Wolfen (film)
| Wolfen | |
|---|---|
 Original 1981 Film Poster | |
| Directed by | Michael Wadleigh |
| Written by | screenplay by David M. Eyre, Jr. & Michael Wadleigh based on the book by Whitley Strieber |
| Produced by | Rupert Hitzig |
| Starring | Albert Finney Diane Venora Edward James Olmos Gregory Hines Tom Noonan Dick O'Neill |
| Cinematography | Gerry Fisher |
| Music by | James Horner |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
Release dates | July 24, 1981 |
Running time | 115 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Wolfen is the title of a 1981 horror film starring Albert Finney, Gregory Hines and Edward James Olmos based on the novel "The Wolfen" by Whitley Strieber. It was directed by Michael Wadleigh and the screenplay was by David Eyre, Eric Roth (uncredited), and Michael Wadleigh.
Synopsis
A New York City cop is assigned to solve a bizarre set of violent murders where it appears that the victims were killed by animals. In his pursuit he learns of an Indian legend about wolf spirits.
This film was released during a werewolf film revival in the early 80s, together with Joe Dante's The Howling and the John Landis directed An American Werewolf in London. The film, however, was not very successful, although it has earned a minor cult following over the years, because of its unusual portrait of werewolves.
The film is also known for its use of subjective wolf POV, a technique later adopted by other horror films, such as the Predator series.
Michael Wadleigh was not satisfied with the final cut of the movie, but so far no director's cut of the film is available.
The movie is the inspiration for the song "Of Wolf And Man" by Metallica on their album Metallica (also known as the Black Album).
Selected premiere engagements of Wolfen were presented in Megasound, a high-impact surround sound system similar to Sensurround.
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