Ok, so it's 1981, Joe Dante is yet to make Gremlins (though he's done Piranha) and werewolf movies are becoming previlent. As such, here's one that seems to instinctively ignore story line and rely quite heavily in adequate special effects.
Plot: A female news reporter (Dee Wallace- Cujo, Critters, etc) receives commuication for an alleged serial killer (Robert Picardo- the hologram in Star Trek Voyager, though a touch hairer in this film), so she arranges to meet him (for coffee or juice of whatever the Americans do in these films), then he's killed, she's traumatized and takes a weeks leave in a colony, run by a therapist (Patrick Macnee- The Avengers). There's all these other folk and they're wierd...can you guess where this is going?
The sfx are a mixture of latext, stop motion and thermal imaging. Used too sparingly in this reviewers opinion. You kinda have to stick with this film, as the first of the wolves only shows up after 45mins. The transformation is great and lasts ages...probably best to just skip to the last 30 minutes or so. Great ending though!
Budget: $1,000,000
Gross: $17,985,893
Fun Fact: Film maker Roger Corman makes a cameo appearance and yes, there are 6 sequels and possibly another on the way.
Plot: A female news reporter (Dee Wallace- Cujo, Critters, etc) receives commuication for an alleged serial killer (Robert Picardo- the hologram in Star Trek Voyager, though a touch hairer in this film), so she arranges to meet him (for coffee or juice of whatever the Americans do in these films), then he's killed, she's traumatized and takes a weeks leave in a colony, run by a therapist (Patrick Macnee- The Avengers). There's all these other folk and they're wierd...can you guess where this is going?
The sfx are a mixture of latext, stop motion and thermal imaging. Used too sparingly in this reviewers opinion. You kinda have to stick with this film, as the first of the wolves only shows up after 45mins. The transformation is great and lasts ages...probably best to just skip to the last 30 minutes or so. Great ending though!
Budget: $1,000,000
Gross: $17,985,893
Fun Fact: Film maker Roger Corman makes a cameo appearance and yes, there are 6 sequels and possibly another on the way.
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