Teen Wolf (1985)

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• Melvin W

  
  Harold Howard: Yeah, I saw, unless that was another werewolf doing a handstand on top of Stiles' wolfmobile and making a fool of himself.  "He always wanted to be special.. but he never expected this." A movie this stupid really depends on how fun you find it. I… More
  Harold Howard: Yeah, I saw, unless that was another werewolf doing a handstand on top of Stiles' wolfmobile and making a fool of himself.  "He always wanted to be special.. but he never expected this." A movie this stupid really depends on how fun you find it. I didn't enjoy myself. I'm going to nitpick a little bit here. I know this isn't a basketball movie, but if you are going to devote as much screen time at they do to basketball, at least make the games make sense. It looks like the director of the movie has never seen a basketball game in his life. First foul, he's shooting free throws and then after a foul, they do a jump ball. Little shit like that annoys the hell out of me. I guess if you aren't familiar with any concept that goes into basketball, you won't notice. With that to the side, I still didn't find this movie very entertaining.  Scott is an average kid who plays on a crappy basketball team. He isn't really good at anything. All of a sudden he starts to notice little changes, like fur growing on his hands and the fact that he can hear a dog whistle. Well to his surprise, but not his fathers, he is a werewolf. Unlike most werewolf movies the people around him just go with it. He changes in the middle of a game and after staring at him for a few seconds start playing again. Also, being werewolf makes hot girls who never noticed you before horny. Teen Wolf is actually rather dull for the story. You would think that there would be at least a little joy coming from the ridiculousness, but no. The film is as average as Scott before he becomes a werewolf. It's also extremely strange and I don't mean because the character turns into a werewolf and everyone begins to love him. No the whole movie is just really strange in a way that is hard to describe. A guy surfs on the hood of a van while "Surfing U.S.A. plays, there's weird montages with some of the worst songs I've ever heard playing during them, and then there's the dialogue like: Mick: You don't scare me, freak. Underneath all that hair, you're still a dork, Scott. I've handled your kind before. Your mama used to steal chickens out of the backyard until I blew her head off with a shotgun. Right, Scott?  Look, it could have probably been worse, but it just really sucks. Watch it if you must, but God the more I think about it, the more I hate it.

• Phil H

  
  Saw this when I was kid and loved it, very 80's and very daft but totally enjoyable, its basically a B-movie that somehow became a huge hit despite its cheesy premise. Fox is good as the high school dork who becomes a teen werewolf, the things he can do were probably the things… More
  Saw this when I was kid and loved it, very 80's and very daft but totally enjoyable, its basically a B-movie that somehow became a huge hit despite its cheesy premise. Fox is good as the high school dork who becomes a teen werewolf, the things he can do were probably the things you wanted to do when you were at school haha. This has a huge cult following and I can see why as its so darn good, the basketball game sequences are fun, get your juices going, funny, abit racey here and there and Fox looks good as the wolf, nice. How can you forget stile's Wolfmobile and Chubby's constant eating throughout hehe.

• Conner R

  
  This exists in a realm of weird that few movies share. It is completely ignorant of the rules of storytelling and just has everyone accept off the bat that Michael J. Fox is a Werewolf, "but hey, it's all good". However, that's what it wants to do. Teen Wolf is all… More
  This exists in a realm of weird that few movies share. It is completely ignorant of the rules of storytelling and just has everyone accept off the bat that Michael J. Fox is a Werewolf, "but hey, it's all good". However, that's what it wants to do. Teen Wolf is all about being the ultimate goofball 80s premise and its execution is even more goofy. The make-up makes Michael J. Fox look like an ape rather than a wolf, but his acting makes up for it.

• AJ V

  
  An outrageous, over the top, stupid werewolf story that has been spoofed ever since. Fox gives an okay performance, but other than that it's a pretty bad movie, at least it isn't as bad as its sequel, though.

