War Wolves (2009)

A special forces unit heads back to the USA to hunt down a soldier infected with a werewolf virus. Little do they know that three of the female soldiers serving in the unit have also been infected and transformed into she-wolves.

Director:

Michael Worth

Writer:

Michael Worth

Stars:

John Saxon, Tim Thomerson, Michael Worth

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Saxon	...	Tony Ford
Tim Thomerson	...	Frank Bergman
Michael Worth	...	Jake Gabriel
Adrienne Barbeau	...	Gail Cash
Natasha Alam	...	Erika Moore
Kristi Clainos	...	Justine
Siri Baruc	...	Casey
Dan Southworth	...	Clay
Art LaFleur	...	Leo
Zosia Mamet	...	Rudy
Alex Ballar	...	Andrew Jensen
Martin Kove	...	Malick
Lois Stewart	...	Bonna
Margot Farley	...	Christine
John Edward Lee	...	Tommy

Storyline

Jack Ford leads a special forces unit back to the United States to hunt down Jake Gabriel, a soldier who has been infected with the werewolf virus that turns man into wolf. Little does Jack know that three of the female soldiers serving in his unit have also been infected and have already transformed into she-wolves. The she-wolves' forces of evil and Ford's special op forces of good, are pitted against each other in the race to save mankind from turning into wolves.

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Plot Keywords:

werewolf | 

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Taglines:

They say war changes you... you have no idea.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and brief nudity

Did You Know?

Goofs

About five minutes in in the middle of the battle ejected empty shell casings are shown landing on the floor. The problem is that they are actually full cartridges with the bullets and powder intact. That's not going to happen.

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Quotes

Leo: Where's Sheriff Harris?
Tony Ford: He's with Great-grandpa Harris, unfortunately.

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Connections

References The Wolf Man (1941)

User Reviews

I've seen worse...

but War Wolves wasn't necessarily a good movie in my opinion. Although I was dubious about seeing the film, I was intrigued and watched it with an open mind BEFORE reading any reviews of any kind. War Wolves did have some good points, namely the idea, which was interesting and had a lot of potential, and the performances of Adrienne Barbeau, Tim Thomerson and John Saxon were good with great chemistry. I also admired the fact that War Wolves did try to focus on action rather than dull filler. The action was nothing outstanding, it was enthusiastically performed if rather basic and hindered further by clumsy editing, but I have seen duller action sequences before. However, War Wolves also contains some of the worst-looking werewolves I've seen, the story is very all over the place and sluggish and the script is aimless, contrived and doesn't leave the actors much to work with. I have seen far more annoying and stereotypical characters, but I didn't find many of the characters very interesting, and this was disappointing considering that film had a concept this good. The ending felt very rushed and if given more time to breathe would've been less senseless. It was nice to hear Ave Maria, as it is a lovely song, but the way it was used here made it feel cheesy and thrown in. All in all, not a good movie, but I can think of worse ways to waste my time. 4/10 Bethany Cox

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 March 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

O stratos ton lykanthropon

Filming Locations:

Bolinas, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Curb Entertainment International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color