while I love the werewolf transformation in this, it is still very funny to me that the Dee Wallace just has to stand there for 5 minutes watching it happen like: 😟
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.
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Never, ever, under any circumstances attend a "retreat" of any kind in California.
Woeful acting, scripting, and werewolves. After seeing people call it a great werewolf movie, calling it a disappointment wouldn't even do it justice. The transformations were pretty quirky, but the werewolf prosthetics were godawful. They fucking looked like zombies, hellhounds, rabbits, and I don't know what else. What even was that story? They forgot about werewolves and threw them all at the end. Apart from the transformation, the only good thing about the movie was Marsha's tits.
Common questions
What is The Howling about?+
A news anchor travels to a remote retreat to recover from a traumatic attack, only to discover the inhabitants are concealing a supernatural condition.
Who directed The Howling?+
Joe Dante directed The Howling in 1981; he is a filmmaker known for his work in the genre, including Gremlins and The Burbs.
Has The Howling won any awards?+
The film won the 1980 Saturn Award for Best Horror Film.
