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1981 Certificate 18
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Detective Dewey Wilson is investigating several strange murders in New York City. All the vicitms look as if they have been mutilated by wild animals. His investigation leads him to a group of Native Americans who tell him about the legend of a superior species that once roamed the area, but who are now living and hunting in .. Read more

Starring Albert Finney, Gregory Hines, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos
Director Michael Wadleigh
Genres Horror

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Wolfen

Detective Dewey Wilson is investigating several strange murders in New York City. All the vicitms look as if they have been mutilated by wild animals. His investigation leads him to a group of Native Americans who tell him about the legend of a superior species that once roamed the area, but who are now living and hunting in the slums of New York.

Starring Albert Finney, Gregory Hines, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, Tom Noonan, Dick O'Neill
Director Michael Wadleigh
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 49 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Horror
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 22 Nov 2004
Production year: 1981
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Eleven years after Woodstock, director Michael Wadleigh resurfaced with this classy, thoughtful, gory, but not in the least bit scary horror movie about a mutant breed of killer wolf with super-intelligent tracking abilities running wild in the Bronx. New York cop Albert Finney investigates, and, in a typical Wadleigh eco addition to Whitley Strieber's so-so supernatural novel, links the plight of the American Indian to the wolves' brutally violent acts; both were deprived of their homeland by nasty white settlers. Subjective camerawork, denoting the wolves' point of view, features extensive optical special effects so the prowling always makes for galvanising viewing, while Finney makes the most of his tart dialogue. It's a pity the payoff is such a letdown after the initially superior suspense.

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    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Old but excellent horror

    This is one of the best horror films I've seen for a while, where has it been all these years! It's not one for effects but a very good horror nonetheless.

    A must for horror fans.

      • BIGBOSSMAN from london
      • Posted 14 May 2005 17:12

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  • 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Lame

    Tedious, meandering werewolf picture which would have benefited greatly from losing about half an hour in the cutting room. 'Albert Finney' is ok as the detective hunting a mysterious killer, but the film moves at an absolute snail's pace, with many risible 'spooky' scenes which provoke laughter, not terror.

    So many werewolf films are appallingly bad - stick with An American Werewolf In London.

      • bobbyperu from Merseyside
      • Posted 21 Jul 2005 17:36

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      Detective Dewey Wilson is investigating several strange murders in New York City. All the vicitms look as if they have been mutilated by wild animals. His investigation leads him to a group of Native Americans who tell him about the legend of a superior species that once roamed the area, but who ...