The Wolfman (2010)

Upon his return to his ancestral homeland, an American man is bitten, and subsequently cursed by, a werewolf.

Director:

Joe Johnston

Writers:

Andrew Kevin Walker (screenplay), David Self (screenplay),

Stars:

Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt

Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Simon Merrells	...	Ben Talbot
Gemma Whelan	...	Gwen's Maid
Emily Blunt	...	Gwen Conliffe
Benicio Del Toro	...	Lawrence Talbot
Mario Marin-Borquez	...	Young Lawrence
Asa Butterfield	...	Young Ben
Cristina Contes	...	Solana
Anthony Hopkins	...	Sir John Talbot
Art Malik	...	Singh
Malcolm Scates	...	Butcher
Nicholas Day	...	Colonel Montford
Michael Cronin	...	Dr. Lloyd
David Sterne	...	Mr. Kirk
David Schofield	...	Constable Nye
Roger Frost	...	Reverend Fisk

Storyline

Lawrence Talbot's childhood ended the night his mother died. His father sent him from the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor to an insane asylum, then he goes to America. When his brother's fiancée, Gwen Conliffe, tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns to his father's estate to learn that his brother's mauled body has been found. Reunited with his estranged father, Lawrence sets out to find his brother's killer... and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. Someone or something with brute strength and insatiable blood lust has been killing the villagers, and a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline comes to investigate.

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Plot Keywords:

werewolf | death | asylum | murder | blood | 

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Taglines:

The Legend Is Alive

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

18A

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English Romanian

Release Date:

12 February 2010 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Le loup-garou

Filming Locations:

Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£2,367,849 (UK) (12 February 2010)

Gross:

$61,937,495 (USA) (26 March 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Stuber Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min 119 min (unrated director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The way Sir John plays the harmonica while walking through the halls of the asylum was Anthony Hopkins' idea.

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Goofs

Sir John describes St. Columbanus as a gypsy from the East, but in fact St. Columbanus was Irish and founded one of the first monasteries in Scotland (on Iona island), one of the most important in Christendom.

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Quotes

Sir John Talbot: Are those Singh's silver bullets in my gun?
Lawrence Talbot: I'm sorry.
Sir John Talbot: You have me at a disadvantage. It makes me happy.
Lawrence Talbot: What does?
Sir John Talbot: Well, seeing you here like this. My son returned. It is glorious, isn't it?
Lawrence Talbot: No, it's hell.

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Crazy Credits

The planet in the Universal logo glows white.

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Connections

Referenced in Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: Gnomeo and Juliet (2011)

User Reviews

A faint copy of a copy

Alright. When a pic is called 'The Wolfman', expectations aren't too high to begin with. But at least you expect an otherwordly atmosphere, a few thrilling scenes and, when Del Toro and Hopkins are involved, some decent acting. Nothing of the above was to be found in this faint copy of a copy. The dialogues were poorly written and Hopkins must have thought so as well, because he just rattles his lines as if only screentesting. Del Toro, as much as I adore him in others pics, is extremely miscast in this pic, having the same pained expression on his face in every scene. It's pretty safe to say the make-up artists won't win an Oscar either: Hopkins looks just like the character he played in Legends of the Fall, after the stroke, and Del Toro is wearing a wig which attracted my attention more then anything else. The only credit must be given to Hugo Weaving who, disregarding everything else, tried to make the best of his scenes. The storyline is not only predictable (which is not always a bad thing), its construction is painstakingly artificial which makes the characters look uncomfortable and implausible. As a result I could't care less about what happened to the characters and the scare-effects were lost to me. If anything, I had a few laughs.