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I Was a Teenage Werewolf

  • 19571957
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 16m
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Michael Landon and Yvonne Lime in I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
A hypnotherapist uses a temperamental teenager as a guinea pig for a serum which transforms him into a vicious werewolf.
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A hypnotherapist uses a temperamental teenager as a guinea pig for a serum which transforms him into a vicious werewolf.A hypnotherapist uses a temperamental teenager as a guinea pig for a serum which transforms him into a vicious werewolf.A hypnotherapist uses a temperamental teenager as a guinea pig for a serum which transforms him into a vicious werewolf.
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    • Director
      • Gene Fowler Jr.
    • Writers
      • Herman Cohen(original story)
      • Aben Kandel(original story)
    • Stars
      • Michael Landon
      • Yvonne Lime
      • Whit Bissell
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Gene Fowler Jr.
    • Writers
      • Herman Cohen(original story)
      • Aben Kandel(original story)
    • Stars
      • Michael Landon
      • Yvonne Lime
      • Whit Bissell
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    • 60User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews

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    Michael Landon in I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
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    Michael Landon and Ken Miller in I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
    Michael Landon and Dawn Richard in I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
    Dawn Richard in I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
    Michael Landon, Yvonne Lime, and Charles Willcox in I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
    Michael Landon, Yvonne Lime, and Charles Willcox in I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
    Whit Bissell and Michael Landon in I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
    Michael Landon and Yvonne Lime in I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
    Michael Landon in I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
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    Michael Landon and Dawn Richard in I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)

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    Michael Landon
    Michael Landon
    • Tony Rivers
    Yvonne Lime
    Yvonne Lime
    • Arlene Logan
    Whit Bissell
    Whit Bissell
    • Dr. Alfred Brandon
    Charles Willcox
    • Jimmy
    • (as Tony Marshall)
    Dawn Richard
    • Theresa
    Barney Phillips
    Barney Phillips
    • Detective Donovan
    Ken Miller
    Ken Miller
    • Vic
    Cynthia Chenault
    Cynthia Chenault
    • Pearl
    • (as Cindy Robbins)
    Michael Rougas
    • Frank
    Robert Griffin
    Robert Griffin
    • Police Chief P.F. Baker
    Joseph Mell
    Joseph Mell
    • Dr. Hugo Wagner
    Malcolm Atterbury
    Malcolm Atterbury
    • Charles Rivers
    Eddie Marr
    Eddie Marr
    • Doyle
    Vladimir Sokoloff
    Vladimir Sokoloff
    • Pepe the Janitor
    Louise Lewis
    Louise Lewis
    • Principal Ferguson
    S. John Launer
    S. John Launer
    • Bill Logan
    • (as John Launer)
    Guy Williams
    Guy Williams
    • Officer Chris Stanley
    Dorothy Crehan
    • Mrs. Mary Logan
    • Director
      • Gene Fowler Jr.
    • Writers
      • Herman Cohen(original story) (screenplay)
      • Aben Kandel(original story) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Michael Landon later satirized his role in this film on his TV show, Highway to Heaven (1984). In the 1987 Halloween episode, "I Was A Middle Aged Werewolf," written and directed by Landon, the angel Jonathan Smith turns himself into a werewolf to scare off some bullies. Smith and his friend, Mark Gordon (Victor French) watch the movie I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) on TV. Watching the werewolf, Mark tells Jonathan, "You know, this guy in the movie reminds me a lot of you. I mean, when he's a regular guy, not when he's got fuzz all over his face."
    • Goofs
      The night-time stalking scenes obviously were shot during daylight, like when the teenager leaves the party at night and walks in the forest. This is often done in film and television - it's a technique known as "Day-for-night". However, it is often done better in some films than in others. When it's obvious that the "night" scene was filmed in the daytime, you KNOW it was not one of the better "day-for-night" efforts.
    • Quotes

      Dr Hugo Wagner: But you're sacrificing a human life!

      Dr Alfred Brandon: Do you cry over a guinea pig? This boy is a free police case. We're probably saving him from the gas chamber.

      Dr Hugo Wagner: But the boy is so young, the transformation horrible -

      Dr Alfred Brandon: And you call yourself a scientist! That's why you've never been more than an assistant.

    • Connections
      Featured in Let the Good Times Roll (1973)
    • Soundtracks
      Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo
      Music and Lyrics by Jerry Blaine

      Sung by Ken Miller (uncredited)

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    7/10
    Star making vehicle for Michael Landon
    The influential "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" marked the starring debut of 20 year old Michael Landon, still two years away from TV's epic Western BONANZA. The sad fate of the late James Dean would inspire a number of copycat versions of "Rebel Without a Cause," so the intervention of new AIP producer Herman Cohen to combine teenagers and terror would quickly become a staple of drive in fare for many years (the shooting title was the very straightforward "Blood of the Werewolf"). Veteran film editor Gene Fowler Jr. (working steadily from the early 40s into the 80s) made his feature directorial debut, directing another six cult films and a number of TV episodes over the next five years before returning to the editing room for the remainder of his career. He was at the helm for Gloria Talbott's classic "I Married a Monster from Outer Space," plus a pair of early starring roles for Charles Bronson, in "Showdown at Boot Hill" and "Gang War," typically displaying more savvy than more experienced pros. Just as Alfred Hitchcock graduated from the editor's chair, Fowler benefits from a solid script and characterizations, instantly grabbing the audience with an opening fistfight that demonstrates the short temper and mistrusting nature of our protagonist, Tony Rivers (Landon), whose past run ins with the law have mounted to such a degree that he is now required to seek psychiatric help. Unfortunately (or fortunately, since we wouldn't get a monster), the MD turns out to be the less than ethical Alfred Brandon (Whit Bissell), who sees his latest patient as the perfect 'disturbed' subject to undergo hypnotic treatment coupled with a serum that is supposed to prove than mankind's future depends on the savagery of his past (another topical nod to Bridey Murphy). The first attack is masterfully staged, the intended victim walking home alone through the woods, unable to see whatever it is that's creeping up on him yet too terrified to escape (even the music is effectively scary). We first watch him transform into a sweater clad werewolf at the 45 minute mark when the school bell rings in his ear, his gymnast victim played by Dawn Richard, Playboy's May 1957 Playmate of the Month, who sees her attacker approach upside down in a nice touch. The remainder of the film keeps him in hirsute form, until his human self seeks help from the doctor who betrayed him, earning his justified reward. Landon takes full advantage of the part and always cherished his lone horror vehicle, paying tribute as a middle aged werewolf on his last TV series HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN. The transformations are done by lap dissolves, Landon's snarling, drooling creation one of cinema's best, going on to play a multitude of villains prior to the phenomenally successful BONANZA. From the teens to the cops the entire cast performs admirably, only the oddball scientist is cliched to the point of ridicule (we could of course do without the token musical number). Whit Bissell took the top slot in the even more outrageous "I Was a Teenage Frankenstein" before returning to supporting roles, while James Best ("The Killer Shrews") surprisingly pops up unbilled as a record spinner who gets slapped for being fresh. Both the Teenage Werewolf and Teenage Frankenstein would be teamed in "How to Make a Monster," Gary Clarke replacing Landon under the makeup. One of AIP's biggest moneymakers, earning $2 million on a budget of $82,000, theatrically double billed with Robert Gurney's "Invasion of the Saucer Men."
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    • Release date
      • June 19, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Blood of the Werewolf
    • Filming locations
      • Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Sunset Productions (III)
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    • Budget
      • $82,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1(original ratio)
      • 1.85 : 1

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