Joe Dante’s loving reboot of the werewolf movie functions as visceral horror (with thanks to Rob Bottin’s inventive air-bladder special effects), social satire (with pokes at the Esalen Institute, thanks to John Sayles’s droll script), and even film scholarship, as Dante piles up references to classic werewolf films and the unsung directors who filmed them. Dee Wallace is a Los Angeles television reporter on the trail of a serial killer with a secret; eventually, the clues lead to “The Colony,” an isolated resort where Dr. George Waggner (Patrick Macnee) presides over some very special patients. Keep an eye out for beloved Dante regulars Kevin McCarthy, Dick Miller, and Kenneth Tobey. - Text Courtesy of MoMA
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