Film • Jan 21, 1981
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.
The Howling
- Status
- Released
- Release
- January 21, 1981 (44 years ago)
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Werewolves
- Themes
- B-Horror, Body Horror, Folk Horror, Werewolf Horror
- Origin
- United States
Cast
Dee WallaceKaren White
Forrest J. AckermanBookstore Customer
Patrick MacneeDr. George Waggner
Robert A. BurnsPorn Store Patron
Dennis DuganChris
Jonathan KaplanGas Station Attendant
Christopher StoneR. William 'Bill' Neill
Roger CormanMan in Phone Booth
Belinda BalaskiTerry Fisher
Kenneth TobeyOlder Cop
Kevin McCarthyFred Francis
Dick MillerWalter Paisley - Bookstore Owner
John CarradineErle Kenton
Don McLeodT.C. Quist
Slim PickensSam Newfield
Bill SorrellsKline
Elisabeth BrooksMarsha Quist
Ivan SaricJack Molina
Robert PicardoEddie Quist
Steve NevilYoung Cop
Margie ImpertDonna
Sarina C. GrantHooker
Noble WillinghamCharlie Barton
Wendell WrightMan at Bar
James MurtaughJerry Warren
Jim McKrellLew Landers
Meshach TaylorShantz
Scores
- Average Score
- 63.6%
FilmAffinity
- 60%
IMDb
- 65%
Letterboxd
- 66%
Metacritic
- 66%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 61%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- Moderate
- Violence
- High
- Profanity
- Low
- Algohol & Drugs
- Low
- Fright & Intensity
- High
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