The Howling packs enough laughs into its lycanthropic carnage to distinguish it from other werewolf entries, with impressive visual effects adding some bite.
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The Howling

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The Howling
Movie Info
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Director -
Joe Dante -
Producer -
Daniel H. Blatt , Jack Conrad , Michael Finnell , Steven A. Lane -
Screenwriter -
Gary Brandner , John Sayles , Terence H. Winkless -
Distributor -
AVCO Embassy Pictures , MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc. , Image Entertainment Inc. , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. -
Production Co -
AVCO Embassy Pictures -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Horror -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Apr 3, 1981, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 3, 2017 -
Runtime -
1h 31m