The Howling

1981 • 90 minutes

About this movie

Directed by Joe Dante (Gremlins) with a screenplay by John Sayles (Lone Star) and groundbreaking special effects by Rob Bottin (The Thing, The Fog, Total Recall), The Howling has been stunningly restored for a new generation of horror fans. Graphically violent, sexually explicit and nightmarishly intense, it remains one of the most original werewolf movies of the eighties. After an intense confrontation with a serial killer, news anchor Karen White (Dee Wallace) is left traumatised and suffering from amnesia. In need of recovery, Karen takes refuge within "The Colony", a country retreat organised by her psychiatrist Dr Waggner (Patrick Macnee). But things at "The Colony" aren't as idyllic as they originally seemed and as blood curdling screams break the midnight silence, Karen's memories slowly begin to come into focus.

Ratings and reviews

Terrifically scary update of the old Universal werewolf movies, with excellent physical special effects from Rob Bottin and directed with gusto by Joe Dante (Gremlins, 1984).

Forget this,it's dated and the effects are laughable as is the acting. It's also very slow

A classic werewolf movie.