The Howling (1981)

Movie Details

Original Title The Howling

Original Language EN

Budget $1,000,000

Revenue $17,985,893

Status Released

Popularity 1.5

Cast

Dee Wallace

Karen White

Popularity: 1.5

Patrick Macnee

Dr. George Waggner

Popularity: 0.8

Dennis Dugan

Chris

Popularity: 7.7

Christopher Stone

R. William 'Bill' Neill

Popularity: 0.9

Belinda Balaski

Terry Fisher

Popularity: 3.3

Kevin McCarthy

Fred Francis

Popularity: 5.1

John Carradine

Erle Kenton

Popularity: 2.0

Slim Pickens

Sam Newfield

Popularity: 2.4

Elisabeth Brooks

Marsha Quist

Popularity: 1.2

Robert Picardo

Eddie Quist

Popularity: 1.0

Margie Impert

Donna

Popularity: 0.4

Noble Willingham

Charlie Barton

Popularity: 1.8

Key Crew

Screenplay John Sayles, Terence H. Winkless

Producer Jack Conrad, Michael Finnell

Executive Producer Steven A. Lane, Daniel H. Blatt

Director Joe Dante

Editor Mark Goldblatt, Joe Dante

Production

AVCO Embassy Pictures

International Film Investors

Wescom Productions

Videos & Trailers

THE HOWLING Trailer [1981]

Trailer

The Howling - Trailer

Trailer

Josh Olson on THE HOWLING

Featurette

The Howling 1981 TV trailer

Featurette

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 10/10

Nov 2, 2015

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 near ... Read more

CinemaSerf 6/10

Nov 9, 2022

"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 "Colon ... Read more

The Movie Mob 4/10

Jan 2, 2023

**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 ... Read more