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Silver Bullet (1979),
Director: Tobe Hooper, rated R for language, scary
violence
It started
in May in a small town and every month after that whenever the
moon was full...
it came back.
  Starring:
Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Corey Haim, Megan Follows, Robin
Groves, Leon Russom, Terry O'Quinn
DML Rating:
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
- above average
"I'm a little too old
to be playing "Hardy Boys meet Reverend Werewolf"!" - Uncle
Red
Why watch this? It's
a small town murder mystery where victims are gettin'
chewed up!
Plot Summary:
In a small Maine town in 1976, a series of gruesome murders
begins plaguing the community, initially dismissed as the work
of a maniac. However, a young, paraplegic boy named Marty Coslaw,
with the help of his older sister and eccentric Uncle Red, comes
to suspect that the killings are actually the work of a
werewolf.
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Dad's Preview: I do love a good werewolf film.
There's just something about a human changing into a
hairy monster that howls at the moon and has no control
over their actions. You know, like I did in college. This
creature feature by horror director Tobe Hooper (The
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)) is a lot of bloody fun, with
plenty of jump scares
and gore to boot. It is actually a
mystery horror film, as the plot works to solve the
mysterious murders in a small town. It's not a shock
that this film is based on the Stephen King novella
Cycle of the Werewolf. |
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Dino De Laurentiis
Co., Famous Films;
Paramount Pictures |
