The Howling
The Howling
Release: 1981-01-21
·Runtime: 91m
·★ 6.6
Horror
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
AVCO Embassy Pictures
International Film Investors
Wescom Productions
Cast
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
Bill Sorrells
as Kline
Sarina C. Grant
as Hooker
Wendell Wright
as Man at Bar
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)
Crew
Gary Brandner
Novel
Terence H. Winkless
Screenplay
Michael Finnell
Producer
Pino Donaggio
Original Music Composer
John Hora
Director of Photography
Mark Goldblatt
Editor
John Sayles
Screenplay
Joe Dante
Editor
Joe Dante
Director
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects Designer
Rick Baker
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Peter Kuran
Visual Effects
Conrad E. Palmisano
Utility Stunts
Rob Bottin
Associate Producer
Robert A. Burns
Art Direction
Natale Massara
Conductor