"Silver bullets my ass!"
THE HOWLING (1981)
Directed by Joe Dante
This modern classic is the product of two talented but perennially under appreciated American filmmakers. The smart, darkly comic screenplay is by indie pioneer John Sayles, and it's directed with style and wit by underrated genre master Joe Dante. A strange story of werwolves and quack psychology, "The Howling" works equally well as straight up gory horror and biting (pun sorta intended) satire. The performances are mostly strong and Rob Bottin's cutting edge make up effects still hold up today. These are some of the best lycanthropes ever commited to celluloid.
Interestingly this was one of two ground breaking werewolf films released in 1981.
More on the other one later.
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