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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.
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- Director
- Joe Dante
- Written by
- Gary Brandner, John Sayles, Terence H. Winkless
- Produced by
- Jack Conrad, Michael Finnell
- Composer
- Pino Donaggio
- Cinematographer
- John Hora
- Editors
- Joe Dante, Mark Goldblatt
- Makeup FX
- Rob Bottin, Greg Cannom, Joe Beserra, Margaret Prentice
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- R
- TMDB
- 6.6/10 (878 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 76% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 68/100
- IMDb
- 6.5/10 (42,806 votes)
Cast

Dee Wallace
Karen White

Patrick Macnee
Dr. George Waggner

Dennis Dugan
Chris

Christopher Stone
R. William 'Bill' Neill

Belinda Balaski
Terry Fisher

Kevin McCarthy
Fred Francis

John Carradine
Erle Kenton

Slim Pickens
Sam Newfield

Elisabeth Brooks
Marsha Quist

Robert Picardo
Eddie Quist

Margie Impert
Donna

Noble Willingham
Charlie Barton

James Murtaugh
Jerry Warren

Jim McKrell
Lew Landers

Meshach Taylor
Shantz

Kenneth Tobey
Older Cop

Dick Miller
Walter Paisley - Bookstore Owner
Don McLeod
T.C. Quist
Crew

Joe Dante
Director

John Sayles
Screenplay

Terence H. Winkless
Screenplay

Gary Brandner
Novel
Jack Conrad
Producer

Michael Finnell
Producer

Pino Donaggio
Original Music Composer

John Hora
Director of Photography

Mark Goldblatt
Editor
Daniel H. Blatt
Executive Producer
Steven A. Lane
Executive Producer
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Score
Pino Donaggio
The Howling (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The Howling Collection
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