Teen Wolf

Teen Wolf (1985)

  • 53% of critics liked it
    (19 reviews)

  • 49% of users liked it
    (70,130 ratings)

After sitting on the shelf for some time, Teen Wolf was released on the heels of the hugely successful Back to the Future in an attempt to cash in on the huge popularity of star Michael J. Fox. Teen Wolf chronicles the plight of Fox as a small-town nerd who can't seem to score a basket on the court… More

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PG, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By
Rod Daniel
Genres
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
In Theaters
Aug 23, 1985 Wide
Atlantic

Critic Reviews

  • Matt Brunson, Creative Loafing

    Rather than a wolf in sheep's clothing, Teen Wolf is basically a standard 80s teen flick in werewolf's clothing.

  • R. L. Shaffer, IGN DVD

    It's often ridiculous, and filled with '80s cheese, but Teen Wolf does harbor some poignant coming-of-age metaphors and decent helping of intentional, and unintentional, comedy.

  • Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com

    Despite the inexcusable lack of a DeLorean, Teen Wolf is a modest, digestible comedy, guided by a perfectly itchy Fox performance as the titular beast.

  • Charles Cassady, Common Sense Media

    Cheesy '80s comedy still works thanks to Fox-y star.

  • Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

    corny but endearing

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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

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