Howling II ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf

R

1985

1h 30m

Horror

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31%

13 Reviews

Tomatometer

14%

5,000+ Ratings

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After his sister is turned into a werewolf and subsequently killed, Ben White (Reb Brown) decides to help the enigmatic Stefan Crosscoe (Christopher Lee) fight the growing population of lupine monsters, along with the lovely Jenny Templeton (Annie McEnroe). Traveling to Transylvania, Ben, Jenny and Crosscoe attempt to hunt down the powerful werewolf queen, Stirba (Sybil Danning), and must face her furry followers, as well as other supernatural forces.

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Liam D

Christopher Lee (The Crimson Pirate, Quo Vadis) bless his heart for trying but this movie is an incoherent mess with an terrible script and awful acting but it has unintentional hilarious moments to make this a so bad it’s good gem

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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GPhonse257

I thought that the werewolf costumes were cheap and cheesy. It looked like the werewolf hunters were being chased by the planet of the apes. Other than that...this movie was pretty good. I like the music tunes that were played at different times of this movie, that made you feel the suspence. I like the 2nd person camera perspective from behind, when the werewolves were chasing the punks in the abandoned building. That really did the trick, to portray the suspense and horror. Christopher Lee's acting was good in this movie. And i thought that the 2 chicks in the werewolf threesome was hot...don't judge me Lol. Other than the cheap planet of the apes werewolf costumes...this movie was everything that you would expect from a typical 80s werewolf horror movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/17/23

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Adrian M

So yeah so The Howling was fun, and the book was apparently better, so, in absence of having access to the book, I watched the second movie. Apparently the 4th one is closer to the book but I want to watch these in order. Anyway, the connection to the first movie was a serious stretch as apparently we're swapping from silver bullets to platinum bullets for some random reason, mainly to introduce this sexy woman as the Werewolf Queen. It sounds pretty much like vampires, doesn't it? They were also very sexy throughout with huge numbers of sex scenes throughout. I mean, if you want a sexy werewolf movie then go ahead but this was not remotely scary, and it was like they missed the point of the first movie. It was nice to see the late Christopher Lee again and boy is Sybil Danning sexy in this, but yeah that's about it. I mean, why set it in Transylvania of all places? Werewolf mythology is based on animalistic religious beliefs not in Christian beliefs. Werewolves and vampires don't belong in the same story! Anyway, I dunno. I felt like it was really stealing from the very good first movie, but I'm committed now so I have to see it through and watch all 8 movies. I might end up with some negative scores by the end of this if this keeps up. This one is good if you feel like looking at werewolf sex though, because there's a lot of that. And lots of sexy naked female bodies too, especially one sexy naked female body. So yeah 3/10

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/25/23

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Steve D

A product of the 80s but still fun, although likely not for the intended reasons.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/27/23

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Robert R

Awesome B movie classic with laughs and a werewolf sex scene

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/25/23

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Audience Member

Rating: 3/10. 30/100

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Philippe Mora

Director

Christopher Lee

Stefan Crosscoe

Annie McEnroe

Jenny Templeton

Sybil Danning

Stirba

Reb Brown

Ben White

Marsha Hunt

Mariana

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The heroes get involved in the strange rituals of the cult of Stirba. Although the rituals, like the rest of the movie, are impenetrable and amazingly inept, I have to concede that no one presides over a ritual quite as well as Sybil Danning.

Rated: 1/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Stefan Birgir Stefans

sbs.is

Even though it's truly a bad film, its full-on weirdness makes it quite entertaining, at least entertaining enough for it to get a recommendation from me to horror fans.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 7, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

The entire production appears to be nothing more than an excuse for the filmmakers to vacation in Europe.

Rated: 1/10

Sep 6, 2020

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Heather Wixson

Daily Dead

It may not be a flawless effort by any means but I can't help but adore a film that gave us Sybil Danning as Queen of the Werewolves, put Christopher Lee in a New Wave night club and also gave the modern lycan mythology a bit of an unexpected twist.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 6, 2016

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Matt Brunson

Creative Loafing

Second only to 1941's The Wolf Man as the greatest werewolf flick ever made, 1981's The Howling remains a high-water mark in lycanthrope cinema. That's why the very existence of this wretched movie is so depressing.

Rated: 1/4

Jul 22, 2015

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J.C. Maçek III

PopMatters

The now-infamous closing credits scene features Syblil Danning's rapid-fire striptease replayed no less than 17 times. Danning was livid at the exploitation. The director was not.

Rated: 5/10

Jul 10, 2015

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Synopsis

After his sister is turned into a werewolf and subsequently killed, Ben White (Reb Brown) decides to help the enigmatic Stefan Crosscoe (Christopher Lee) fight the growing population of lupine monsters, along with the lovely Jenny Templeton (Annie McEnroe). Traveling to Transylvania, Ben, Jenny and Crosscoe attempt to hunt down the powerful werewolf queen, Stirba (Sybil Danning), and must face her furry followers, as well as other supernatural forces.

Director: Philippe Mora
Producer: Grahame Jennings
Screenwriter: Robert Sarno, Gary Brandner
Production Co: Hemdale, Greenberg Brothers Partnership
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 8, 2016
Runtime: 1h 30m

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