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The Howling 1981 123movies

The Howling 1981 123movies

Imagine your worst fear a realityJan. 21, 198191 Min.
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Watch: The Howling 1981 123movies, Full Movie Online – In a red light district, newswoman Karen White is bugged by the police, investigating serial killer Eddie Quist, who has been molesting her through phone calls. After police officers find them in a peep-show cabin and shoot Eddie, Karen becomes emotionally disturbed and loses her memory. Hoping to conquer her inner demons, she heads for the Colony, a secluded retreat where the creepy residents are rather too eager to make her feel at home. There also seems to be a bizarre connection between Eddie Quist and this supposedly safe haven. And when, after nights of being tormented by unearthly cries, Karen ventures into the forest and makes a terrifying discovery..
Plot: 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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6.5/10 Votes: 36,832
74% | RottenTomatoes
68/100 | MetaCritic
N/A Votes: 604 Popularity: 20.605 | TMDB

Reviews:


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 nearly proves fatal and damages Karen psychologically. Her psychologist recommends that she spend some time with her husband out at a remote convalescence resort, but once there it appears all is not as it seems.

A truly great Werewolf movie, one of the best in fact, The Howling – in some eyes – has lost some of its bite over the years due to countless sequels and imitators, but its importance never dims. It often gets forgotten that The Howling changed the werewolf DNA for the better, it invented its own hairy beast as it were, refusing to copy past treasures from the olde classic era. But director Joe Dante shows the utmost respect to those who had previously eaten at the Lycan table, naming many of the characters in his film after directors of Werewolf movies. Nice.

Another thing forgotten, due in no part to the release of An American Werewolf in London later in the year, is that Dante’s movie often has tongue in bloody cheek. It is happy to be a parody of the sub-genre of horror it loves, while some of the comedy visuals are deliciously and knowingly dry. But this is a horror film after all, and it so delivers in spades the frights and nervous tremors, even sexing things up as well. These Werewolves are completely bestial, and in human form enjoy having their secret other halves. This is just a colony at the moment but domination of all humans is most definitely appealing and on the agenda.

Horror fans will sometimes stumble across a debate about effects wizards Rob Bottin and Rick Baker, who is best? It really doesn’t matter, both are geniuses of their craft. Bottin is in the chair here, while Baker served as a consultant before doing his thing on An American Werewolf in London. The transformation sequences are superb and still hold up today as brilliant craft work, no CGI cheap tactics here. No sir. The Howling is scary, sexy and funny, and knowing Dante – maybe even political. A joyous Werewolf film whose impact on horror should always be respected. 9/10

Review By: John Chard

“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 “Colony” where rest and recuperation are the order of the day. Initially welcoming her, though, she soon becomes suspicious that all is not right with her colleagues and the nocturnal activities in the surrounding forest seem to only make matters worse for our increasingly paranoid (and tired) heroine. Venturing into the woods might offer her the only opportunity to finally put her fears to bed – but there is a risk, and that risk might still involve the man she knows to be already dead! The story here is quite good – and the audio effects department do well to develop and sustain quite a decent sense of menace as “Karen” finds herself in her new, remote and creepy, home. The acting, though – well Wallace just isn’t very good, nor is “Avengers” regular, and not terribly versatile, Patrick Macnee who comes across very much as a fish out of water as the supernatural elements take over and the quality of the film falls away. The use of dialogue in the latter part of the film is sparing, and that is more effective as the darkness, shadowing and Pino Donaggio score do engender some sense of peril but I just wanted a better, more engaged, cast. Worth a watch, though – it does keep you guessing for a while.
Review By: CinemaSerf
it starts slowly but it’s pure fun at its conclusion
I never understood why joe dante’s movies are so unfairly rated here. Not even a 7? Most of his movies are great, they show how passionate he is about cinema, how he wants the viewer to be engaged and fascinated about what he’s seeing. The special effects are great in general, and we’re talking about 1981. It starts slowly, not in a boring way but a bit slowly, and it builds the atmosphere throughout the first hour. The last half an hour it’s just pure fun that you see with a smile in your eyes, laughing and being scared at the same time.

