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: 😟
Cinemas
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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6What people say
Never, ever, under any circumstances attend a "retreat" of any kind in California.
Werewolves as pure human urges in the era of television images. There is something to be said about how this approach crashes in fascinating ways with the film's own role in moving us from 70's political horror to the 80's more spectacular version of same. It is about hold on to meaning around progresively artificial bodies and images. Primary and essential.
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.
