Bad Moon (1996)

Director:

Eric Red

Writers (WGA):

Wayne Smith (novel)
Eric Red (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 November 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Half man. Half wolf. Total terror.

Plot:

One man's struggle to contain the curse he hides within... and his last-ditch attempt to free himself with the love of family...

Plot Keywords:

Werewolf | Dog | Thor | Trailer | Human Animal Relationship

Cast

Mariel Hemingway	...	Janet
Michael Paré	...	Uncle Ted (as Michael Pare)
Mason Gamble	...	Brett
Ken Pogue	...	Sheriff Jenson
Hrothgar Mathews	...	Flopsy
Johanna Lebovitz	...	Marjorie (as Johanna Marlowe Lebovitz)
Gavin Buhr	...	Forest Ranger
Julia Montgomery Brown	...	Reporter
Primo	...	Thor

Also Known As:

Thor (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence and gore, brief language and a scene of sexuality.

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Germany:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | South Korea:18 | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R (certificate #34872) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Ansmore Village, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Morgan Creek Productions

Trivia:

In the scene in which Janet makes breakfast, her son Brett is watching Werewolf of London (1935) on the television, and he and his Uncle Ted argue about werewolf lore. Actually, the lore that Brett argues that "everyone knows about", such as details about silver bullets and wolfsbane, comes from The Wolf Man (1941), which Curt Siodmak totally made up.

Goofs:

Continuity: Thor sustains a head wound in a night fight but there is no sign of the injury the next day.

Quotes:

Janet: [to Ted, when the dog Thor is reluctant to approach him] What did you do, spit in his Alpo?

Movie Connections:

Features Werewolf of London (1935)

Bad Moon, Good horror

I have heard alot of bad reviews on this movie and I don't think they are just. I enjoyed this movie very much, and along the lines of werewolf movies I would rate this one as one of the best ever. The actors did a good job, the dog in the movie stole the show and the story couldn't be any better. The only thing I didn't like in the movie was near the end where they try to do some CGI and it turned out very cheesy, otherwise I would have given this movie a 10. 9 out of 10