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The Howling is a 1981 American horror film directed by Joe Dante, who also served as the film editor. The screenplay was written by John Sayles and Terence H. Winkless, based on the novel by Gary Brandner. The cast includes Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, and Christopher Stone. The narrative is set in Los Angeles.
The film has a runtime of 91 minutes and was produced with a budget of 1,000,000. It grossed 17,985,893 at the box office. Distribution was handled by Embassy Pictures and Netflix, with formats including video on demand. The original language is English. It is followed by Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf.
Critical assessments include a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 76% and a Metacritic score of 68/100. The film holds an IMDb rating of 6.5 from 42,806 votes. It received two wins and three nominations for awards. The movie is rated R.
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6.6After 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.
Cast
- Dee Wallace as Karen White
- Patrick Macnee as Dr. George Waggner
- Dennis Dugan as Chris
- Christopher Stone as R. William 'Bill' Neill
- Belinda Balaski as Terry Fisher
- Kevin McCarthy as Fred Francis
Themes
- adultery
- based on novel or book
- shapeshifting
- secret society
- woods
- murder
- serial killer
- cabin
- werewolf
- psychiatrist
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
42,806 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
76%
Metacritic
68/100
- Year
- 1981
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Horror
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf
- Based on
- The Howling
- Director
- Joe Dante
- Screenwriter
- Terence H. Winkless
- Cast member
- Meshach Taylor
- Composer
- Pino Donaggio
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 89
- FilmAffinity ID
- 100428
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1981-04-10
- film editor
- Joe Dante
- title
- The Howling
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Gary Brandner
- capital cost
- 1000000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 6.4/10
- box office
- 17985893
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