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Moon of the Wolf

Moon of the Wolf

1972
Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
TV Movie
1h 15m
After several locals are viciously murdered, a Louisiana sheriff starts to suspect he may be dealing with a werewolf. (imdb)

Directed by:

Daniel Petrie
Daniel-Petrie
34 total credits
Daniel Petrie has 34 credits at Criticker, including: Cocoon: The Return, A Raisin in the Sun, Sybil, Lassie and Fort Apache the Bronx

Writers:

Alvin Sapinsley
Alvin-Sapinsley
5 total credits
Alvin Sapinsley has 5 credits at Criticker, including: Moon of the Wolf, Sherlock Holmes in New York, Suspense, Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay/With Apologies to Mr. Hyde/The Flip-Side of Satan and The Scarlet Letter
,
Leslie H. Whitten
Leslie-H-Whitten
1 total credit
Leslie H. Whitten has just 1 credit at Criticker: Moon of the Wolf

Starring:

Geoffrey Lewis
Geoffrey-Lewis
86 total credits
Geoffrey Lewis has 86 credits at Criticker, including: The Devil's Rejects, The Lawnmower Man, High Plains Drifter, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and The New Guy
,
Robert Phillips
Robert-Phillips
9 total credits
Robert Phillips has 9 credits at Criticker, including: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Moon of the Wolf, The Gravy Train, Darker Than Amber and The Slams
,
Royal Dano
Royal-Dano
71 total credits
Royal Dano was undoubtedly one of the best, most quirky and striking character actors to ever grace the big and small screen alike in a lengthy and impressive career which spanned 42 years. He was nominated by the New York Critic's Circle as one of the Promising Actors of 1949. Tall and lean, with a gaunt face, dark hair, a rangy build, and a very distinctive deep croaky voice, Dano was usually cast in both movies and TV shows as gloomy and/or sinister characters. He appeared most often in weste
,
Bradford Dillman
Bradford-Dillman
58 total credits
Bradford Dillman has 58 credits at Criticker, including: Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Sudden Impact, Piranha, The Enforcer and The Way We Were
,
Barbara Rush
Barbara-Rush
37 total credits
Barbara Rush has 37 credits at Criticker, including: Bigger Than Life, Hombre, Magnificent Obsession, It Came from Outer Space and When Worlds Collide
,
David Janssen
David-Janssen
56 total credits
David Janssen was born to be a TV star. The Janssen family settled in Hollywood when he was a teenager and he attended Fairfax High School, where he developed an interest in acting. His film debut was a bit part in It's a Pleasure (1945), and at the age of 18 signed a contract with 20th Century-Fox. However, the studio dropped him after allegedly becoming disenchanted with his odd hairline and big prominent ears. Janssen had better luck at Universal, where he signed on in the early 1950s and bec
,
Claudia McNeil
Claudia-McNeil
14 total credits
Claudia McNeil has 14 credits at Criticker, including: A Raisin in the Sun, There Was a Crooked Man..., Moon of the Wolf, The Last Angry Man and Black Girl
,
Dan Priest
Dan-Priest
4 total credits
Dan Priest has 4 credits at Criticker, including: Moon of the Wolf, Rattlers, Time Out and Down on Us
,
John Beradino
John-Beradino
5 total credits
John Beradino has 5 credits at Criticker, including: 7 Men from Now, Moon of the Wolf, The Kid from Cleveland, Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige and General Hospital: Episode #1.1
,
John Davis Chandler
John-Davis-Chandler
24 total credits
John Davis Chandler has 24 credits at Criticker, including: Adventures in Babysitting, Ride the High Country, Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead, The Sword and the Sorcerer and The Young Savages
,
Serena Sande
Serena-Sande
4 total credits
Serena Sande has 4 credits at Criticker, including: Moon of the Wolf, The Menagerie: Part II, The Cage, Jungle Hell and Ghost Town
,
Paul R. DeVille
Paul-R-DeVille
1 total credit
Paul R. DeVille has just 1 credit at Criticker: Moon of the Wolf

