Wolfen (film)

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Wolfen
Original 1981 Film Poster
Directed by	Michael Wadleigh
Produced by	Rupert Hitzig
Written by	screenplay by David M. Eyre, Jr. & Michael Wadleigh based on the book by Whitley Strieber
Starring	Albert Finney Diane Venora Edward James Olmos Gregory Hines Tom Noonan Dick O'Neill
Music by	James Horner
Cinematography	Gerry Fisher
Distributed by	Orion Pictures
Release date(s)	July 24, 1981
Running time	115 min
Country	USA
Language	English
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Wolfen is the title of a 1981 horror film starring Albert Finney, Gregory Hines and Edward James Olmos based on the novel "The Wolfen" by Whitley Strieber. It was directed by Michael Wadleigh and the screenplay was by David Eyre, Eric Roth (uncredited), and Michael Wadleigh.

[edit] Synopsis

A New York City cop is assigned to solve a bizarre set of violent murders where it appears that the victims were killed by animals. In his pursuit he learns of an Indian legend about wolf spirits.

This film was released during a werewolf film revival in the early 80s, together with Joe Dante's The Howling and the John Landis directed An American Werewolf in London. The film, however, was not very successful, although it has earned a minor cult following over the years, because of its unusual portrait of werewolves.

The film is also known for its use of subjective wolf POV, a technique later adopted by other horror films, such as the Predator series.

Michael Wadleigh was not satisfied with the final cut of the movie, but so far no director's cut of the film is available.

The movie is the inspiration for the song "Of Wolf And Man" by Metallica on their album Metallica (also known as the Black Album).

Selected premiere engagements of Wolfen were presented in Megasound, a high-impact surround sound system similar to Sensurround.

[edit] External links

• Wolfen at the Internet Movie Database
• Wolfen at All Movie Guide