The Howling
“Imagine your worst fear a reality.”
After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem.
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Part of The Howling Collection
8 films
The Howling
Movie · 1981
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
Movie · 1985
The Marsupials: The Howling III
Movie · 1987
Howling IV: The Original Nightmare
Movie · 1988
Howling V: The Rebirth
Movie · 1989
Howling VI: The Freaks
Movie · 1991
Howling: New Moon Rising
Movie · 1995
The Howling: Reborn
Movie · 2011
Cast
35 people
Dee Wallace
Karen White
Known for
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Cujo
Patrick Macnee
Dr. George Waggner
Known for
A View to a Kill
The Avengers
Dennis Dugan
Chris
Known for
Happy Gilmore
Can't Buy Me Love
Christopher Stone
R. William 'Bill' Neill
Known for
Days of Our Lives
Cujo
Belinda Balaski
Terry Fisher
Known for
Gremlins
Piranha
Kevin McCarthy
Fred Francis
Known for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Innerspace
John Carradine
Erle Kenton
Known for
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
The Grapes of Wrath
Slim Pickens
Sam Newfield
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Blazing Saddles
Elisabeth Brooks
Marsha Quist
Also in
Deep Space
The Forgotten One
Robert Picardo
Eddie Quist
Known for
Star Trek: Voyager
Dickinson
Margie Impert
Donna
Known for
The Star Chamber
Noble Willingham
Charlie Barton
Known for
Walker, Texas Ranger
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Joe Dante Director · Terence H. Winkless Screenplay John Sayles Screenplay
Worldwide gross $18M · Budget $1M · United States release March 13, 1981
Box office
Budget
$1,000,000
Worldwide gross
$17,985,893
Gross vs. budget
18.0×
Production
AVCO Embassy Pictures
Production
International Film Investors
Production
Wescom Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Finland · January 21, 1981
Theatrical
United States · March 13, 1981
Theatrical
United States · February 17, 1982
Physical · VHS, Betamax
United States
August 28, 2001 · Physical · DVD
June 18, 2013 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
February 15, 2022 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Denmark
April 20, 1981 · Theatrical
France
January 21, 1981 · Theatrical
June 9, 1999 · Physical · VHS
October 25, 2004 · Physical · DVD
May 11, 2010 · Digital · VOD
May 11, 2010 · Physical · Blu-Ray
October 27, 2021 · Physical · 4K UHD
October 31, 2021 · Limited theatrical · 4K pre(re)release
December 15, 2021 · Theatrical · 4K Re-release
Germany
July 30, 1981 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 15, 1981 · Theatrical
Spain
June 22, 1981 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 21, 1981 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 14, 1981 · Theatrical
October 25, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
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