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10 April 1981 (USA) moreTagline:
Imagine your worst fear a realityPlot:
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. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Listen to the critics, it's actually one of the best more (160 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 Quist | |
| Robert Picardo | ... | Eddie Quist | |
| Margie Impert | ... | Donna | |
| Noble Willingham | ... | Charlie Barton | |
| James Murtaugh | ... | Jerry Warren | |
| Jim McKrell | ... | Lew Landers | |
| Kenneth Tobey | ... | Older Cop |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
91 minCountry:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Argentina:18 | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2004) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1981) | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | New Zealand:R16 | New Zealand:(Banned) (Special Edition DVD) | UK:(Banned) (Special Edition DVD) | UK:R (Special Edition DVD) | France:-12 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1984) | Norway:(Banned) (1981-2003) (cinema release)Filming Locations:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USAFun Stuff
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Art director Robert A. Burns had previously worked on the sets for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). In fact many of the grisly set dressings for this film were hold-overs from "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre"; most notably the corpse in the armchair seen in Walter Paisley's bookstore. moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Just before the end credits, a character orders a burger "rare"; however, it gets to fry for the whole end credit sequence, ending up rather well done. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Dr. George Waggner: Repression. Repression is the father of neurosis, of self-hatred. Now, stress results when we fight against our impulses. We've all heard people talk about animal magnetism, the natural man. the noble savage, as if we'd lost something valuable in our long evolution into civilized human beings. Now there's a good reason for this.
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Yes! For a change in the horror genre this film does deserve all of the praise, hype, cult following and respect it receives, even from the critics. I would go so far as to even admit that I find this Joe (Gremlins, Innerspace, The 'burbs, Matinee, Small soldiers) Dante flick one of his best crafted works, followed by PIRANHA.
It's always been a toss up between THE HOWLING and AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON for the most effective lycanthropy picture of postmodern horror cinema (anything since Psycho). Where John Landis used comedy more blatantly, the humour in THE HOWLING is far more satirical and subversive. Undoubtedly, Rob Bottin's effects steal the show as well as they did for John Carpenter's THE THING. The transformation of Eddie Quist, especially on the revamped DVD is something to behold.
For anyone with a passing interest in the horror genre this is a film to include on that 'TO SEE' list. For fans of werewolf movies this should go on that 'MUST SEE' list.