The Howling

5318-poster
release date April 10 1981
studio MGM
director Joe Dante
writer John Sayles
starring Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone

Synopsis

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.

Official Review

So you’re standing there looking at your massive movie collection. Years upon years went into putting this together, piece by piece, like a jigsaw puzzle lasting your whole life. Paycheck after paycheck slowly wind up in the accounts of giant corporations, who so generously supply you with the finest in DVD & Blu-ray entertainment. All the money and effort dedicated to this collection and how does it repay you? By making you stand in front of it for over 20 minutes, desperately trying to decide what to watch. Your eyes have scanned over every movie at least twice and still you have no damn clue as to which one will entertain you this evening. But wait. What’s this? Your eyes meet with a film that must not have registered the first two times you scanned it, but there it is. A film you haven’t viewed in over two years, but at one time dominated your collection. It comes off the shelf, out of it’s case and into your DVD player. You grab some leftover pizza, a beer and press play. …Read More

Official Score: 3.5 / 5