The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

What can I say. "The Boy Who Cried Werewolf" features a largely unknown cast (which might explain why the acting in this movie is so weak) in a rather cheesy movie that doesn't really seem to know whether it wants to be a comedy or a real horror movie - and yet I have to admit that this is probably my favorite werewolf movie of all time. I stumbled upon it many years ago when I was a kid and loved it then. Now, on the rare occasions when it pops up on TV (usually very late at night) I always watch it. Most recently it was on a Canadian cable station and I stayed up until after 2 in the morning to watch it.

It really is a rather intriguing story. A boy (Scott Sealey) and his father (Kerwin Matthews) are taking a night time walk through the woods while visiting their cabin when they're suddenly attacked by a werewolf. The father fights the beast off but gets bitten, and - well, you know what happens. The kid starts seeing this werewolf all around the area of the cabin, runs to tell his dad but can never find him. He finally puts it all together and tries to tell everyone and anyone (the local sheriff, his mother) that his dad's a werewolf. They all pat him on the head and say "right, kid." In the midst of the movie there's inexplicably a hippy commune of Jesus freaks who seem to have little purpose except to provide some comic relief.

I liked this movie. It gets lousy reviews, but something about it appeals to me. To each his own, I guess. To me, this gets an 8/10!

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf is quite different than any other werewolf film I've ever seen. It's been a while since I've seen this movie and just finished watching it again just before this review. I found it to be quite entertaining in fact.

The acting and the special effects are not bad for a limited budget film. The scenery is beautiful. The story is interesting in-spite of how the plot summery reads (which makes it sound quite boring) but does sum up the flick in a nutshell. Believe it or not, the movie is action packed from the get-go to the finish line!

The "Hippie God Freaks" are quite funny! I believe they are there to show the contrast of good vs evil as well as provide some comic relief.

The movie ends somewhat differently than most people would expect - which is a pleasant surprise to the viewer.

8 out of 10

This dull, badly acted "werewolf" movie probably cleared drive-ins faster than a tornado when it was unleashed in 1973.

It has the production values of a rushed TV-film, and awful dialogue you can recite before it is uttered by the poor actors.

As for shocks and thrills, look elsewhere. Your cellar has more menace than this movie.

The music score is atrocious and grating. There is zero horror atmosphere in this little Z-grade turkey.

The inclusion of Jesus freaks midway through does nothing to make this any more mundane.

The initial werewolf appearance is not bad, but it all goes downhill from there.

When I was 10 years old I saw this movie on t.v.with my older brother. It really caused me to fear and oddly love werewolf's.My brother and I spent every weekend of our youth in the woods camping with my father.My older brother (by two years) never got tired of convincing me that he saw or heard something that he swore must of been a werewolf. As the years rolled by I forgot that for me this movie started it all. When I was older I asked my brother if he remembered this movie, he said he had no idea what I was talking about. It drove me insane as I searched for it over the years never getting any closer to validation that it did exist.I can not wait to finally sit down and watch this treasure again laughing, I am sure at a movie that seemed so scary as a youth. Thank you IMDb for finally bringing me this grand closer. This movie is amazing.

A young boy and his father are attacked by a werewolf and, in the process of saving their lives, his father is bitten by the werewolf. Now, he has to warn everyone that his father becomes a werewolf at night and no one believes him.

The tone of The Boy Who Cried Werewolf is all over the place. It's too silly to be taken seriously as a horror film with any sort of tension, but it's not funny enough to be spoof which leaves in a weird in-between place where nothing really works. It also features some of the most annoying Christian hippies you'll ever meet. Every time they show up, it almost seems like the film is going for comedy or trying to satirize something, but it doesn't amount to much.