The Howling

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The Howling is a 1981 horror film renowned for its groundbreaking werewolf transformation effects and influential contribution to modern werewolf cinema.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
horror film ⓘ
werewolf film ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork Gary Brandner ⓘ
basedOn The Howling (novel) ⓘ
linked to: The Howling
cinematographer John Hora ⓘ
composer Pino Donaggio ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception generally positive ⓘ
cultStatus cult classic ⓘ
director Joe Dante ⓘ
distributor Avco Embassy Pictures ⓘ
linked to: Embassy Pictures
editor Mark Goldblatt ⓘ
era 1980s American horror cinema ⓘ
filmingLocation California ⓘ
followedBy Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf ⓘ
linked to: The Howling
genre horror ⓘ
supernatural horror ⓘ
werewolf ⓘ
homeMedia Blu-ray ⓘ
DVD ⓘ
VHS ⓘ
influenced modern werewolf cinema ⓘ
mpaaRating R ⓘ
narrativeFocus television news anchor traumatized by encounter with serial killer ⓘ
notableFor groundbreaking werewolf transformation effects ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOfSeries The Howling film series ⓘ
linked to: The Howling
plotElement remote therapy retreat that is actually a werewolf colony ⓘ
producer Jack Conrad ⓘ
Michael Finnell ⓘ
productionCompany Embassy Pictures ⓘ
releaseDate 1981-03-13 ⓘ
releaseYear 1981 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 91 ⓘ
screenwriter John Sayles ⓘ
Terence H. Winkless ⓘ
setIn California ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ
specialEffectsArtist Rob Bottin ⓘ
starred Belinda Balaski ⓘ
Christopher Stone ⓘ
Dee Wallace ⓘ
Dennis Dugan ⓘ
Elisabeth Brooks ⓘ
John Carradine ⓘ
Kevin McCarthy ⓘ
Patrick Macnee ⓘ
Robert Picardo ⓘ
Slim Pickens ⓘ

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Rick Baker → notableWork → The Howling ⓘ
John Carradine → notableWork → The Howling ⓘ
Dee Wallace → notableWork → The Howling ⓘ
Dee Wallace → appearedIn → The Howling ⓘ
Slim Pickens → notableWork → The Howling ⓘ
Robert Picardo → notableWork → The Howling ⓘ
Robert Picardo → performedIn → The Howling ⓘ
Joe Dante → notableWork → The Howling ⓘ
Joe Dante → directed → The Howling ⓘ
Michael Finnell → notableWork → The Howling ⓘ
Michael Finnell → workedOn → The Howling ⓘ
Patrick Macnee → workedOn → The Howling ⓘ
Mark Goldblatt → notableWork → The Howling ⓘ
Mark Goldblatt → edited → The Howling ⓘ
The Howling → basedOn → The Howling (novel) ⓘ
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The Howling → partOfSeries → The Howling film series ⓘ
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The Howling → followedBy → Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf ⓘ
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Richard A. Baker → notableWork → The Howling ⓘ
Richard A. Baker → workedOn → The Howling ⓘ
John Sayles → wroteScreenplayFor → The Howling ⓘ
Christopher Stone → co-starredIn → The Howling ⓘ
Rob Bottin → notableWork → The Howling (1981 film) ⓘ
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Rob Bottin → workedOn → The Howling (1981 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Howling
Dee Wallace → notableWork → The Howling ⓘ
subject linked to: Deanna Bowers
Dee Wallace → appearedIn → The Howling ⓘ
subject linked to: Deanna Bowers
Louis Burton Lindley Jr. → notableWork → The Howling (1981 film) ⓘ
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Pino Donaggio → notableWork → Score for "The Howling" ⓘ
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Landon Liboiron → appearedIn → The Howling: Reborn ⓘ
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Kenneth Tobey → appearedIn → The Howling ⓘ