Wolfen (1981)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Michael Wadleigh

Writers:

David Eyre (writer)
Whitley Strieber (novel)

Release Date:

24 July 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

It will tear the scream from your throat.

Plot:

A New York cop investigates a series of brutal deaths that resemble animal attacks.

Plot Keywords:

Beast | Older Man Younger Woman | Bitten In The Throat | World Trade Center New York | Metamorphosis

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Albert Finney	...	Dewey Wilson
Diane Venora	...	Rebecca Neff
Edward James Olmos	...	Eddie Holt
Gregory Hines	...	Whittington
Tom Noonan	...	Ferguson
Dick O'Neill	...	Warren
Dehl Berti	...	Old Indian
Peter Michael Goetz	...	Ross
Sam Gray	...	Mayor
Ralph Bell	...	Commissioner
Max M. Brown	...	Christopher van der Veer
Anne Marie Pohtamo	...	Pauline van der Veer
Sarah Felder	...	Cicely Rensselaer
Reginald VelJohnson	...	Morgue Attendant
James Tolkan	...	Baldy

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (MegaSound encoding) (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1989) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1987) | France:U | Australia:M | Norway:15 | UK:18 | West Germany:16 | USA:R (certificate #26425)

Filming Locations:

Charlotte Street, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Film Capital Associates

Trivia:

One of the few films to be released theatrically with the "Megasound" sound system format. Megasound was a movie theater sound system created by Warner Bros in the early 1980s. It was used to enhance the premiere engagements of a handful of Warner features. Theaters equipped for Megasound had additional speakers mounted on the left, right and rear walls of the auditorium. Selected soundtrack events with lots of low-frequency content (thuds, crashes, explosions, etc) were directed to these speakers at very high volume, creating a visceral effect intended to thrill the audience.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the night-vision scope/surveillance sequence with Dewey and Whittington, the scopes change angles and gain/lose sections from shot to shot.

Quotes:

Dewey Wilson: They kill to protect family?
Old Indian: In the end, it's all for the HUNTING GROUND.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Revenge of the Mooninites (#1.8)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Jitterbug Boy

Wolves on the loose

Wolfen(1981) Satisfying, surreal horror flick about unknown super wolves that are terrorizing the streets of New York City. Albert Finney,(in desperate need of a haircut) is the troubled, alcoholic police captain who has been assigned to find out why people are showing up dead at an alarming rate. The best part of this movie is the ingenious cinematography work by Gerry Fisher and the movie is directed by Michael Wadleigh( Woodstock). Finney is good, as usual, and Gregory Hines, in his film debut shines as a hip coroner working with Finney to solve the murders.The leads, the story line, plus a good supporting cast including Diane Venora and Tom Noonan helps make 'Wolfen' a pretty interesting film.