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The Howling (1981)

Rating: 3 Stars (out of 4)

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson

Buy The Howling on DVD

This post-modern werewolf movie may not the greatest werewolf movie ever made, but director Joe Dante is a rabid horror fan and pays tribute at every opportunity to any number of well-known and obscure classics. His enthusiasm can be infectious. Fans will finally be happy with MGM/UA's definitive new DVD version, including a commentary track, a making-of doc, outtakes, and lots more.

Starring: Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone, Belinda Balaski, Kevin McCarthy, John Carradine, Slim Pickens, Elisabeth Brooks, Robert Picardo, Margie Impert, Noble Willingham, James Murtaugh, Jim McKrell, Kenneth Tobey, Don McLeod, Dick Miller, Steve Nevil, Herbie Braha, Joe Bratcher, Bill Sorrells, Meshach Taylor, Ivan Saric, Sarina C. Grant, Chico Martinez, Daniel Nunez, Michael O'Dwyer, Wendell Wright, Forrest J Ackerman, Roger Corman, John Sayles
Written by: John Sayles, Terence H. Winkless, based on a novel by Gary Brandner
Directed by: Joe Dante
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 91 minutes
Date: October 24, 2003