• Richard C

  
  C+

• Lenny M

  
  I guess it's cool, funny, random idea to come up with, a wolf in high school, very 80's. Update: Haha Jason Bateman had the lead role in Teen Wolf 2 which went nowhere. This is like Michelle Pheiffer having the lead role in Grease 2 which had the same outcome. Gotta go… More
  I guess it's cool, funny, random idea to come up with, a wolf in high school, very 80's. Update: Haha Jason Bateman had the lead role in Teen Wolf 2 which went nowhere. This is like Michelle Pheiffer having the lead role in Grease 2 which had the same outcome. Gotta go for that top billing even if it is a milk dud.

• Cassie H

  
  Once again a good 80s movie with an adorable Michael J. Fox. :)

• Aaron N

  
  Harold Howard: I was hoping it would pass you by. Scott Howard: Well, Dad it didn't pass me by. It landed on my face. This is the kind of goofy premise that somehow works. It really shouldn't, I mean: A high school kid suddenly learns that he's a werewolf? Hilarity… More
  Harold Howard: I was hoping it would pass you by. Scott Howard: Well, Dad it didn't pass me by. It landed on my face. This is the kind of goofy premise that somehow works. It really shouldn't, I mean: A high school kid suddenly learns that he's a werewolf? Hilarity ensues as he learns about taking responsibility in his life, while playing on the basketball team and suddenly becoming the most popular kid in school. This film reeks of 80s cheese, but somehow, its always enjoyable to watch. Michael J. Fox is surely one of the reasons, his attitude is just the right kind to make it work. The ridiculous characters, with the exception of the awesome basketball coach, are certainly not helping, but still, this movie is bafflingly watchable. Coach Finstock: Look Scotty, I know what you're going through. Couple years back, a kid came to me much the same way you're coming to me now, saying the same thing that you're saying. He wanted to drop off the team. His mother was a widow, all crippled up. She was scrubbing floors. She had this pin in her hip. So he wanted to drop basketball and get a job. Now these were poor people, these were hungry people with real problems. Understand what I'm saying? Scott Howard: What happened to the kid? Coach Finstock: I don't know. He quit. He was a third stringer, I didn't need him.

• Anthony L

  
  I love the 80's, crap films in the 80's turned into classic films of the future! Brilliant!

• danny d

  
  a classic, they should have stopped at 1 but a great movie

• Dean !

  
  Typical 80's comedy starring Michael J Fox.

• Tim S

  
  There is a white version of Big Baby Davis in this movie. But he'll never be as graceful.

• Candy R

  
  Teen movie about a guy who discovers he can turn into a wolf.

• Steve K

  
  I saw this sooo many times growing up. Not a good movie, but Boof was a cutie and it gets points for nostalgia.

• xGary X

  
  Flimsy comic vehicle that's carried soully by the charm of Michael J. Fox. The occasional funny moment, but if you must, go for Back To The Future. Or American Werewolf In London...

• Jason S

  
  Good 80s comedy. I love the fact that not too many people are worried about the fact that there is a werewolf on the high school basketball team.

• Lady D

  
  Another childhood favourite, back then anything with Michael J Fox was great viewing

• Michael G

  
  It was terrible when it came out. It's terrible now. I remember praying that someone would bite it when they did that van surfing crap.

• Dean M

  
  A werewolf was amazingly good at basketball and wooing girls.

• Matthew Y

  
  If you thought a high school dramedy film about a teenager who discovers he's a werewolf sounds like a ridiculous idea than you'd be right on the money. If you thought it would be a terrible film though, uh...not really. Any quality or entertainment value that the film… More
  If you thought a high school dramedy film about a teenager who discovers he's a werewolf sounds like a ridiculous idea than you'd be right on the money. If you thought it would be a terrible film though, uh...not really. Any quality or entertainment value that the film possesses comes directly from the authentic performance of Michael J. Fox. Even in full wolfed-out mode Fox treats the material as genuine and keeps us interested in the preposterous story and the goofy character.

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