The Werewolf of Washington

PG

Released Feb 20, 1973

1h 30m

Horror

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The nation's capital faces a bizarre political scandal when a top presidential aide suffers a severe personality change.

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Richard Brody

New Yorker

The air of authenticity is amplified by the earnest agony of Stockwell's performance as a naïve public servant increasingly tormented by guilt.

Oct 12, 2020

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Mixing a Hollywood monster with a political monster is a promising idea, but this low-budget lycanthrope yarn plays like amateur hour nearly every step of the way.

Rated: 1.5/4

Apr 1, 2023

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David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

There's nothing fun or kitschy or silly about The Werewolf of Washington. There is only badness. And not the good kind.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 6, 2006

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Steve D

Cheese and surprisingly slow cheese.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/05/23

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Butler C

We've all said "this is the worst movie I've ever seen" but this this time I mean it. I love a good spoof, so I waited a good hour…no spoof ever came. It just continued on as the worst werewolf movie ever made!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/20/23

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Gary D

Quite possibly the worst movie I've seen in years. Acting, script, effects, direction are all extremely bad. Absolutely painful to watch.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/29/22

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An extremely goofy political satire. I didn't know going in it was going to be a straight up cheap comedy, made by what seems to have been a bunch of hippies on acid. That said, there's a few chuckles to be had at the absurdity. Watching the DVD with interruptions from Elvira made it infinitely more watchable.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/04/20

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Dean Stockwell stars an as American journalist working in Hungary. He's called back to the States to take a job with the President, and on the way home he's bitten by a werewolf. I suppose this is supposed to be a horror comedy, but it's a little difficult to tell. There are quite a few things in this film that are funny, but that doesn't seem to be intentional. There's also a bunch of stuff that seems like it's supposed to be funny and isn't. It's an undeniably weird film. A good 1/3 of the film takes place in public bathrooms and it's really not clear why. (A highlight of the film is the President spending a good 5 minutes of screen time trying to open the door to a bathroom stall, unawares that Stockwell is hiding in it.) The White House inexplicably has a huge basement filled with generators and Stockwell (in werewolf form) encounters a midget scientist with a Frankenstein monster ... which is never spoken of again. It's a terrible film, but I really enjoyed every minute of it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Terribly goofy. It follows about the same effects as The Wolfman while having a dumb plot and lame characters. Most of the werewolf scenes look silly, and the pacing is awful. The film doesn't led much to anywhere or strike out as interesting.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Milton Moses Ginsberg

Director

Dean Stockwell

Jack Whittier

Biff McGuire

President

Clifton James

Attorney General

Michael Dunn

Dr. Kiss

Beeson Carroll

Commander Salmon

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Synopsis

The nation's capital faces a bizarre political scandal when a top presidential aide suffers a severe personality change.

Director: Milton Moses Ginsberg
Screenwriter: Milton Moses Ginsberg
Production Co: Diplomat Pictures Millco
Rating: PG
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 20, 1973, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 9, 2016
Runtime: 1h 30m

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