Teen Wolf (1985)

An ordinary high school student discovers that his family has an unusual pedigree when he finds himself turning into a werewolf.

Director:

Rod Daniel

Writers:

Jeph Loeb (as Joseph Loeb III), Matthew Weisman

Stars:

Michael J. Fox, James Hampton, Susan Ursitti

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael J. Fox	...	Scott Howard
James Hampton	...	Harold Howard
Susan Ursitti	...	Boof
Jerry Levine	...	Stiles
Matt Adler	...	Lewis
Lorie Griffin	...	Pamela
James MacKrell	...	Mr. Thorne (as Jim MacKrell)
Mark Arnold	...	Mick
Jay Tarses	...	Coach Finstock
Mark Holton	...	Chubby
Scott Paulin	...	Kirk Lolley
Elizabeth Gorcey	...	Tina
Melanie Manos	...	Gina
Doug Savant	...	Brad
Charles Zucker	...	Malcolm

Storyline

Meet Scott Howard, a struggling high school student with problems. He is on a lackluster basketball team with a lame duck coach, he is having problems getting noticed by the prettiest girl in his school, Pamela Wells (who already has a boyfriend who wants to ruin Scott's life named Mick McAllister). But in the middle of it all, he feels an effects of a dog whistle and he itches everywhere and even discovers that his nails are longer and sharp. When he came home from a party, he discovers his new problem. He is a half human-wolf hybrid. He tries to keep this a secret, but during a basketball game the secret comes out and it helped Scott to turn his life around, the basketball team starts to become a contender for the state championships. He became very popular, and he was discovered by Pamela, and begin to go out with each other (despite that Pamela is still going out with Mick). However, Scott's father warns him about turning into the wolf out of anger. Scott must watch his anger as ...

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Plot Keywords:

homophobia | homophobic slur | woman in towel | woman wearing a towel | woman wrapped in a towel | 

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Taglines:

MICHAEL J. FOX is back from the future in a NEW COMEDY...

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 August 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lobo adolescente

Filming Locations:

1727 Bushnell Avenue, South Pasadena, California, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$33,086,700

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolfkill Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although she is rehearsing a stage play, the script Pamela holds is formatted for a film.

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Goofs

The scoreboard reads 36-15. Then the Dragons score a basket (38 points). Later the scoreboard is shown reading 36-26.

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Quotes

Vice Principal Thorne: You may think that you are special here... but let me remind you that I am still the vice principal.
Scott Howard: [In full werewolf mode and wearing sunglasses] Hey, I'm no different than anyone else.

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Crazy Credits

The end credits are shown as the crowd cheers and celebrates in slow motion.

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Alternate Versions

The television version takes out two scenes and adds three scenes.

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Connections

Spoofed in How I Met Your Mother: Murtaugh (2009)

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Soundtracks

WAY TO GO
Music by Miles Goodman (uncredited)
Lyrics by Douglas Brayfield (uncredited)
Performed by Mark Vieha

User Reviews

I love this movie

I appreciate certain actors differently as time goes by. For me Michael J Fox has been on the upswing while others, like Steve Martin, are headed in the other direction. There's nothing particularly unique about any of the elements of this movie except maybe the combination of all of them. Fox finds he can transform into a werewolf with superhuman powers - his "problem" makes him the most popular guy in high school and creates a winning basketball team. Forget that the wolf playing Fox on the court must be twice his size and four times the athlete, this movie is just a lot of fun to watch, helped considerably by Hampton as the understanding dad and Ursitti as the under-appreciated girl friend. Very rewatchable.