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Teen Wolf

PG Released Aug 23, 1985 1h 28m Comedy Fantasy List
46% Tomatometer 35 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
When high school nerd Scott Howard (Michael J. Fox) learns from his father, Harold (James Hampton), that being a werewolf runs in the family, he decides to take advantage of his freakish trait. With his newfound strength and agility, Scott quickly becomes the hero of his school's basketball team while winning over longtime crush Pamela Wells (Lorie Griffin). As he grows more popular, Scott worries he is being celebrated as a novelty rather than for who he is.
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Though Michael J. Fox is as charismatic as ever, Teen Wolf's coming-of-age themes can't help but feel a little stale and formulaic.

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Duane Byrge Hollywood Reporter To his credit, director Rod Daniel has crafted an amiable teen film and gets a pleasing performance from Fox in the title role. Yet Teen Wolf, especially in the basketball sequences, loses its dramatic dribble. Sep 3, 2020 Full Review Rick Kogan Chicago Tribune The whole thing is absolutely ridiculous--have you ever seen a wolf break dance?--and a good deal of fun. Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 26, 2019 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Fox somehow survives on the sheer force of a pleasant screen presence, but those who remember The Shaggy Dog ought to stay away. Mar 26, 2019 Full Review Charles Cassady Common Sense Media This is a good-natured spoof of adolescent insecurities and image-consciousness in school, not Gothic shocks. Rated: 3/5 Mar 1, 2024 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Rather than a wolf in sheep's clothing, Teen Wolf is basically a standard 80s teen flick in werewolf's clothing. Rated: 2/4 Nov 1, 2021 Full Review Roger Hurlburt South Florida Sun-Sentinel The movie plods towards a predictable ending and misses all sorts of chances to be funny. Mar 26, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ikari P One of my absolute favorite movies as a kid. Michael J Fox is in his comedic prime. Highly recommend. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/28/24 Full Review Horror fan 4 Say what you want but this is a highly underrated movie. Love the soundtrack and story. MJF is great. Tim Treakle Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/06/24 Full Review Nevin C This movie is up there with Airplane and Spinal Tap. It’s quote-ability is spectacular. Comedic acting is top notch (honorable mention to Bobby Finstock). Bonafide cult classic. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/28/24 Full Review timmy b Classic. Such a great film of the time. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/28/24 Full Review Michael S A movie that can only exist in 1985. A very cheesy and dated film, but still somewhat fun. Michael J. Fox is great at portraying a shy/average teenager which shows he really could've been an awesome Spider-Man back in the day. The music is also very damn catchy. If this was released today, people would've ripped it apart piece by piece 😂. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/01/24 Full Review Cees T Starts low budget but has great music. 6.7/10 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Teen Wolf: Official Clip - Give Me a Keg of Beer Teen Wolf: Official Clip - Give Me a Keg of Beer 2:08 Teen Wolf: Official Clip - Getting Worked Up Teen Wolf: Official Clip - Getting Worked Up 2:04 Teen Wolf: Official Clip - The Wolf Can Dunk Teen Wolf: Official Clip - The Wolf Can Dunk 2:05 Teen Wolf: Official Clip - Surfing on the Wolfmobile Teen Wolf: Official Clip - Surfing on the Wolfmobile 2:02 Teen Wolf: Official Clip - Fight at the Dance Teen Wolf: Official Clip - Fight at the Dance 1:20 Teen Wolf: Official Clip - I'm a Werewolf Teen Wolf: Official Clip - I'm a Werewolf 2:27 Teen Wolf: Official Clip - Caught in the Bathroom Teen Wolf: Official Clip - Caught in the Bathroom 2:09 Teen Wolf: Official Clip - First Wolf-Out Teen Wolf: Official Clip - First Wolf-Out 2:39 Teen Wolf: Official Clip - Bowling With Pamela Teen Wolf: Official Clip - Bowling With Pamela 1:49 Teen Wolf: Official Clip - Scott Growls for the Ball Teen Wolf: Official Clip - Scott Growls for the Ball 1:12 View more videos
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Synopsis When high school nerd Scott Howard (Michael J. Fox) learns from his father, Harold (James Hampton), that being a werewolf runs in the family, he decides to take advantage of his freakish trait. With his newfound strength and agility, Scott quickly becomes the hero of his school's basketball team while winning over longtime crush Pamela Wells (Lorie Griffin). As he grows more popular, Scott worries he is being celebrated as a novelty rather than for who he is.
Director
Rod Daniel
Producer
Mark Levinson, Scott M. Rosenfelt
Screenwriter
Jeph Loeb, Matthew Weisman
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Wolfkill
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 23, 1985, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 27, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$32.7M
Runtime
1h 28m
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