The Howling

The Howling (1981)

Imagine your worst fear a reality

  • Genre: Horror
  • Release Date: 1981-01-21
  • User Rating: 6.6/10 from 756 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 31min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: AVCO Embassy Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Joe Dante
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From 756 Ratings
6.5

Summary

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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  • Dee Wallace

    as Karen White
  • Patrick Macnee

    as Dr. George Waggner
  • Dennis Dugan

    as Chris
  • Christopher Stone

    as R. William 'Bill' Neill
  • Belinda Balaski

    as Terry Fisher
  • Kevin McCarthy

    as Fred Francis
  • John Carradine

    as Erle Kenton
  • Slim Pickens

    as Sam Newfield
  • Elisabeth Brooks

    as Marsha Quist
  • Robert Picardo

    as Eddie Quist
  • Margie Impert

    as Donna
  • Noble Willingham

    as Charlie Barton
  • James Murtaugh

    as Jerry Warren
  • Jim McKrell

    as Lew Landers
  • Meshach Taylor

    as Shantz
  • Robert A. Burns

    as Porn Store Patron
  • Kenneth Tobey

    as Older Cop
  • Dick Miller

    as Walter Paisley - Bookstore Owner
  • Don McLeod

    as T.C. Quist
  • Bill Sorrells

    as Kline
  • Ivan Saric

    as Jack Molina
  • Steve Nevil

    as Young Cop
  • Sarina C. Grant

    as Hooker
  • Wendell Wright

    as Man at Bar
  • Herbie Braha

    as Porno Cashier
  • Joe Bratcher

    as Radio Man
  • Chico Martínez

    as Man on Street
  • Daniel Nunez

    as Liquor Cashier
  • Michael O'Dwyer

    as Drunk
  • Roger Corman

    as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
  • John Sayles

    as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
  • Jonathan Kaplan

    as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
  • Forrest J. Ackerman

    as Bookstore Customer (uncredited)
  • Robert A. Burns

    as Porn Store Patron (uncredited)
  • Michael Chapman

    as Man at End of Bar (uncredited)
  • Mick Garris

    as Man with TV Guide (uncredited)
Writing John Sayles Screenplay
Production Jack Conrad Producer
Production Steven A. Lane Executive Producer
Sound Pino Donaggio Original Music Composer
Directing Joe Dante Director
Production Michael Finnell Producer
Writing Gary Brandner Novel
Editing Mark Goldblatt Editor
Writing Terence H. Winkless Screenplay
Camera John Hora Director of Photography
Production Daniel H. Blatt Executive Producer
Editing Joe Dante Editor
Costume & Make-Up Gigi Williams Makeup & Hair
Costume & Make-Up Bill Davis Assistant Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Rob Bottin Makeup Effects Designer
Costume & Make-Up Rick Baker Special Effects Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Joe Beserra Special Effects Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Greg Cannom Special Effects Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Margaret Prentice Special Effects Makeup Artist
Visual Effects David Allen Visual Effects
Visual Effects Peter Kuran Visual Effects
Crew Conrad E. Palmisano Utility Stunts
Costume & Make-Up Jack Buehler Costume Design
Production Rob Bottin Associate Producer
Art Robert A. Burns Art Direction
Production Susan Arnold Casting
Production Judith Weiner Casting
Art Steven Legler Set Designer
Lighting Roger Sassen Best Boy Electric
Production David C. Thomas Production Manager
Directing Jack Cummins First Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Nancy G. Fox Wardrobe Supervisor
Art Ivo Cristante Property Master
Camera Norman Cattell First Assistant Camera
Crew Roger Creed Stunt Coordinator
Sound Natale Massara Conductor
Directing Jeanne Rosenberg Script Supervisor
Sound Douglas Vaughan Boom Operator
Camera Kurt Young Key Grip
Costume & Make-Up Josephine Turner Wigmaker
Camera Laurel Moore Still Photographer
Lighting John Murray Gaffer
Crew Roger George Special Effects

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