bad Moon

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Bad Moon

R

1996

1h 20m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Ted (Michael Paré) is working in Nepal when he and his girlfriend are attacked by a mysterious creature. Ted, though brutally maimed, survives, but his girlfriend is not so lucky. To help his recovery, Ted moves close to his sister, Janet (Mariel Hemingway), and her son, Brett (Mason Gamble), but soon realizes he was attacked by a werewolf. Ted is helpless to stop his transformation and only Brett's German shepherd, Thor, is able to see that Ted is a danger to everyone around him.

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Oct 15, 2024

1.5/5

The idea of a werewolf story from the perspective of a family dog confused about whether, and how, to protect his people from a murderous alpha could propel a great horror movie. Perhaps someone will make that someday.

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

Mar 22, 2022

0.5/4

Eric Red was a credible writer for the 1980s thriller The Hitcher but as a director, he's strictly by-the-numbers.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Sep 9, 2020

4/10

The werewolf costume, animatronic facial movements, and makeup effects are superb.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Jul 29, 2016

A brutally underrated werewolf movie...

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Jul 24, 2016

2/4

[UPDATED 2025 REVIEW] It's impossible to hate any movie in which the hero is a magnificent German Shepherd, but that angle is about all that Bad Moon has going for it.

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Dustin Putman

TheBluFile.com

Jul 13, 2016

2.5/4

"Bad Moon" isn't a great film, but it is a competent one with enough inspiration and individuality to impress. It is easy to see why it has built up an affectionate little following over the last few decades.

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John K

@RT59028310 6 days ago

Underrated werewolf horror flick... suspenseful throughout with, believe it or not, a "chess game" between a werewolf relative and a dog protecting its family. I really enjoyed this one... the ending is super intense and exciting.

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 25, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 22, 2026

This movie copy's An American Werewolf in London (?) thus my 2.5 star rating!

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Philip B

@thetachi693 Jul 28, 2026

This movie was pretty basic. Nice view to start the movie. The graphics were ok, better than many werewolf movies but not perfect. One major issue with the movie is that it needs a remastering of the sound. The dialogue and calm parts are all super quiet with extreme differences when it comes to louder action scenes. This had me messing with my remote all night. It was funny bc the final jump scare with Thor actually got me. So for that I gave it a boosted rating. Anytime a horror movie actually scares you, or makes you jump it’ll get higher marks from me. This one didn’t scare me but I’ll admit to the jump at the end lol.

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Ari V

@RT59419633 Jun 28, 2026

Certainly no work of genius, but actually significantly better than expected. 2.25/5

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Phaeton T

@RT47368805 Apr 8, 2026

In my opinion this movie is extremely underrated, best werewolf movie I've seen and I've seen all of the major one. I even enjoyed it more than silver bullet and an American werewolf in London. The only part that needed work was the werewolf transformation it kinda sucked. But other than that though I'd definitely recommend it if you enjoy werewolf movies

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Synopsis

Ted (Michael Paré) is working in Nepal when he and his girlfriend are attacked by a mysterious creature. Ted, though brutally maimed, survives, but his girlfriend is not so lucky. To help his recovery, Ted moves close to his sister, Janet (Mariel Hemingway), and her son, Brett (Mason Gamble), but soon realizes he was attacked by a werewolf. Ted is helpless to stop his transformation and only Brett's German shepherd, Thor, is able to see that Ted is a danger to everyone around him.

Director: Eric Red
Producer: James G. Robinson
Screenwriter: Eric Red
Distributor: Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros.
Production Co: Morgan Creek Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 16, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $927.0K
Runtime: 1h 20m
Sound Mix: Surround

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