The Howling (1981)
The Howling (1981)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Dee Wallace
Karen White
Patrick Macnee
Dr. George Waggner
Dennis Dugan
Chris
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
Robert Picardo
Eddie
Margie Impert
Donna
Noble Willingham
Charlie Barton
Joe Dante
Director
James Murtaugh
Jerry Warren
Gary Brandner
Writer
Jim McKrell
Lew Landers
John Sayles
Writer
Meshach Taylor
Shantz
Terence H. Winkless
Writer
Jack Conrad
Producer
Michael Finnell
Producer
Kenneth Tobey
Older Cop
Pino Donaggio
Composer
Dick Miller
Walter Paisley - Bookstore Owner
Don McLeod
T.C. Quist
John Hora
Cinematographer
Bill Sorrells
Kline
Mark Goldblatt
Editor
Ivan Saric
Jack Molina
Susan Arnold
CastingDirector
Steve Nevil
Young Cop
Judith Weiner
CastingDirector
Sarina C. Grant
Hooker
Wendell Wright
Man at Bar
Herbie Braha
Porno Cashier
Joe Bratcher
Radio Man
Chico MartÃnez
Man on Street
Daniel Nunez
Liquor Cashier
Michael O'Dwyer
Drunk
Roger Corman
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Jonathan Kaplan
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Forrest J. Ackerman
Bookstore Customer (uncredited)
Robert A. Burns
Porn Store Patron / Porn Store Patron (uncredited) / Art Direction
Michael Chapman
Man at End of Bar (uncredited)
Mick Garris
Man with TV Guide (uncredited)
Conrad E. Palmisano
Utility Stunts
Rick Baker
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Greg Cannom
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Ivo Cristante
Property Master
Steven A. Lane
Executive Producer
Daniel H. Blatt
Executive Producer
Jack Cummins
First Assistant Director
Jeanne Rosenberg
Script Supervisor
Peter Kuran
Visual Effects
Rob Bottin
Associate Producer / Makeup Effects Designer
Roger George
Special Effects
Roger Creed
Stunt Coordinator
David Allen
Visual Effects
Steven Legler
Set Designer
Nancy G. Fox
Wardrobe Supervisor
Natale Massara
Conductor
Margaret Prentice
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Jack Buehler
Costume Design
Gigi Williams
Makeup & Hair
David C. Thomas
Production Manager
Roger Sassen
Best Boy Electric
Laurel Moore
Still Photographer
Josephine Turner
Wigmaker
Douglas Vaughan
Boom Operator
Norman Cattell
First Assistant Camera
John Murray
Gaffer
Kurt Young
Key Grip
Joe Beserra
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Bill Davis
Assistant Makeup Artist
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 21, 1981
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Content RatingR
Budget$1,000,000
Box Office$17,985,893
Genres
Wiki.
The Howling is a 1981 American horror film directed and edited by Joe Dante. Written by John Sayles and Terence H. Winkless, based on the novel of the same name by Gary Brandner, the film follows a news anchor who, following a traumatic encounter with a serial killer, visits a resort secretly inhabited by werewolves. The cast includes Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone, Belinda Balaski, Kevin McCarthy, John Carradine, Slim Pickens, and Elisabeth Brooks.
The Howling was released in the United States on March 13, 1981, and became a moderate success, grossing $17.9 million at the box office. It received generally positive reviews, with praise for the makeup special effects by Rob Bottin. The film won the 1980 Saturn Award for Best Horror Film while still in development, and was one of the three high-profile werewolf-themed horror films released in 1981, alongside An American Werewolf in London and Wolfen.
Its financial success aided Dante's career, and prompted Warner Bros. to hire Dante and Michael Finnell as director and producer, respectively, for Gremlins (1984). A series consisting of seven sequels arose from the film's success. A remake is in development, with Andy Muschietti set to direct.