A New York cop investigates a series of brutal deaths that resemble animal attacks.
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Michael Wadleigh
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Title: Wolfen (1981)
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2 wins & 4 nominations.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Albert Finney | ... | Dewey Wilson | |
| Diane Venora | ... | Rebecca Neff | |
| Edward James Olmos | ... | Eddie Holt | |
| Gregory Hines | ... | Whittington | |
| Tom Noonan | ... | Ferguson | |
| Dick O'Neill | ... | Warren | |
| Dehl Berti | ... | Old Indian | |
| Peter Michael Goetz | ... | Ross | |
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Sam Gray | ... | Mayor |
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Ralph Bell | ... | Commissioner |
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Max M. Brown | ... | Christopher van der Veer |
| Anne Marie Pohtamo | ... | Pauline van der Veer | |
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Sarah Felder | ... | Cicely Rensselaer |
| Reginald VelJohnson | ... | Morgue Attendant (as Reginald Vel Johnson) | |
| James Tolkan | ... | Baldy | |
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A city cop is assigned to solve a bizarre set of violent murders where it appears that the victims were killed by animals. In his pursuit he learns of an Indian legend about wolf spirits. Written by K. Rose <rcs@texas.net>
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wolf hunt | native american man | manhattan new york city | shape shifter | metamorphosis |Taglines:
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Actor Albert Finney's only ever "true" horror movie depending on whether one counts Looker (1981) (sci-fi thriller), Corpse Bride (2005) (animated fantasy), and Night Must Fall (1964) (crime thriller) as horror genre or not. See more »Goofs
Moments before the first murder, the killers stalk their victim (using the "night vision" effect) and pass behind a parked car, revealing the reflection of a bright sunny day in the rear hood of the car when it is supposedly taking place at night. See more »Quotes
Eddie Holt: You've seen them, haven't you? You don't have the eyes of the Hunter. You have the eyes of the dead.See more »
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A cameo (about 15 seconds) by Tom Waits as a bar owner playing the piano and singing his song "Jitterbug Boy" was included in theatrical prints and early TV versions, but had to be removed from the film for video and DVD releases due to copyright reasons. See more »
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 July 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Wolfen See more »Filming Locations:
Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$17,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$3,037,911, 26 July 1981Gross USA:
$10,626,725Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$10,626,725Company Credits
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A New York cop (Albert Finney) investigates a series of brutal deaths that resemble animal attacks. Tom Noonan and his beard guest star in a key role.
The film is known for its early use of an in-camera effect to portray the subjective point of view of a wolf. Similar to thermography, the technique was later adopted by other horror films such as the "Predator" film series.
Although considered a modern werewolf classic, Roger Ebert asserted Wolfen "is not about werewolves but is about the possibility that Indians and wolves can exchange souls." Well, yeah, that is true... but it is still werewolves, even if not in the traditional sense.
Where is the proper release? This is what people want to know. Apparently the director has a preferred cut, but instead all we get is a bare bones Blu-ray with nothing more than a trailer. Surely there is much more that could be done.