Howling III - The Marsupials

Howling III - The Marsupials (1987)

  • 20% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 23% of users liked it
    (5,662 ratings)

Professor Harry Beckmeyer (Barry Otto) goes searching for a rare breed of werewolf/marsupial in this satirical horror comedy. With his sidekick, Professor Sharpe (Ralph Cotterill), they find Jerboa (Imogen Annesley), and take her to Sydney to appear in a small role in a horror film. Soon members of… More

PG-13, 1 hr. 24 min.
Directed By
Philippe Mora
Genres
Horror, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Nov 13, 1987 Wide
On DVD
Mar 25, 2003

Critic Reviews

  • Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile

    The third of the Howling series is also the least reverential to Joe Dante's original horror movie, with Philippe Mora's tongue firmly in his cheek from the opening credits

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Incomprehensible werewolf awfulness. (Still better than Part 2 though.)

  • Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

    Really, was there any point, after the first?

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Were-kangaroos...what a concept

  • James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk

    a silly, semi-spoof of werewolf movies

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jeff "


    Howling III is the third entry in the series, and like so many of the entries in this franchise, this film is yet another poor attempt to try and make a sequel to a classic. This is another dreadfully bad sequel that doesn't do anything to thrill or entertain. Everything about… More

  • Alexander W


    Far from being scary . The directing is pretty cool and the acting isn't that shabby. But beware the baby werewolf and its plastic family. Its surreal story keeps entertaining with appearances from a couple of charasmatic aussies including Dame Edna Everage, this is not… More

  • Anthony L


    I'm probably the only person in the world who actually likes this film! When it?s trying to be funny its funny, when it?s trying to be serious its hilarious! Highlights included Wareroos dressed as nuns, the birth of a baby wareroo and Dame Edna Everage camping it up in the last… More

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