Teen Wolf (1985)

Movie"He always wanted to be special... but he never expected this!"
Audience Score
62
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PG 1 hr 31 minAug 23rd, 1985Comedy, Fantasy, RomanceTeen Wolf Collection PosterPart of Teen Wolf Collection
When a shy teenager's new-found powers help him score at basketball - and with the popular girls - he has some pretty hairy decisions to make.
StarringMichael J. FoxJames HamptonSusan Ursitti
DirectorRod Daniel

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:August 23rd, 1985
On DVD & Blu-ray:March 29th, 2011 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$1,200,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$80,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Thomas Coleman, Michael Rosenblatt
Production Companies:Wolfkill, Atlantic Releasing Corporation
Movie Tags:
coming of agehigh schoolsuper powerteenagerwerewolftrainingtrainer

Teen Wolf Collection

Teen Wolf is a flip-flop of the horrorific I Was a Teenage Werewolf story: this time, lycanthropy makes the afflicted high-schooler a big man on campus. An otherwise routine teen comedy, this one works because of the customary bounce of Michael J. Fox, in one of his first leading roles (it was shot before Back to the Future but released in that blockbuster's wake, and cashed in nicely). Although his werewolf makeup makes him look more like Bigfoot than Lon Chaney, Jr., Fox manages to convey his peppy personality even under all that hair. Teen Wolf Too, however, is not even bearable. Here Fox is replaced by Jason Bateman, who finds that his wolfish inclination helps him become the big dog on the college boxing team. The sole bright spot is veteran actor Paul Sand as the boxing coach. The rest is howlingly unfunny.