Howling II: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985)
"Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch" (original title)

A young man whose sister was murdered by werewolves helps an investigator track down a gang of the monsters through the United States and Europe.

Director:

Philippe Mora

Writers:

Gary Brandner (novel), Robert Sarno (screenplay),

Stars:

Christopher Lee, Annie McEnroe, Reb Brown

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Lee	...	Stefan Crosscoe
Annie McEnroe	...	Jenny Templeton
Reb Brown	...	Ben White
Marsha A. Hunt	...	Mariana
Sybil Danning	...	Stirba
Judd Omen	...	Vlad
Ferdy Mayne	...	Erle (as Ferdinand Mayne)
Patrick Field	...	Deacon
Jimmy Nail	...	Dom
Steven Bronowski	...	Moon Devil
James Crawford	...	American Priest (as James M. Crawford)
Jirí Krytinár	...	Vasile (as Jiri Krytinar)
Ladislav Krecmer	...	Father Florin
Jan Kraus	...	Tondo
Petr Skarke	...	Konstantin

Storyline

When Ben White, the brother of one of the werewolf victims from the first movie, is told that the world is actually full of werewolves and they are planning to take control, he is skeptical. However, after a good deal of convincing from werewolf hunter Stefan Crosscoe, he finally agrees to join Stefan's band of hunters in Transylvania on a mission to battle Stirba, an immortal werewolf queen. Can the group survive against her army of evil?

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Plot Keywords:

werewolf | queen | transylvania | bare breasts | exploding head | 

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Taglines:

It's not over yet.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Howling II: It's Not Over Yet

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hemdale Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Christopher Lee stated in an interview at the time of the film's US release, that his reason for accepting the part was because he had never before appeared in a werewolf movie.

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Goofs

Transylvania is in Romania, not Czechoslovakia.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Stefan Crosscoe: For it is written: the inhabitants of the Earth have been made drunk with her blood. And I saw her sent upon a hairy beast and she held forth a golden chalice full of the filthiness of fornications. And upon her forehead was written: "Behold I am the great mother of harlots and all abominations of the Earth."

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Crazy Credits

The end credits run over what appear to be deleted scenes and alternate footage, along with the same scene of Sybil Danning ripping off her shirt, which is repeated no less than 18 times.

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Connections

Followed by Howling VI: The Freaks (1991)

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Soundtracks

"Howling"
Written by Stephen W. Parsons (as Stephen Parsons)

User Reviews

Not a sequel, a send-up!

I think perhaps the most apt comment should go to Christopher Lee himself who has often described HOWLING II as his own "personal embarrassment!" Since we have the film in our own library (in BETA format of course) we are probably the only family world-wide has seen it upwards of 20 times over the last 17 years....never fails to give us a laugh...I would almost "miss" it now! We all just watched it again tonight!

El cheapo film-making any which way you want to look at it...script, acting, direction, editing, production values, fx...love the early shot of the "werewolf" where they have only given the poor guy a "furry arm" the rest is normal! But hey...this is a fun movie....how many other films do you get to see a girl rip her bra off seventeen times during the closing credits. Sybil Danning should have received a "special Oscar" for this alone!

Tries to link itself to the original with the most pathetic re-shot footage of Dee Wallace Stone's demise in the original that looks absolutely nothing like her, not to mention the "body" in the coffin. Still ya gotta love the theme "In the pale pale night of the moon above"....

Hell, give it a break!