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Severely shaken after a near-fatal encounter with a serial killer, TV newscaster Karen White (Dee Wallace-Stone) takes some much-needed time off. Hoping to conquer her inner demons, she heads for the 'Colony', a secluded retreat where her new neighbors are just a tad too eager to make her feel at home. Also, there seems to be a .. Read more

Starring	Elisabeth Brooks, Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan
Director	Joe Dante
Genres	Horror

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- Though it works well enough as a werewolf thriller (not, admittedly, a genre packed with masterpieces), Dante's film -... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
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  Shows its age
  
  before i start if you want a werewolf movie go for american werewolf in london , or wolf with jack nicholson.
  
  This movie takes and age to get started... read more »
  
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  - 27 Nov 2007 at 13:42
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  A Howling Success!
  
  Absolutely stunning film. Along with American Werewolf in London, this film set the bench mark for werewolf films. Fans of the genre hotly debate which is ... read more »
  
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- - 1mper1um
  - 34 reviews
  - 19 Feb 2012 at 21:40
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  Great Changes Few Thrills
  
  Although not necessarily one of the more gruesome films around any more, the scenes where the were change to wolves are still amongst some of the best change ... read more »
  
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- - JohnFair
  - 42 reviews
  - Stockport
  - 24 May 2011 at 16:45
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  - 3
  cool
  
  a cool werewolf film really good bit init with some bloke changing into a wolf worth cheking out
  
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  - Cannock
  - 02 Jan 2009 at 14:49
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  Scares on a new level
  
  Now you see, I'm VERY afraid of werewolves so maybe its unfiar I review this....But American Werewolf in London (not Paris, thats rubbish) and this are the ... read more »
  
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- - revels
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  - Bury
  - 04 Sep 2008 at 08:58
- - 4
  - 1
  Shows its age
  
  before i start if you want a werewolf movie go for american werewolf in london , or wolf with jack nicholson.
  
  This movie takes and age to get started... read more »
  
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- - sakuraba1982
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  - Dover
  - 27 Nov 2007 at 13:42
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  not bad
  
  not a bad little flick. if youre a horror fan its not too much of a strain plus the ending is worth it all the way.
  
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  - leeds
  - 23 Jul 2007 at 01:20
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  The Howling... With Laughter
  
  Made in 1980 by the man who brought us 'Gremlins', this still raises a chuckle with its black humour, although the main werewolf transformation is ... read more »
  
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- - wikkidsmyle
  - 438 reviews
  - Newmarket
  - 04 Jul 2007 at 23:22
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  AVERAGE
  
  Not the best wereworlf film ever made. Quite a slow film with hardly any action happening until around 45 minutes in! Not very good special effects or costumes... read more »
  
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  - Plymouth, England
  - 18 Nov 2006 at 12:55
- - 1
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  adequate for a time filler
  
  not bad if you like the genre
  
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  - wales
  - 19 Aug 2006 at 14:33
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  Not Bad !!!
  
  Starting in a welter of televised static, the movie’s setup is straight from a standard thriller: TV anchorwoman Karen White (Dee Wallace, one year before ... read more »
  
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  - 26 Apr 2006 at 11:33
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- - 4
  - 1
  Shows its age
  
  before i start if you want a werewolf movie go for american werewolf in london , or wolf with jack nicholson.
  
  This movie takes and age to get started... read more »
  
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  - 116 reviews
  - Dover
  - 27 Nov 2007 at 13:42
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  The Howling
  
  This was the first horror movie I watched that I really enjoyed, the special effects were brilliant, I would say it is along the same enjoyability with american... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 27 Dec 2004 at 18:15
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  How Horror Films Should Be Done
  
  i rented this out because i could not remember if i seen it, really glad i did. although can tell its from the 80's but excels in the special effects dept, ... read more »
  
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- - MJL
  - 43 reviews
  - Coventry
  - 11 Jan 2005 at 19:43
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  Great werewolf movie, ...
  
  Great werewolf movie, with excellent transformation effects. The best of The Howling series. Good pace, funny with a cool ending. watch it!!
  
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- - sunil#2
  - BIRMINGHAM
  - 06 Oct 2004 at 02:46
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  adequate for a time filler
  
  not bad if you like the genre
  
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  - wales
  - 19 Aug 2006 at 14:33
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  Pretty good fun
  
  Originally released in British cinemas around the same time as ‘An American Werewolf in London’, ‘The Howling’ has since suffered from ... read more »
  
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- - Davidd
  - 56 reviews
  - South London
  - 10 Feb 2005 at 16:46
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  okay
  
  Not the greatest film but I gave is three stars fot the effects which were pretty great at the time - anyone notice the holographic doctor out of star trek ... read more »
  
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- - nina
  - London
  - 06 Mar 2005 at 15:42
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  the howling
  
  the howling was agood jumpy film i was on the edge of my seat all the way through the film.
  
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  - wales
  - 14 Mar 2005 at 08:39
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  Still Good
  
  As I remembered it, still good and enjoyable to watch but a little dated now
  
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  - The North
  - 29 Apr 2005 at 20:25
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  Youthful nostalgia
  
  This is the first time I've seen The Howling since its release in 1980 and it's certainly stood the test of time. Well paced, humorous dialogue and ... read more »
  
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  - 01 May 2005 at 10:57

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Critics' reviews
- Though it works well enough as a werewolf thriller (not, admittedly, a genre packed with masterpieces), Dante's film -... read more on Time Out
- 47371
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
- A plethora of werewolves and a glut of in-jokes pale beside a gallery of convincing and horrifying special effects.
- 34096
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
- "...There are good one-liners throughout..."
- 12721
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- "...A kind of tribute to Roger Corman..."
- 12719
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- "...A good, creepy show from Macnee..."
- 12720
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00

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  Severely shaken after a near-fatal encounter with a serial killer, TV newscaster Karen White (Dee Wallace-Stone) takes some much-needed time off. Hoping to conquer her inner demons, she heads for the 'Colony', a secluded retreat where her new neighbors are just a tad too eager to make her feel at ...