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The Howling

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Plot

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.

Cast

Dee Wallace as Karen White
Dee Wallace

as Karen White

Patrick Macnee as Dr. George Waggner
Patrick Macnee

as Dr. George Waggner

Dennis Dugan as Chris
Dennis Dugan

as Chris

Christopher Stone as R. William 'Bill' Neill
Christopher Stone

as R. William 'Bill' Neill

Belinda Balaski as Terry Fisher
Belinda Balaski

as Terry Fisher

Kevin McCarthy as Fred Francis
Kevin McCarthy

as Fred Francis

John Carradine as Erle Kenton
John Carradine

as Erle Kenton

Slim Pickens as Sam Newfield
Slim Pickens

as Sam Newfield

Elisabeth Brooks as Marsha Quist
Elisabeth Brooks

as Marsha Quist

Robert Picardo as Eddie Quist
Robert Picardo

as Eddie Quist

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • January 21, 1981

Production Companies

  • AVCO Embassy Pictures

  • International Film Investors

  • Wescom Productions

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $1,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $17,985,893.00

Runtime

  • 1.52 hrs

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A secret society exists, and is living among all of us. They are neither people nor animals, but something in-between. In the name of good television, newswoman Karen White (Dee Wallace) forms a bond with serial killer Eddie Quist (Robert Picardo). But when the meeting of the two arrives, it nearly proves fatal and damages Karen psychologically. Her psychologist recommends that she spend some …

"Karen" (Dee Wallace) is an investigative reporter with a local television channel who is focussed on a local serial killer. When the police corner and kill this man, it has a curiously profound effect on the woman and she loses her memory. Needing a change of scenery, she heads to the remote "Colony" where rest and recuperation are the order of the day. Initially welcoming her, though, she soon …

**The Howling was groundbreaking for its time but isn’t the timeless classic I hoped it would be.** The Howling is a definitive werewolf horror film that introduced new ideas to the genre and broke new ground for special effects. The hidden secret werewolf community with opposing ideologies and opinions on how to either hunt or hide from humanity brought more to werewolf lore than a simple cra…

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