Howling VI: The Freaks (1991) (V)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Hope Perello

Writers:

Gary Brandner (novel)
Kevin Rock (writer)

Release Date:

May 1991 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Plot:

A villainous carnival owner traps a young werewolf to include in his growing menagerie of inhuman exhibits. |

Plot Keywords:

Werewolf | Lycanthropy | Sequel | Based On Novel | Independent Film

Cast

Brendan Hughes	...	Ian
Michele Matheson	...	Elizabeth
Sean Gregory Sullivan	...	Winston
Antonio Fargas	...	Bellamey
Carol Lynley	...	Miss Eddington
Jered Barclay	...	Dewey
Bruce Payne	...	R.B Harker (as Bruce Martyn Payne)
Gary Cervantes	...	Sheriff Fuller (as Carlos Cervantes)
Christopher Morley	...	Carl / Carlotta
Deep Roy	...	Toones
Randy Pelish	...	Pruitt
Ben Kronen	...	Hank
John A. Neris	...	Earl Bartlett
Al White	...	Carny Worker
Jeremy West	...	Lester

Also Known As:

The Howling VI (USA) (DVD box title)

Runtime:

USA:102 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Denmark:15 | Sweden:18 | Norway:18 | Finland:K-18 (2004) | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

Allied Entertainments Group PLC

Trivia:

Harker was named after Jonathan Harker, from "Dracula".

Quotes:

Sheriff Fuller: Don't move or I'll shoot your dick into the next county!

Movie Connections:

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

The One Last Good Trick Up The On-going Series' Sleeve!

Decidedly left-of-center and official last entry in the long and mostly dreadful series that has a drifter with a dark and beastly past joining an unconventional freak-show (hence the film's title) ran by a sadistic and evil man with a disturbing secret of his own. This film went straight to video back in 91' for good reason because both the direction and acting here leave much to be desired. However though, the monstrous special- effects (i.e. gory sequences), unsettling story and all-around creepy atmosphere more than make up for that ultimately allowing this flick to become a great deal more entertaining that it really has any right to be considering it's embarrassingly small budget and sub-par performances. Overall, I'd say that the little-seen "Howling VI: The Freaks" veers dangerously close in many ways to being on par with the first film. (**1/2 out of *****)