The Werewolf of Washington
| The Werewolf of Washington | |
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| Directed by | Milton Moses Ginsberg |
| Written by | Milton Moses Ginsberg |
| Produced by | Nina Schulman Stephen A. Miller |
| Starring | Dean Stockwell Biff McGuire Clifton James Beeson Carroll Michael Dunn Jacqueline Brookes Jane House Ben Yaffee |
| Cinematography | Robert M. Baldwin |
| Edited by | Milton Moses Ginsberg |
| Music by | Arnold Freed |
| Distributed by | Shout Factory (DVD) |
Release date | 1973 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Hungarian |
The Werewolf of Washington is a 1973 horror comedy film written and directed by Milton Moses Ginsberg and starring Dean Stockwell. Produced by Nina Schulman, it satirizes several individuals in the Richard Nixon Presidency.
Plot summary
Jack Whittier (Dean Stockwell) is the press secretary for the White House and for the President of the United States, while on assignment in Hungary, he is bitten by a wolf who actually turns out to be a man; when Jack tries to report it, he believes it is the work of Communists. He then meets a gypsy woman who tells him it was her son and he needed to die to be saved. She then gives him a charm and tells him to be careful now that he may suffer the same effects.
When he returns to Washington D.C., he is assigned to the President (Biff McGuire); he is also been having an affair with the President's daughter Marion (Jane House). Jack suddenly starts to feel different changes about him whenever the moon is full. Numerous murders suddenly occur all over Washington, all related to the President's staff. Jack is now convinced that he is a werewolf; when he tries to explain this to his superior, Commander Salmon (Beeson Carroll), he does not believe him; Jack then presents a pattern of where the murders have happened in the shape of a pentagram; he convinces him to lock him in his apartment and restrain him and also to be documented. The President needs Jack for a special interview with the Chinese prime minister, however, Jack starts to change into a werewolf and he attacks the President.
He then leaves for Marion, who then shoots him with a silver bullet, thus killing him and changing him back to his human form. Many witnesses decide to cover up the act saying Jack bravely came into the line of fire.
In audio over the closing credits, the President addresses the nation. At the very end, he starts to change into a werewolf.
Dean Stockwell ... Jack Whittier
Katalin Kallay ... Giselle
Henry Ferrentino ... Beal
Despo Diamantidou ... Gypsy Woman
Thayer David ... Inspector
Nancy Andrews ... Mrs. Margie Captree
Clifton James ... Attorney General
Biff McGuire ... President
Jack Waltzer ... Appointments Secretary
Ben Yaffee ... Mr. Captree
Jane House ... Marion
Beeson Carroll ... Commander Salmon
Michael Dunn ... Dr. Kiss
harry stockwell ...military#2
Release
The film was originally released theatrically in the United States by Diplomat in 1973.
On VHS and DVD, the film has been released by various labels over the years with questionable legitimacy to the rights and subpar presentations. Now it has taken another release on DVD as part of the Elvira "Movie Macabre" series, hosted by Elvira, played by Cassandra Peterson.
See also
References
External links
- The Werewolf of Washington at IMDb
- The Werewolf of Washington is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- The Werewolf of Washington at AllMovie
- The Werewolf of Washington at Google Videos
- The Werewolf of Washington in Elvira Movie Macabre App
- 1973 films
- 1970s comedy horror films
- American comedy horror films
- American films
- American independent films
- American satirical films
- English-language films
- Films set in Washington, D.C.
- Werewolves in film
- Films about fictional presidents of the United States
- Cultural depictions of Richard Nixon
- American supernatural horror films
- American exploitation films
- 1973 comedy films