Wolfen
1981 · Movie · 1h 55m · R
HorrorThriller
"They can hear a cloud pass overhead, the rhythm of your blood. They can track you by yesterday's shadow. They can tear the scream from your throat."
Overview
A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old legend.
Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
Metacritic
64/100
Key crew
- Michael WadleighDirector
- Michael WadleighScreenplay
- David EyreScreenplay
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Albert FinneyDewey Wilson
- Diane VenoraRebecca Neff
- Edward James OlmosEddie Holt
- Gregory HinesWhittington
- Tom NoonanFerguson
- Dick O'NeillWarren
- Dehl BertiOld Indian
- Peter Michael GoetzRoss
- Sam GrayMayor
- Ralph BellCommissioner
- Max M. BrownChristopher van der Veer
- Anne PohtamoPauline van der Veer
Stills
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Themes
new york citybased on novel or bookwolftransformationinvestigationwerewolfmurder investigation