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


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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:

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
Ivan Saric
Jack Molina
Steve Nevil
Young Cop
Sarina C. Grant
Hooker
Wendell Wright
Man at Bar
Herbie Braha
Porno Cashier
Joe Bratcher
Radio Man
Chico Martínez
Man on Street
Daniel Núñez
Liquor Cashier
Michael O'Dwyer
Drunk
 

Uncredited Cast:


Roger Corman
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
John Sayles
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Jonathan Kaplan
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
 
Forrest J. Ackerman
Bookstore Customer (uncredited)
Michael Chapman
Man at End of Bar (uncredited)
Mick Garris
Man with TV Guide (uncredited)
 
 

Stunt Crew:


Roger Creed
Stunt Coordinator
 
Conrad E. Palmisano
Utility Stunts
 
 

Sound Crew:


Douglas Vaughan
Boom Operator
 
 

Special Visual Effects Crew:


David Allen
Visual Effects
Roger George
Special Effects
 
Peter Kuran
Visual Effects
 

Art Department:


Ivo Cristante
Property Master
 
Steven Legler
Set Designer
 
 

Directing Crew:


Jack Cummins
First Assistant Director
 
 

Camera and Electrical Department:


Norman Cattell
First Assistant Camera
Laurel Moore
Still Photographer
John Murray
Gaffer
 
Roger Sassen
Best Boy Electric
Kurt Young
Key Grip
 

Costume and Wardrobe Department:


Nancy G. Fox
Wardrobe Supervisor
 
 

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