Never Cry Werewolf (2008)

Jared Martin moves next door to the Hansetts, along with his hot motorcycle and eerie, ill-tempered dog. Although everyone else in the neighborhood takes an instant liking to him, Loren ... See full summary »

Director:

Brenton Spencer

Writer:

John Sheppard

Stars:

Nina Dobrev, Kevin Sorbo, Peter Stebbings

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nina Dobrev	...	Loren
Kevin Sorbo	...	Redd Tucker
Peter Stebbings	...	Jared
Spencer Van Wyck	...	Kyle
Melanie Leishman	...	Angie
Kim Bourne	...	Margo
Sean O'Neill	...	Steven
Nahanni Johnstone	...	Christie
Von Flores	...	Detective Stalling
Rothaford Gray	...	Sergant Hillam
Billy Otis	...	Charles Ray Pope
Rebekah Boisvert	...	Young Prostitute #1
Julie Sype	...	Prostitute #2
Greg Calderone	...	Guy Taylor
Kelly Fiddick	...	Clerk

Storyline

Jared Martin moves next door to the Hansetts, along with his hot motorcycle and eerie, ill-tempered dog. Although everyone else in the neighborhood takes an instant liking to him, Loren Hansett can't get over the bad vibes her new neighbor gives her. She starts to spy on his nocturnal activities and comes to believe that a recent killing might the work of a werewolf who happens to be her new neighbor. Her internet surfing provides a lot of collaborative detail but everyone but her friend Steven dismiss her story as teen-aged fantasy. Fearing for her life, she convinces Steven to take her to a gun shop to buy silver bullets in a gun shop, where their neighbor's supernatural dog attacks. When she dispatches the beast, her actions get the attention of Redd Tucker, a washed-up TV hunting show host to believe her as well. When Steven is attacked by the werewolf and Loren's brother goes missing, she and Redd team up to kill the lycanthrope before he can finish them both off.

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Plot Keywords:

neighbor | werewolf | dog | silver bullet | motorcycle | 

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Taglines:

An Immortal Battle for Survival

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 May 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

The House Next Door

Filming Locations:

Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Grodfilm, Peace Arch Entertainment Group, Reel Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Loren, steps outside her house to threaten Steve, with the crossbow she is wearing a black vest over a purple shirt, when she go's back inside the vest is gone.

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Quotes

Redd Tucker: Fifteen years in television... I have to piss on the side of the road like a hobo.

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Connections

References Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

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Soundtracks

"Bible Billy"
Written by Mikey Manvil (as Mikey Manville)
Performed by The Manvils
Copyright Manvils Music/SOCAN/ASCAP
Courtesy of Sandbag Records

User Reviews

Enjoyable, But Still One of the Most Blatant Rip-Offs

I'm certain this will not be the only review of this film that will declare this, but this film, while enjoyable by the standards set by Sci-Fi channel movies, is one of the most unabashed rip-offs of a film I have ever seen.

To confirm what others have said, YES, this film does indeed borrow every single plot device imaginable from the 80's classic, Fright Night. It does this to such an obvious extent, that it makes the movie hard to enjoy on certain levels. First and foremost, there is no real suspense, or even curiosity when you can instantly tell that you have seen everything about this movie once before. It follows the Fright Night blueprint so closely, that anyone who remembers anything about FN will instantly be able to guess ahead as to where this movie is headed.

This may have been made as an ode to Fright Nite, but no such declaration is ever made, leaving me to believe that it is simply the result of a lack of imagination, and originality on the part of the filmmakers.