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The Howling

Movie
1981
1h 31m
R
English
Horror
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6.4
Critic Score: 
71
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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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The Howling

R
Movie
1981
1h 31m
English
Horror
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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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CRITIC SCORE
71

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Cast

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Dee Wallace
Karen White
Patrick Macnee
Dr. George Waggner
Dennis Dugan
Christopher Stone
R. William 'Bill' Neill
Belinda Balaski
Terry Fisher
Kevin McCarthy
Fred Francis
John Carradine
Erle Kenton
Slim Pickens
Sam Newfield
Elisabeth Brooks
Marsha Quist
Robert Picardo
Eddie Quist
Margie Impert
Noble Willingham
Charlie Barton
James Murtaugh
Jerry Warren
Jim McKrell
Lew Landers
Meshach Taylor
Kenneth Tobey
Older Cop
Dick Miller
Walter Paisley - Bookstore Owner
Don McLeod
T.C. Quist
Bill Sorrells
Ivan Saric
Jack Molina
Steve Nevil
Young Cop
Sarina C Grant
Wendell Wright
Man at Bar
Herbie Braha
Porno Cashier
Joe Bratcher
Radio Man
Directed By: Joe Dante
Written By: John Sayles (Screenplay), Terence H. Winkless (Screenplay), + 1 more

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LarZieJ says...
5 years ago
This is my first rewatch of The Howling and I still like it, the story is interesting, I like the werewolf society idea, forgot the ending so I loved it again. The werewolf transformations are looking good, Dee Wallace is always a blast, the chopped off paw turning to human hand is amazing, Joe Dante's direction is always solid and it is one of the best Werewolf films out there. I think the Howling is a film I can rewatch every year and still enjoy it. The runtime is perfect, the film will never bore you and it is just one of those solid 80's horror film and a classic in the horror genre for me. Anyway, The Howling was an enjoyable way to spend this morning!
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jarvis-13427377 says...
2 months ago
THE HOWLING IS A ACTION COMEDY HORROR MYSTERY THRILLER FROM JOE DANTE THE DIRECTOR OF THE HOLE, THE BURBS, SMALL SOLDIERS, HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, PIRANHA, ROCK N ROLL HIGH SCHOOL, TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE, GREMLINS, EXPLORERS, INNERSPACE, GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH, MATINEE, THE SECOND CIVIL WAR AND LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION AND STARRING DEE WALLACE, PATRICK MACNEE, DENNIS DUGAN, CHRISTOPHER STONE, BELINDA BALASKI, KEVIN MCCARTHY, JOHN CARRADINE, SLIM PICKENS, ELISABETH BROOKS, ROBERT PICARDO, NOBLE WILLINGHAM, JAMES MURTAUGH AND JAMES MCKRELL AND I RENTED ON VIDEO AND WATCHING ON DVD.
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Acoucalancha says...
2 months ago
An extremely boring first half followed by one of the best werewolf transformation scenes i've seen. Great practical effects, nice costumes and good score. Lots of dumb decision making from not only the victims but the werewolves too. A decent amount of action in the third act but I was so bored the rest of the time.
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sage020 says...
one year ago
This one doesn’t live up to its cult status for me. Perhaps my expectations were to high considering the following and being a Joe Dante film.
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Featured User Reviews

Whitsbrain
9/10  2 years ago
The "Eddie Quist" werewolf transformation is the best and scariest one of its kind in any movie from any era. It's incredible that thirty years later it still amazes. I remember seeing this movie when I was a teenager and I recall how great I thought it was at that time. Sitting down and really w More
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CinemaSerf
one year ago
"Karen" (Dee Wallace) is an investigative reporter with a local television channel who is focussed on a local serial killer. When the police corner and kill this man, it has a curiously profound effect on the woman and she loses her memory. Needing a change of scenery, she heads to the remote "Colon More
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mooney240
one year ago
**The Howling was groundbreaking for its time but isn’t the timeless classic I hoped it would be.**

The Howling is a definitive werewolf horror film that introduced new ideas to the genre and broke new ground for special effects. The hidden secret werewolf community with opposing ideologies and More
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John Chard
6 years ago
A secret society exists, and is living among all of us. They are neither people nor animals, but something in-between.

In the name of good television, newswoman Karen White (Dee Wallace) forms a bond with serial killer Eddie Quist (Robert Picardo). But when the meeting of the two arrives, it near More
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