The Howling
1981
Imagine your worst fear a reality.
Directed by Joe Dante
User Rating
Intensity
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
- English
- Rating
- R
- TMDB
- 6.6/10 (924 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 76% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 68/100
- IMDb
- 6.5/10 (42,806 votes)
Awards
- WonSaturn Award— Best Horror Film(1981)
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
Keywords
Links
Trailer
Score
Pino Donaggio
The Howling (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The Howling Collection
Appears in
Carol Clover — Men, Women, and Chain Saws
Kim Newman — Nightmare Movies
Rolling Stone: 101 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Scream Factory
Slant Magazine: 100 Greatest Horror Films of All Time
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