It’s just that type of movie where you get what you’re waiting for, and your expectations are in place. Joe Dante knows how to build an amosphere, how to make the characters scary but not terrifying and mostly what i really love about it is how he’s committed to the amusement of the audience. I liked this one as much as an american werewolf in london. It’s not my favourite joe dante movie (i think matinee still wins) but it’s cinema gold. Go and check it, it does deserve it. Dante is one of the most underrated directors ever,

Review By: quaseprovisorio
One of the best werewolf movies ever made.
The Howling

Easily one of the most historically popular werewolf films out there deserves some attention, right? Well of course. And since lately I’m getting more and more into werewolf films, I figured it was high time I actually bought this one and reviewed it. This, along with American Werewolf in London, were the two films that revolutionized werewolf movies and transformed them from just some guy running around bein’ all hairy and strangling people. On top of it all, we have Joe Dante (Piranha, Gremlins) directing. Good times will be had by all!

This film revolves around a news anchor-woman who is helping the police track down a serial killer, made all the easier by the fact that he’s taken an interest in her. Well, everything goes just awful and she ends up traumatized. Her shrink suggests she and her husband take a comfortable, soothing vacation in a community that he’s a major part of. Of course, the movie is helped along by the fact that the town just happens to be chock full of werewolves who can’t seem to decide whether to eat these new people or have them join up.

Here’s the breakdown:

The Good:

–We’ve got some beautiful and unique looking werewolves here. The first one we have a very clear view of, in the doctor’s office, almost resembles some creature that’s part wolf, part man, and part cat. It just kind of had that feel–not that it’s bad, I liked it.

–Interesting story, one of the better ones in the world of werewolves.

–The acting is pretty good, one has to consider the fact that a lot of actors just don’t take these kinds of roles seriously enough. So finding a movie like this where they do is quite nice.

–Naked transforming werewolf sex scene by a campfire. Hmmm… maybe this should be the Memorable Scene….

–Average amounts of violence–more a suspenseful werewolf film than a visually disturbing one. The gore, while only occasional, is really good.

–Nice mystery story wrapped up in here.

Didn’t Hurt It, Didn’t Help:

–Decent music, somewhat average for these kind of movies.

–Dee Wallace-Stone’s acting occasionally isn’t quite up to par, shall we say…

–One werewolf transformation sequence is actually animated–like with cell animation and it doesn’t look very good. It’s brief and small, and doesn’t detract from the film’s overall quality.

–Dee Wallace’s friends in the movie really seem to adopt the notion of werewolves rather easily–I would think it would be hard to accept that idea… oh well…

The Bad:

–Some two-dimensional characters.

–This film is in a series notorious for it’s much crappier releases, but that’s really about all there is that’s not to like.

The Ugly:

–Robert Picardo (the hologram doctor from Star Trek: Voyager) plays the ultimate bad-ass werewolf–and boy, his face doesn’t look good all charred with acid…

Memorable Scene:

–Robert Picardo’s werewolf in the Doctor’s office. Oh, and that werewolf transformation sex scene. That was pretty hot.

Acting: 8/10 Story: 9/10 Atmosphere: 9/10 Cinematography: 8/10 Character Development: 8/10 Special Effects/Make-up: 8/10 (some less than fancy stop-motion, and one bit of obvious animation) Nudity/Sexuality: 4/10 Violence/Gore: 8/10 (Average amount, but very high quality) Sets/Backgrounds: 9/10 Dialogue: 7/10 Music: 7/10 Writing: 8/10 Direction: 9/10

Cheesiness: 1/10 Crappiness: 0/10

Overall: 8/10

A horror must-see. One of the classic werewolf films. Personally, I think Dog Soldiers may still be a little better, but that’s just me. For horror fans and a great piece for non-horror fans to find out what a good werewolf movie should look like–sans CG werewolves.

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Review By: unakaczynski

Other Information:

Original Title The Howling
Release Date 1981-01-21
Release Year 1981

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 31 min (91 min)
Budget 1000000
Revenue 17985893
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Horror
Director Joe Dante
Writer Gary Brandner, John Sayles, Terence H. Winkless
Actors Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan
Country United States
Awards 2 wins & 3 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A


Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.66 : 1 (original & negative ratio / European theatrical ratio), 1.85 : 1 (US theatrical ratio / DVD & Blu-ray)
Camera Arriflex Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory Consolidated Film Industries (CFI), Hollywood (CA), USA (color)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (4K) (2021 remaster), Dolby Vision, Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm

The Howling 1981 123movies
The Howling 1981 123movies
The Howling 1981 123movies
The Howling 1981 123movies
The Howling 1981 123movies
The Howling 1981 123movies
The Howling 1981 123movies
The Howling 1981 123movies
The Howling 1981 123movies
The Howling 1981 123movies
Original title The Howling
TMDb Rating 6.556 604 votes

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