The Howling
1981 film by Joe Dante
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Summary
The Howling is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,838 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Joe Dante[3]
- Screenwriter: John Sayles[4], Terence H. Winkless[5]
- Composer: Pino Donaggio[6]
- Genre: horror film[7], werewolf film[8]
- Based on: The Howling[9]
- Followed by: Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf[10]
- Cast member: Dee Wallace[11], Patrick Macnee[12], Dennis Dugan[13], Christopher Stone[14], Belinda Balaski[15], Robert Picardo[16], Kevin McCarthy[17], Robert Carradine[18], Slim Pickens[19], Noble Willingham[20], Dick Miller[21], John Carradine[22], John Sayles[23], Kenneth Tobey[24]
- Producer: Michael Finnell[25]
- Production company: International Film Investors[26]
- Director of photography: John Hora[27]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Review score: 72%[30], 6.4/10[31]
- Color: color[32]
- Country of origin: United States[33]
- Publication date: January 1, 1981[34], July 30, 1981[35], March 13, 1981[36], April 10, 1981[37]
- Distributed by: Embassy Pictures[38], Netflix[39]
- Narrative location: Los Angeles[40]
- Film editor: Joe Dante[41]
- Title: The Howling[42]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[43]
- MPA film rating: R[44]
- After a work by: Gary Brandner[45]
- FSK film rating: FSK 16[46]
- Duration: 91[47], 89[48]
Why It Matters
The Howling has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]