The Howling

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The Howling is a 1981 horror film renowned for its groundbreaking werewolf transformation effects and influential contribution to modern werewolf cinema.

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instanceOf film
horror film
werewolf film
authorOfSourceWork Gary Brandner
basedOn The Howling (novel)
linked to: The Howling
cinematographer John Hora
composer Pino Donaggio
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception generally positive
cultStatus cult classic
director Joe Dante
distributor Avco Embassy Pictures
linked to: Embassy Pictures
editor Mark Goldblatt
era 1980s American horror cinema
filmingLocation California
followedBy Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf
linked to: The Howling
genre horror
supernatural horror
werewolf
homeMedia Blu-ray
DVD
VHS
influenced modern werewolf cinema
mpaaRating R
narrativeFocus television news anchor traumatized by encounter with serial killer
notableFor groundbreaking werewolf transformation effects
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries The Howling film series
linked to: The Howling
plotElement remote therapy retreat that is actually a werewolf colony
producer Jack Conrad
Michael Finnell
productionCompany Embassy Pictures
releaseDate 1981-03-13
releaseYear 1981
runtimeMinutes 91
screenwriter John Sayles
Terence H. Winkless
setIn California
Los Angeles
specialEffectsArtist Rob Bottin
starred Belinda Balaski
Christopher Stone
Dee Wallace
Dennis Dugan
Elisabeth Brooks
John Carradine
Kevin McCarthy
Patrick Macnee
Robert Picardo
Slim Pickens

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Rick Baker notableWork The Howling
John Carradine notableWork The Howling
Dee Wallace notableWork The Howling
Dee Wallace appearedIn The Howling
Slim Pickens notableWork The Howling
Robert Picardo notableWork The Howling
Robert Picardo performedIn The Howling
Joe Dante notableWork The Howling
Joe Dante directed The Howling
Michael Finnell notableWork The Howling
Michael Finnell workedOn The Howling
Patrick Macnee workedOn The Howling
Mark Goldblatt notableWork The Howling
Mark Goldblatt edited The Howling
The Howling basedOn The Howling (novel)
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The Howling partOfSeries The Howling film series
linked to: The Howling
The Howling followedBy Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf
linked to: The Howling
Richard A. Baker notableWork The Howling
Richard A. Baker workedOn The Howling
John Sayles wroteScreenplayFor The Howling
Christopher Stone co-starredIn The Howling
Rob Bottin notableWork The Howling (1981 film)
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Rob Bottin workedOn The Howling (1981 film)
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Dee Wallace notableWork The Howling
subject linked to: Deanna Bowers
Dee Wallace appearedIn The Howling
subject linked to: Deanna Bowers
Louis Burton Lindley Jr. notableWork The Howling (1981 film)
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Pino Donaggio notableWork Score for "The Howling"
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Landon Liboiron appearedIn The Howling: Reborn
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Kenneth Tobey appearedIn The Howling