Bad Moon (1996)

One man's struggle to contain the curse he hides within... and his last-ditch attempt to free himself with the love of family. But when it looks as if he is loosing his battle, and ... See full summary »

Director:

Eric Red

Writers:

Wayne Smith (novel), Eric Red (screenplay)

Stars:

Mariel Hemingway, Michael Paré, Mason Gamble

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mariel Hemingway	...	Janet
Michael Paré	...	Uncle Ted (as Michael Pare)
Mason Gamble	...	Brett
Ken Pogue	...	Sheriff Jenson
Hrothgar Mathews	...	Flopsy
Johanna Marlowe	...	Marjorie (as Johanna Marlowe Lebovitz)
Gavin Buhr	...	Forest Ranger
Julia Montgomery Brown	...	Reporter
Primo	...	Thor

Storyline

One man's struggle to contain the curse he hides within... and his last-ditch attempt to free himself with the love of family. But when it looks as if he is loosing his battle, and endangering all he holds most dear, the family dog, Thor, is the last hope for his family's survival... and the end to his Werewolf curse.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | thor | werewolf | sex | boy dog relationship | 

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Taglines:

Half man. Half wolf. Total terror.

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence and gore, brief language and a scene of sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 November 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Thor

Filming Locations:

Ansmore Village, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$607,081 (USA) (1 November 1996)

Gross:

$1,055,525 (USA) (15 November 1996)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Morgan Creek Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene in which Janet makes breakfast, her son Brett is watching Werewolf of London on the television, and he and his Uncle Ted argue about werewolf lore. Actually, the lore that Brett argues that "everyone knows about", such as details about silver bullets and wolfsbane, comes from The Wolf Man, which Curt Siodmak totally made up.

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Goofs

When Brett is pulling on the lock on the pound fence, someone dressed in black is visible over his shoulder behind the fence.

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Quotes

Uncle Ted: [Said when Thor finds him wounded in the forest] Do it. Finish it.
[Thor kills him]

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Crazy Credits

The Producers would like to thank the following for their help and cooperation in the making of the film: THE KABELA FAMILY THE LAIDLER FAMILY

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Connections

Features Werewolf of London (1935)

User Reviews

Underrated Gem

Bad Moon (1996)

*** (out of 4)

I've been wanting to check this film out since it was first released but for some odd reason I'm just now getting around to watching it and I really wish I had watched it sooner. A single mother (Mariel Hemingway) and her young son (Mason Gamble) are happy when her brother (Michael Pare) comes to stay with them. However, the pet German Shepard isn't so thrilled because he knows the brother is a werewolf. I was really surprised to see myself so caught up in the film but it actually works on many levels. For starters, the film is a throwback to the old days and thankfully the running time is under 80-minutes so there's nothing here that drags down the action and story. The performances are all very good with Pare giving the best performance of the humans. The real star of the film is the dog who turns in one of the greatest performances from an animal that I've seen. The CGI werewolf transformation is pretty bad but I really enjoyed everything else. You've got some violent death scenes with a nice amount of gore as well. Director Eric Red previously wrote the screenplays for The Hitcher, Near Dark and Body Parts.