My Mum's a Werewolf (1989)
"My Mom's a Werewolf" (original title)

The frustrated housewife Leslie visits an animal shop to purchase a flea-collar. Unknowing that the owner is a werewolf, she accepts his invitation to lunch and later in his apartment. ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Fischa

Writer:

Mark Pirro

Stars:

Susan Blakely, John Saxon, Tina Caspary

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Susan Blakely	...	Leslie Shaber
John Saxon	...	Harry Thropen
Tina Caspary	...	Jennifer Shaber (as Katrina Caspary)
John Schuck	...	Howard Shaber
Diana Barrows	...	Stacey Pubah
Ruth Buzzi	...	Madame Gypsy
Marilyn McCoo	...	Celia Celica
Marcia Wallace	...	Peggy
Geno Silva	...	Dr. Rod Rodriguez
Lucy Lee Flippin	...	Murse Mammosa (as Lucy Lee Flippen)
Lou Cutell	...	Butcher
Yetta	...	Woman
Charlie Holliday	...	Officer Demyer
Chris Hubbell	...	Officer Cooper
Phil Rubenstein	...	Malcolm Macafee

Storyline

The frustrated housewife Leslie visits an animal shop to purchase a flea-collar. Unknowing that the owner is a werewolf, she accepts his invitation to lunch and later in his apartment. Through a bite in her toe he starts her slow transformation in a werewolf. Home again, she desperately tries to hide the often disgusting process from her family, but her daughter Jennifer and her - from horror magazines well educated - friend recognize what's going on, and help to kill the non-human.

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Plot Keywords:

werewolf | horror magazine | brushing teeth | teen | restaurant | 

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Taglines:

Jennifer's mother is having an identity crisis.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Crown International Pictures Pirromount Pictures

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

May 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Minha Mãe é um Lobisomem

Box Office

Budget:

$750,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hairy Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The posters hanging in Stacey's room are all other Crown International releases, including Galaxina, Prime Evil and Deathrow Gameshow, Mark Pirro's first film for Crown International.

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Goofs

Stacey Pubah mentions an issue of the horror magazine Fangoria that was published in 1978. Fangoria didn't yet exist in 1978; the magazine first began being printed in 1979.

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Connections

References Point of Terror (1973)

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Soundtracks

"Sihouette"
Written by David Adams
Performed by Barry Fasman and Dana Walden

User Reviews

Bad, yet watchable and fun.

This is one of those 1980s B movies which falls under the "it's so bad it's entertaining" category. The scant plot involves a housewife who gets bitten by werewolf John Saxon and turned into one herself, and it's up to her daughter and friend to change her back.

Worth a look for an appealing performance by the talented but obscure Diana Barrows.