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

A few seconds of sex and gore was cut from the opening scene in oder to avoid an NC-17.

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Goofs

When Thor jumps on the Flopsy, the harness to prevent the dog from getting too close to the actors face is clearly visible. There is a strap around the dog's shoulder as well as his chest. The harness is not visible seconds before or after that shot.

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Quotes

Uncle Ted: [Said to running Janet, while transforming into a werewolf] Come back here, you stupid bitch.
Uncle Ted: [Completes transformation into a werewolf] Janeeeet...

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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

second-guessing

OK, so how many werewolf movies can there be? There's really nothing new here. Man gets bitten, grows fangs and fur whenever there's a full moon - especially since the full moon happens night after night after night. In this case, the lycanthrope is Ted (Michael Pare), who moves in with his sister Janet (Mariel Hemingway), and mysteriously goes jogging every night. Moreover, there's several totally predictable scenes throughout the movie.

Truth be told, "Bad Moon" isn't really harming anything. Werewolf movies are always a good way to pass time, although "Wolf" elaborated on the idea. It's just that this is nothing that we haven't seen so many times before. And if I recall, this came out right after I saw "An American Werewolf in London" on TV (you may remember that it used Creedence Clearwater Revival's song "Bad Moon Rising"). But this doesn't reach the standards set by that movie or by "Wolf".