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Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch (1985)

18A | | Horror, Thriller | 4 July 1986 (USA)
A man discovers that his sister was a werewolf, and helps an investigator track down a gang of the monsters through the United States and eastern Europe.

Director:

Philippe Mora

Writers:

Gary Brandner (based on the novel "The Howling II" by), Robert Sarno (screenplay by) | 1 more credit »
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Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Lee ... Stefan
Annie McEnroe ... Jenny
Reb Brown ... Ben
Marsha A. Hunt ... Mariana
Sybil Danning ... Stirba
Judd Omen ... Vlad
Ferdy Mayne ... Erle (as Ferdinand Mayne)
Patrick Field Patrick Field ... Deacon
Jimmy Nail ... Dom
Steven Bronowski Steven Bronowski ... Moon Devil
James Crawford James Crawford ... American Priest (as James M. Crawford)
Jirí Krytinár ... Vasile (as Jiri Krytinar)
Ladislav Krecmer Ladislav Krecmer ... Father Florin
Jan Kraus ... Tondo
Petr Skarke Petr Skarke ... Konstantin
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Storyline

After countless millennia of watching, waiting and stalking, the unholy creatures known as werewolves are poised to inherit the earth. After newswoman Karen White's shocking on-screen transformation and violent death, her brother Ben is approached by Stefan Crosscoe, a mysterious gentleman who claims that Karen has actually become a werewolf. But this is the least of their worries... To save mankind, Stefan and Ben must travel to Transylvania to battle and destroy Stirba, the immortal queen of all werewolves, before she is restored to her full powers! Written by Matt Dotzenroth <smdotzen@compmore.net>

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Trivia

According to the Wikipedia website: "Despite the ongoing film series that began in the 1980s, The Howling II [novel] was not adapted as a film and bears no similarities to the 1985 film Howling II or any of the other Howling films. The film The Howling: Reborn (2011) credits the book as the source of its story but bears no resemblance to it other than being a story about werewolves." See more »

Goofs

During the scene when Vasile eliminates the sentry, Ben is talking to Vasile in a normal voice. However, considering they were close enough to the sentry that Vasile, a dwarf, was able to successfully dispatch him by way of throwing a knife into his chest, the sentry ought to have heard Ben's undampened speech. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Stefan Crosscoe: For it is written: the inhabitants of the Earth have been made drunk with her blood. And I saw her sent upon a hairy beast and she held forth a golden chalice full of the filthiness of fornications. And upon her forehead was written: "Behold I am the great mother of harlots and all abominations of the Earth."
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Crazy Credits

The closing credits run over what appear to be deleted scenes and alternate footage, along with the same scene of Sybil Danning ripping off her shirt, which is repeated 17 times. See more »

Alternate Versions

One version of the HBO print features the title of Your Sister is a Werewolf, yet has the theatrical ending and credits. See more »

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Referenced in Grindhouse (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

Howling
Written by Stephen W. Parsons (as Stephen Parsons)
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What a joke of a movie!
11 January 2002 | by Da reel MikestarSee all my reviews

This film was terrible! Oversized teddy bears that were meant to be werewolves ran around making fools of themselves! The camerawork was so shoddy, all you could actually ever see were blurs that were meant to be people! The werewolves really did look like big teddybears! The sound was horrendous, and due to awful dubbing you could barely grasp the storyline, not like it was much of one!

This is the kind of film an enemy would give you as a practical joke, it is that bad! The only scare you will get from it is that you paid 3 bucks for renting it! Watch paint dry, far more entertaining!


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Language:

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Release Date:

4 July 1986 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

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