The Howling (1981)
Overview
After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $17,985,893.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.45 |
Directed By
Joe Dante
Crew
John Sayles
Jack Conrad
Steven A. Lane
Pino Donaggio
Joe Dante
Michael Finnell
Gary Brandner
Mark Goldblatt
Terence H. Winkless
John Hora
Daniel H. Blatt
Joe Dante
Gigi Williams
Bill Davis
Rob Bottin
Rick Baker
Joe Beserra
Greg Cannom
Margaret Prentice
David Allen
Peter Kuran
Conrad E. Palmisano
Jack Buehler
Rob Bottin
Robert A. Burns
Susan Arnold
Judith Weiner
Steven Legler
Roger Sassen
David C. Thomas
Jack Cummins
Nancy G. Fox
Ivo Cristante
Norman Cattell
Roger Creed
Natale Massara
Jeanne Rosenberg
Douglas Vaughan
Kurt Young
Josephine Turner
Laurel Moore
John Murray
Roger George
TOP CAST
Dee Wallace
Karen White
Patrick Macnee
Dr. George Waggner
Dennis Dugan
Chris
Christopher Stone
R. William 'Bill' Neill
Belinda Balaski
Terry Fisher
Kevin McCarthy
Fred Francis
John Carradine
Erle Kenton
Slim Pickens
Sam Newfield
Elisabeth Brooks
Marsha Quist
Robert Picardo
Eddie Quist
Margie Impert
Donna
Noble Willingham
Charlie Barton
James Murtaugh
Jerry Warren
Jim McKrell
Lew Landers
Meshach Taylor
Shantz
Robert A. Burns
Porn Store Patron
Kenneth Tobey
Older Cop
Dick Miller
Walter Paisley - Bookstore Owner
Don McLeod
T.C. Quist
Bill Sorrells
Kline
Ivan Saric
Jack Molina
Steve Nevil
Young Cop
Sarina C. Grant
Hooker
Wendell Wright
Man at Bar
Herbie Braha
Porno Cashier
Joe Bratcher
Radio Man
Chico Martínez
Man on Street
Daniel Nunez
Liquor Cashier
Michael O'Dwyer
Drunk
Roger Corman
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
John Sayles
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Jonathan Kaplan
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Forrest J. Ackerman
Bookstore Customer (uncredited)
Robert A. Burns
Porn Store Patron (uncredited)
Michael Chapman
Man at End of Bar (uncredited)
Mick Garris
Man with TV Guide (uncredited)
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