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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1981-01-21
Languageen
Runtime1h 31m
Budget$1,000,000
Revenue$17,985,893
Production

AVCO Embassy Pictures, International Film Investors, Wescom Productions

6.6(929)
•1981•1h 31m

The Howling

"Imagine your worst fear a reality."

Horror

Overview

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.

Director
Joe Dante
Writing & Screenplay
Terence H. WinklessJohn Sayles
Cinematography
John Hora

Principal Cast

36 credited
Dee Wallace
Dee WallaceKaren White
Patrick Macnee
Patrick MacneeDr. George Waggner
Dennis Dugan
Dennis DuganChris
Christopher Stone
Christopher StoneR. William 'Bill' Neill
Belinda Balaski
Belinda BalaskiTerry Fisher
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthyFred Francis
John Carradine
John CarradineErle Kenton
Slim Pickens
Slim PickensSam Newfield
EB
Elisabeth BrooksMarsha Quist
Robert Picardo
Robert PicardoEddie Quist
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