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Wolfen Details

1981

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

Wolfen

Wolfen, a frightening horror movie based upon a novel by Whitley Strieber, is an absorbing update on the werewolf legend. Detective Dewey Wilson (Albert Finney) is assigned to investigate the strange murder of a millionaire and his wife in a downtown park. Wilson and his friend, city coroner Whittington (Gregory Hines), aided by criminal psychologist Rebecca Neff (Diane Venora) connect the killing to those of several others, primarily winos, drug addicts and derelicts, all of whom seem to have been mutilated by wild animals. Their search leads them to a group of Native Americans led by Edward James Olmos who tell them of a legend of a superior species that once roamed the area, but now are living and hunting in the slums of New York. The film is engrossing, frightening and intelligent, with sensational special effects. Director Michael Wadleigh uses these effects to great advantage, frequently showing the movements of the characters through the eyes of the Wolfen. This film is also the screen debut of Gregory Hines.~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide

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
Genres	Horror
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1981 To Rent: DVD: 22 Nov 2004

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- School-leavers whose ambitions lean towards criminal pathology will pick up useful tips on wielding the scalpel and the... read more on Time Out
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  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 ... read more »
  
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  Enjoyable, but showing it's age...
  
  I enjoyed it hugely when first came I remember. Not quite so keane on it these days. Still better than many, but showing it's age to a fair degree.
  
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  boring
  
  It was so boring and dull that i actually turned it off the specail effects were crap and the story line was atrocious do not rent unless you're an insomnic... read more »
  
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  Wolfen (Michael Wadleigh, US, 1981)
  
  Woodstock film-maker Wadleigh's only feature film to date - a big-budget adaptation of Whitley Strieber's eponymous novel - is a strange mixture of ... read more »
  
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  Wolfen, a frightening horror movie based upon a novel by Whitley Strieber, is an absorbing update on the werewolf legend. Detective Dewey Wilson (Albert Finney) is assigned to investigate the strange murder of a millionaire and his wife in a downtown park. Wilson and his friend, city coroner ...