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 | 18.026 |
Directed By
Joe Dante
Crew
Steven A. Lane
John Sayles
Pino Donaggio
John Hora
Terence H. Winkless
Gary Brandner
Mark Goldblatt
Jack Conrad
Daniel H. Blatt
Joe Dante
Joe Dante
Michael Finnell
Rob Bottin
Gigi Williams
Bill Davis
Rick Baker
Greg Cannom
Joe Beserra
Margaret Prentice
Peter Kuran
David Allen
Conrad E. Palmisano
Rob Bottin
Jack Buehler
Judith Weiner
Robert A. Burns
Susan Arnold
Natale Massara
Jeanne Rosenberg
Roger Creed
Kurt Young
Norman Cattell
Jack Cummins
Steven Legler
Nancy G. Fox
David C. Thomas
John Murray
Josephine Turner
Laurel Moore
Douglas Vaughan
Ivo Cristante
Roger Sassen
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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