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Moon of the Wolf

1972
Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
TV Movie
1h 15m
Avg Percentile 16.76% from 46 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Rated 09 Dec 2021
30
3rd
It's a TV movie, so people have to stand around overly lit sets for an hour talking until anything interesting can happen. I hate this movie.
Rated 17 Oct 2020
40
18th
A really cheap looking, '70s made for TV horror mystery that was short of horror. The werewolf was pretty disappointing once it was shown and it made me think that not only was it not worth the wait but that it would've been better if that had not shown it at all.
Rated 06 Oct 2020
55
10th
Way too slow for a werewolf movie.
Rated 14 Nov 2015
10
5th
I'm a sucker for mysteries, so I stayed interested in this film until the last act, which is when the werewolf actually showed up. The use of the first-person perspective and the poor werewolf costuming/makeup took me right out of the film. The werewolf ended up looking like a hipster (sans glasses) who might have an NPR show, and he was just as easy to beat up. Points go to the supporting cast, though, who played excellent yokels.
Rated 13 Jul 2015
60
33rd
Not a bad way to spend the evening if you dig this sort of thing.
Rated 18 Nov 2011
41
16th
Interesting attempt at making a realistic werewolf movie, played more like a murder mystery than a horror movie. Suffers from predictability (I mean, the title alone pretty much gives it away, and then we just sit there waiting for the wolf to appear) and being a little too linear, but not bad.
Rated 31 Dec 2010
10
17th
Very '70s TV movie... and an excellent example of how "horror television" is usually an oxymoron. Talky, dull, many squandered opportunities in the material to write something actually interesting, characters who behave like idiots, hokey werewolf makeup, etc., etc.
Rated 26 Nov 2007
32
10th
I can't remember if they even show a werewolf in this poop. Not a complete waste of time, however.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Daniel Petrie
Daniel-Petrie
34 total credits
Daniel Petrie has 34 credits at Criticker, including: Cocoon: The Return, A Raisin in the Sun, Sybil, Lassie and Fort Apache the Bronx

Writers:

Alvin Sapinsley
Alvin-Sapinsley
5 total credits
Alvin Sapinsley has 5 credits at Criticker, including: Moon of the Wolf, Sherlock Holmes in New York, Suspense, Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay/With Apologies to Mr. Hyde/The Flip-Side of Satan and The Scarlet Letter
,
Leslie H. Whitten
Leslie-H-Whitten
1 total credit
Leslie H. Whitten has just 1 credit at Criticker: Moon of the Wolf

Starring:

Geoffrey Lewis
Geoffrey-Lewis
86 total credits
Geoffrey Lewis has 86 credits at Criticker, including: The Devil's Rejects, The Lawnmower Man, High Plains Drifter, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and The New Guy
,
Robert Phillips
Robert-Phillips
9 total credits
Robert Phillips has 9 credits at Criticker, including: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Moon of the Wolf, The Gravy Train, Darker Than Amber and The Slams
,
Royal Dano
Royal-Dano
71 total credits
Royal Dano was undoubtedly one of the best, most quirky and striking character actors to ever grace the big and small screen alike in a lengthy and impressive career which spanned 42 years. He was nominated by the New York Critic's Circle as one of the Promising Actors of 1949. Tall and lean, with a gaunt face, dark hair, a rangy build, and a very distinctive deep croaky voice, Dano was usually cast in both movies and TV shows as gloomy and/or sinister characters. He appeared most often in weste
,
Bradford Dillman
Bradford-Dillman
58 total credits
Bradford Dillman has 58 credits at Criticker, including: Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Sudden Impact, Piranha, The Enforcer and The Way We Were
,
Barbara Rush
Barbara-Rush
37 total credits
Barbara Rush has 37 credits at Criticker, including: Bigger Than Life, Hombre, Magnificent Obsession, It Came from Outer Space and When Worlds Collide
,
David Janssen
David-Janssen
56 total credits
David Janssen was born to be a TV star. The Janssen family settled in Hollywood when he was a teenager and he attended Fairfax High School, where he developed an interest in acting. His film debut was a bit part in It's a Pleasure (1945), and at the age of 18 signed a contract with 20th Century-Fox. However, the studio dropped him after allegedly becoming disenchanted with his odd hairline and big prominent ears. Janssen had better luck at Universal, where he signed on in the early 1950s and bec
,
Claudia McNeil
Claudia-McNeil
14 total credits
Claudia McNeil has 14 credits at Criticker, including: A Raisin in the Sun, There Was a Crooked Man..., Moon of the Wolf, The Last Angry Man and Black Girl
,
Dan Priest
Dan-Priest
4 total credits
Dan Priest has 4 credits at Criticker, including: Moon of the Wolf, Rattlers, Time Out and Down on Us
,
John Beradino
John-Beradino
5 total credits
John Beradino has 5 credits at Criticker, including: 7 Men from Now, Moon of the Wolf, The Kid from Cleveland, Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige and General Hospital: Episode #1.1
,
John Davis Chandler
John-Davis-Chandler
24 total credits
John Davis Chandler has 24 credits at Criticker, including: Adventures in Babysitting, Ride the High Country, Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead, The Sword and the Sorcerer and The Young Savages
,
Serena Sande
Serena-Sande
4 total credits
Serena Sande has 4 credits at Criticker, including: Moon of the Wolf, The Menagerie: Part II, The Cage, Jungle Hell and Ghost Town
,
Paul R. DeVille
Paul-R-DeVille
1 total credit
Paul R. DeVille has just 1 credit at Criticker: Moon of the Wolf

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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