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Plot: After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem.
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MCT:October 6, 2008Talk about a blast from the past.I had my wife watch this with me.(I'm 37 she's 23)I must say the effects have held up nicely for 28 years.Except for the werewolves banging and the stop motion effect near the end this movie is as original as ever.A newswoman is contacted to meet a serial killer named Eddie who gets shot as he's showing her a suprise.She can't remember what happen,so at the advice of a new age doctor she goes on a retreat.Once there she and her husband meet the strange inhabitants there and hear strange noises at night.While this is going on the "corpse" of Eddie is gone.What happens when the colony's connection to Eddie is explained.What really makes this movie is the ensemble of character actors,good dialogue and ground breaking old school special effects,FUCK CGI!!
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MCT:October 4, 2008
The Howling is a great werewolf flick. The transformations are brilliant, and carefully executed. The storyline is definitely interesting, revolving around an elite class of werewolves. The actually 'howling' that you hear in the movie is somewhat chilling to listen to, and the werewolves were pretty damn creepy I must say. I definitely would say this movie ranks as one of the best in its category.
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MCT:October 4, 2008
Classic werewolf movie. The only cheesy part was when the couple did their transformation and it was animated....blah. All the other effects were cool.
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MCT:September 29, 2008i got this movie after all the great things i heard about it and when i saw it...i was...well... in a way let down its not joe dante's best film and rob bottin....great fx man but come on im sorry the fucking wolfs looked like a rabit with rabbies....just...blah.... dee wallace stone was good but its not her best eather...just...a let down some good moments but not alot...
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MCT:September 21, 2008Ohhh! One of a great Werewolf movie! The music score adds a nice touch to this awesome horror flick on Werewolves. "Let me give you a piece of my mind!" is one of the awesome Werewolf changing scenes ever. ;)
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MCT:August 4, 2008This movie was overshadowed when it came out because of "American Werewolf in London" came out around the same time, but this is just as good a movie. The transformation scenes were excellent and the cast was full of horror vets, It doesn't get a full five for some of the camp humor and the "cute" werewolf at the end. Still it's a must watch for horror fans. Check out the werewolf sex scene. Hilarious!
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MCT:August 2, 2008
I don't think I've seen the original Howling since I was a kid, and it didn't leave much of an impact on me. My favorite werewolf film has always been An American Werewolf in London. But I'm surprised that I didn't remember The Howling more fondly. It turned out to be the 2nd best werewolf film I've ever seen. Which isn't saying a whole lot, since Hollywood has a hard-on for vampires instead, and we're lucky if we see a werewolf movie every 10 years.
The film has a great pedigree; it's directed by Joe Dante, who's made some great B-movies in his time, Gremlins, being the best of them. The screenplay was written by John Sayles, who is a very well respected filmmaker in his own right. The great Dee Wallace, who seemed to pop up as the innocent woman in half of the 80's horror flicks. And it's chalk full of great character actors, including Slim Pickens, Kevin McCarthy, John Carradine and Robert Picardo, among others. So all the right ingredients are there to make a great film. They manage to cook it up just about right, and create a pretty great horror film, with just the right amount of humor, to make this ridiculous idea go down a bit smoother.
At the beginning of the film, Karen White (Dee Wallace) an investigative reporter, has a run in with a killer at an old-school Times Square sex shop. Afterwards, she can't remember exactly what happened, but is having horrible dreams, and is struggling to get through every day life. A well respected psychologist, sends her and her husband out to one of his remote retreats, to get away from it all, where she can focus more on herself. Unknown to her, is that she's being sent to werewolf haven, and soon her husband is bitten on the arm, and before you know it he's mating with another werewolf and howling at the moon. Soon she's running for her life, as the whole camp is overrun by werewolves.
The changes these werewolves go through are the most impressive I've seen this side of American Werewolf, and it's no surprise, as the creator of those effects, Rick Baker, along with Rob Bottin, had a hand in these as well. In the clip I posted below, you'll see possibly the longest and most detailed transformation ever created. It gives a true depth to these monster. That, along with the strong acting, direction and screenplay, The Howling makes you believe that werewolves can exist. There are a couple cheesy moments, and the film drags slightly at times, but overall it is top-of-the-line when it comes to 80's horror films. They really don't put this much care into making them anymore.
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MCT:July 30, 2008
In some details this could have been done better but this is absolutely the best werewolf movie I've ever seen. Thi shas the right atmosphare and interesting plot - plus I very higghly appreciate that this movie's werewolves are not the over-used Hollywood stuff that need full moon but can turn into wolf form any time they wish, even in the middle of the day, any day of the month. Is much scarier that way.
