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The Howling
Imagine your worst fear a reality.
( Horror )


The Howling Poster

MPAA Rating:
R

US Runtime: 91 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jan 21, 1981   [USA]
 
Director: Joe Dante   [Director]
 
Writers: John Sayles   [Screenplay]
Terence H. Winkless   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: Daniel H. Blatt   [Executive Producer]
Rob Bottin   [Associate Producer]
Jack Conrad   [Producer]
Michael Finnell   [Producer]
Steven A. Lane   [Executive Producer]
 
Cinematography: John Hora   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Joe Dante   [Editor]
Mark Goldblatt   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Pino Donaggio   [Original Music Composer]
 
Costume Design: Jack Buehler   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Susan Arnold   [Casting]
Judith Weiner   [Casting]
 
Production Companys: AVCO Embassy Pictures   (US)
International Film Investors   (US)
Wescom Productions
 


Plot Summary:

    After a bizarre and near deadly encounter with a serial killer, a television newswoman is sent to a remote mountain resort whose residents may not be what they seem.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Dee Wallace
Karen White
Patrick Macnee
Dr. George Waggner
Dennis Dugan
Chris
Christopher Stone
R. William 'Bill' Neill
Belinda Balaski
Terry Fisher
Kevin McCarthy
Fred Francis
John Carradine
Erle Kenton
Slim Pickens
Sam Newfield
Elisabeth Brooks
Marsha Quist
Robert Picardo
Eddie Quist
 
Margie Impert
Donna
Noble Willingham
Charlie Barton
James Murtaugh
Jerry Warren
Jim McKrell
Lew Landers
Meshach Taylor
Shantz
Robert A. Burns
Porn Store Patron
Kenneth Tobey
Older Cop
Dick Miller
Walter Paisley - Bookstore Owner
Don McLeod
T.C. Quist
Bill Sorrells
Kline
 
 

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Special Effects Department:

Dreamstate Effects
 
 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$1,000,000
Revenue:
$17,985,893
Color Info:
Color

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