Silver Bullet

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Silver Bullet

R

1985

1h 35m

Horror

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When a series of unexplained murders occurs in the normally quiet town of Tarker's Mill, the residents decide to hunt down the killer. However, many of these vigilantes end up dead, and those who don't are no closer to finding an assailant. But, when a young wheelchair-using boy named Marty (Corey Haim) encounters a werewolf one night, the pieces begin to come together. Along with his sister and Uncle Red (Gary Busey), Marty begins a mission to capture the werewolf once and for all.

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Paul Attanasio

Washington Post

01/02/2018

The spectacle of King churning them out, churning them out, churning them out is, unfortunately, so much more vivid than anything he writes.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

01/01/2000

3/4

There are all sorts of sly satiric touches in the film.

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Jose Solís

Common Sense Media

May 27

A lovely piece of horror that's far from being perfect, but has a real beating heart.

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

08/31/2022

C-

This dreadful, borderline campy movie, about a werewolf on the prowl in a sedate town, is long on gore and short on logic.

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Eve Tushnet

Patheos

05/23/2022

Silver Bullet ignored some obvious chances to go deeper...

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

04/16/2020

The relationship that the boy has with his uncle, who is brought to life by a funny Gary Busey, is one of the best things in the film, underlining the difference between the adult and adolescent world. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Legus B

Oct 14

My First time seeing this on the big screen i enjoyed it

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Zeke J

Oct 27

Wow, a collective group of people that have no idea when an amazing werewolf movie is slapping them right in the face, this is one of the greatest werewolf movies I’ve ever seen, no CGI bullshit, great actors and acting and a lot of comic relief! Great movie, shame on your reviews! Zeke

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Jason H

Oct 26

This movie has many issues (unnecessary voice-over, a title card that says it's 1976 when it's clearly the 1980s, blood/gore that was shoehorned in by Dino De Laurentiis) but it's still a lot of fun.

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Monica M

Oct 14

One of my favorite Stephen King adaptations! Saw it as a kid in the 2000s. Far from perfect but still a good film.

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Nano N

Oct 14

Seemed much longer than it is. Good cast but not their best work to say the least.

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Jacob B

Oct 11

One of the more underrated Stephen King films - he even wrote the script! -, Silver Bullet isn't without a few corny moments and also has a rushed climax but the suspenseful plot, committed performances, memorable characters (fancy seeing you here, Terry O'Quinn), decent special effects and, on occasion, being surprisingly funny make it a worthwhile addition to the lycanthropy subgenre.

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Uncle Red

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Synopsis

When a series of unexplained murders occurs in the normally quiet town of Tarker's Mill, the residents decide to hunt down the killer. However, many of these vigilantes end up dead, and those who don't are no closer to finding an assailant. But, when a young wheelchair-using boy named Marty (Corey Haim) encounters a werewolf one night, the pieces begin to come together. Along with his sister and Uncle Red (Gary Busey), Marty begins a mission to capture the werewolf once and for all.

Director: Dan Attias
Producer: Dino De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentiis
Screenwriter: Stephen King
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Dino De Laurentiis Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 11, 1985, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.8M
Runtime: 1h 35m

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