I wish they had pickesd someone else for the oleading role of the tv woman Karen, 'cause this actor just doesn't give the character the right touch. Or maybe the whole character is lame, I don't know. But Eddie, the first werewolf we come to know is absolutey wonderful character and his actor as well. This movie is worth watching already for him. :D
This certainly deserves all the fame and appreciation this has received. Any werewolf fan should deffo watcth this! But forget the sequels, please - they are probably the worst of those kind in the long sad history of sequels in more-than-three-parts movie series. -
MCT:June 24, 2008My favorite werewolf movie of all time! Hands down, a terrific and frightful classic. Joe Dante is truly a maestro of thrills and chills. Drenched in spooky atmosphere, funny, and scary all at the same time. Great werewolf transformation effects as well. Wonderful and original script, superb performances, and beautifully directed - This movie goes down in horror history as one of the best werewolf movies ever made!
Don't expect any gore here, The Howling relies on atmosphere, a chilling score, and creepy ass characters to freak us out. And for those who crave a little nudity in your horror films, not to worry. I have just one question for you...Ever see two werewolves getting down and dirty, doing the nasty?(the hottest most beautiful werewolf at that I may add...RIP "Elisabeth Brooks").
Elisabeth Brooks
The Howling is an amazing horror film. It moves at a slow pace but never gets boring. Every horror fan should really see this movie. It's a real chiller and a spine tingler. Another good horror movie for a dark and rainy night. I highly recommend this movie! -
MCT:June 5, 2008
In 1981, America received two werewolf films: "American Werewolf in London" and "The Howling". Although both have unique characteristics and manage differently the genre (including that American Werewolf is better), the effects in The Howling are absolutely outstanding and is the best film in the whole fuck!ing suck-@ss series!!!!!!!!!!!
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MCT:June 2, 2008
Mildly depressing werewolf movie. Although, they don't get any more interesting in the transformation special effects.
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MCT:May 8, 2008
The original was about as cool as a horor movie gets.... I can't say enough how much I like this movei when it came out. A little outdated now, but cool as hell back in the day.
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MCT:April 14, 2008
I do not understand the weird love of this movie. It's one of the better werewolf films of all time, but in a world where werewolf films are the cinematic equivalent of papercuts, I don't know how much that says. Bonus star for animated werewolf sex.
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MCT:April 10, 2008
My favorite werewolf movie of all times. Just take some advice and never, ever watch any other ones from this series. They blow.
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MCT:April 3, 2008Didn't really like it myself. The beach sex scene with the two werewolfs was good though. Lots of nudity and gore. Same oh Same oh storyline.
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MCT:February 29, 2008
One horror classic that I just didn't understand what the appeal was. There were only a couple of scenes that stood out for me. For the most part it was pretty boring and not much happened.
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MCT:February 22, 2008I nearly turned it off through lack of interest, which considering it it is a werewolf film is incredible.
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MCT:February 9, 2008
Joe Dante masterpiece of the 80's.My favorite werewolf film with some of the best scenes,great plot & great effects.
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MCT:January 26, 2008
A superior werewolf movie directed by Joe Dante with doses of fang-in-cheek humour. The werewolf transformations are almost as good as the one in An American Werewolf In London. To date, this film has inspired 6 sequels most of which are rubbish!
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MCT:January 1, 2008Some of the special effects here were pretty good, but the overall premise of the movie wasn't very thrilling or scary. The scene in which one of the characters morphs into a werewolf seems to take hours to unfold, leaving one bored to tears. Not particularly good or dazzling.
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MCT:December 20, 2007
1 of the best warewolf movies really great story, thrilling and also some of the best transformation scenes i ve ever seen! some nice gore low body count tho over all really good horror flick!
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MCT:November 28, 2007
The Howling is awash with Joe Dante's usual style of Comedy and Horror, along with Rob Bottin's awesome special make-up effects.
A modern ('80s) Werewolf tale, the emphasis is on the psychology of Lycanthropy, rather than having werewolves running around eating people all through the picture, and as a result, is more believable.
Dee Wallace puts in a brilliant performance as TV Reporter, Karen White. She is utterly believable in her terror and that allows the audience to believe in the fantastical situations she finds herself in.
Robert Picardo is brilliant as the psycho killer, Elisabeth Brooks is dead-sexy as the psycho killer's psycho sister and Dick Miller is hilarious as the Occult Bookstore owner.
The Howling is a classic movie that will have you howling with terror and laughter.
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MCT:November 22, 2007
this movie has everyone kevin mccarthy ,dick miller, patrick macnee,slim pickins, robert picardo,john carradine ...oh and dee wallace
joe dante love for b-movies shows from the majority of the cast he chose.
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MCT:November 21, 2007
One of the better werewolf movies out there. Funny and scary at the same time....good fx, especially for the time.
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