Howling V: The Rebirth (1989)

Director:

Neal Sundstrom

Writers:

Gary Brandner (books)
Freddie Rowe (writer)
(more)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

For 500 years the secret lay dormant... Until now!

Plot:

When a group of people from different walks of life converge on a Romanian castle sealed for 500 years...

Plot Keywords:

Werewolf | Severed Head | Fifth Part | Sequel | Decapitation

Cast

Philip Davis	...	Count Istvan
Victoria Catlin	...	Dr. Catherine Peake
Elizabeth Shé	...	Marylou Summers
Ben Cole	...	David Gillespie
William Shockley	...	Richard Hamilton
Mark Sivertsen	...	Jonathan Lane
Stephanie Faulkner	...	Gail Cameron
Mary Stavin	...	Anna
Clive Turner	...	Ray Price
Nigel Triffitt	...	Professor
Jill Pearson	...	Eleanor
József Madaras	...	Peter (as Joszef Madaras)
Renáta Szatler	...	Susan

Directed by
Neal Sundstrom		(as Neal Sundström)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gary Brandner		books
Freddie Rowe		writer
Clive Turner		screenplay
Clive Turner		story

Produced by
Gary Barber	....	executive producer
Harvey Goldsmith	....	executive producer: Allied Vision
Steven A. Lane	....	executive producer (as Steven Lane)
Robert Pringle	....	executive producer
Edward Simons	....	executive producer: Allied Vision
Clive Turner	....	producer

Original Music by
The Factory

Cinematography by
Arledge Armenaki

Film Editing by
Claudia Finkle
Bill Swenson

Casting by
Anthony Barnao
Lisa London
Estelle Rodkoff

Production Design by
Nigel Triffitt

Makeup Department
Elaine Alexander	....	special makeup effects
John Axford	....	special makeup effects
Kevin Brennan	....	special makeup effects
Mike Elizalde	....	special makeup effects artist
János Németh	....	makeup artist: Hungary

Production Management
Tamás Kolpaszky	....	unit manager: Hungary
Gerry Levy	....	production manager
Marcell Merza	....	production manager: Hungary
László Szücs	....	unit manager: Hungary

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Finnegan	....	second assistant director
Peter Robinson	....	assistant director: second unit
Waldo Roeg	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Tivadar Bertalan	....	art director: Hungary
Miklós Molnár	....	set decorator: Hungary

Sound Department
Jack T. Knight	....	sound effects editor
Howard Lanning	....	dubbing editor
Clive Pendry	....	dubbing mixer
Paul Sharkey	....	sound mixer
Hugh Strain	....	dubbing mixer

Special Effects by
Garth Inns	....	special effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Arledge Armenaki	....	camera operator
John Buckley	....	gaffer
Jeff Mart	....	Steadicam operator
Paul Taylor	....	Steadicam assistant

Editorial Department
Laura Behary	....	assistant film editor

Other crew
Rebecca Boss	....	production coordinator
Gyula Kormos	....	production coordinator: Hungary
Jan Luce	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Allied Vision
• Lane Pringle Productions
• Mafilm Studios (filmed in association with)
• Hungarofilm (filmed in association with)

Distributors

• Artisan Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD) (double feature with "Howling VI")
• Avid Home Entertainment (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (1990) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• International Video Entertainment (IVE) (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Live Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2000) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• De Lane Lea Sound Centre  sound re-recording
• Image to Image  titles and opticals

Also Known As:

The Howling V (USA) (DVD box title)

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Hungarian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Hungary

Company:

Allied Vision

Quotes:

Dr. Catherine Peake: It can't be an animal - no animal kills for pleasure.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Howling: New Moon Rising (1995) (V)

Fun Flick

Exciting little addition to the HOWLING series. While there are a few entries to avoid in this series, this isn't one of them. A great flick if you're in the mood for a horror/mystery. Don't be fooled by that fake-looking wolf on the cover, this isn't half-bad.