The Howling (1981)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.5/10   

Director:

Joe Dante

Escritores:

Gary Brandner (novel)
John Sayles (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

10 abril 1981 (USA)

Género:

Horror | Misterio | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Imagine your worst fear a reality

Plot:

After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Colony | Werewolf | Woods | Danger

Premios:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Listen to the critics, it's actually one of the best

Reparto

Dee Wallace	...	Karen White
Patrick Macnee	...	Dr. George Waggner
Dennis Dugan	...	Chris
Christopher Stone	...	R. William 'Bill' Neill
Belinda Balaski	...	Terry Fisher
Kevin McCarthy	...	Fred Francis
John Carradine	...	Erle Kenton
Slim Pickens	...	Sam Newfield
Elisabeth Brooks	...	Marsha Quist
Robert Picardo	...	Eddie Quist
Margie Impert	...	Donna
Noble Willingham	...	Charlie Barton
James Murtaugh	...	Jerry Warren
Jim McKrell	...	Lew Landers
Kenneth Tobey	...	Older Cop

También conocida como:

Aullidos (Spain) [es]

Duración:

91 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.66 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Argentina:18 | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2004) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1981) | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | New Zealand:R16 | New Zealand:(Banned) (Special Edition DVD) | UK:(Banned) (Special Edition DVD) | UK:R (Special Edition DVD) | France:-12 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1984) | Norway:(Banned) (1981-2003) (cinema release)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

AVCO Embassy Pictures

Trivialidades:

Art director Robert Burns had previously worked on the sets for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), in fact many of the grisly set dressings for this film were hold-overs from Texas Chainsaw; most notably the corpse in the armchair seen in Dick Miller's bookstore.

Errores:

Errores Reales: Slim Pickens is shot twice with the shots coming almost on top of each other in quick succession. However, he is shot with a manual bolt-action rifle making that impossible.

Citas:

[first lines]
Dr. George Waggner: Repression. Repression is the father of neurosis, of self-hatred. Now, stress results when we fight against our impulses. We've all heard people talk about animal magnetism, the natural man. the noble savage, as if we'd lost something valuable in our long evolution into civilized human beings. Now there's a good reason for this.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Werewolves (#6.11)" (2006)

Listen to the critics, it's actually one of the best

Yes! For a change in the horror genre this film does deserve all of the praise, hype, cult following and respect it receives, even from the critics. I would go so far as to even admit that I find this Joe (Gremlins, Innerspace, The 'burbs, Matinee, Small soldiers) Dante flick one of his best crafted works, followed by PIRANHA.

It's always been a toss up between THE HOWLING and AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON for the most effective lycanthropy picture of postmodern horror cinema (anything since Psycho). Where John Landis used comedy more blatantly, the humour in THE HOWLING is far more satirical and subversive. Undoubtedly, Rob Bottin's effects steal the show as well as they did for John Carpenter's THE THING. The transformation of Eddie Quist, especially on the revamped DVD is something to behold.

For anyone with a passing interest in the horror genre this is a film to include on that 'TO SEE' list. For fans of werewolf movies this should go on that 'MUST SEE' list.