The film follows Karen White (Dee Wallace) a newswoman who has been receiving calls from a man named Eddie, who she believes is actually a serial killer who's murdered dozens downtown in the last few months. The great Robert Picardo playing Eddie Quist, the insane serial killer who has fixed his sights on Karen, and puts this whole horrifying tale into motion. Kevin McCarthy as the hilarious producer of the news program Karen, Terry, and Chris work at.and last but not least. You have greats like Patrick Macnee (who I remember best from Waxwork and Waxwork II) as Dr, Waggner, the psychiatrist who has just written a best seller book called The Gift, and runs a resort up North called "The Colony". Dennis Dugan plays Terry's boyfriend, a producer at the same show as Terry and Karen who steps up in the final act, and you can't seem to feel awful for with the look that comes over his face in his very last shot. There's Belinda Balaski (who I remember best as the councilor who sadly gets eaten in Piranha.) as Karen's best friend, and fellow reporter Terry who sadly discovers more than she bargained for after discovering the truth. Along side with her is the late Christopher Stone (Dee and Chris were actually engaged during this production, and clearly show onscreen amazing chemistry.) They would go on to act beside each other in several other movies, the one I remember best out of all of them was Cujo just a few years later. You can't help but like her, and feel sweet towards her poor character who seems like truly such a good person, only to suffer extreme trauma after being attacked, unable and frustrated that she can't piece the clues together. She's soft, beautiful, and truly a great actress. The Howling I feel even after The Hills Have Eyes was what turned her into a horror icon. I'm a huge Dee Wallace fan, and she's truly one HELL of an underrated scream queen. With the lovely Dee Wallace Stone as newswoman Karen White. One second you're laughing, the next you're jumping out of your seat screaming. Another thing Dante did brilliantly as he did with Piranha was the perfect balance of humor sprinkled throughout. I truly believe this was the movie that launched his career, opening doors to him to direct bigger budget films (Gremlins) Here the movie has so many pop culture references (especially for werewolf films.) it's seriously like visual eye candy for the audience, spotting all the little references, and nods to these films throughout the movie. I feel a huge reason why this film after 40 years still holds up is due to Dante's direction. This time, Dante wanted to be a groundbreaker with his young talented cast and crew, and they truly set the bar for the werewolf boom which was about to hit the 1980's. Before then transformations were done with cut aways, time lapse, or off screen. This movie actually was released before AWIL and holds the special place for actually being the first in doing this. Rob Bottin, who had perviously worked on Piranha with Dante took over, and they pitched the movie to the studios for having the very first completely on screen transformation done completely with practical effects. In fact, makeup artist Rick Baker originally started doing the special effects for this film, before leaving to do AWIL. The Howling was released the same year as An American Werewolf In London. Still, there's a grittiness beneath it all. Even though there's colorful lighting, eire sets, outdoor scenes full of fog, and beautiful color it seems almost as if it's straight out of a comic book or movie. The new Waxwork Records release of THE HOWLING is expanded with 12 bonus tracks previously unavailable of the original 1981 soundtrack LP.Someone once said that The Howling to them was the "Se7en" of werewolf movies. The score by Pino Donaggio blends classic-horror orchestral cues as well as minimal synth and sound effects. The success of THE HOWLING aided in propelling director Joe Dante’s career, and prompted Warner Bros. THE HOWLING is regarded as one of the greatest werewolf films of all time, and since it’s 1981 release, has accumulated a cult following. Composed by Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Don’t Look Now, Tourist Trap), Waxwork’s new, deluxe vinyl release of THE HOWLING has been expanded, re-mastered for vinyl, pressed to 180 gram colored vinyl, and features full package artwork by Francesco Francavilla.ĭirected by Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Burbs), THE HOWLING follows a newswoman sent to a remote mountain resort after a string of fatal incidents with a serial killer, unaware that the resort inhabitants are werewolves. Waxwork Records is proud to present the Original Motion Picture Score to THE HOWLING.
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