80's Werewolf Movies
(1980-1989)
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TOO SCARY 2 WATCH now presents a list of 80's werewolf films (arranged by year) that we believe may be worth checking out if you like werewolf movies and you also love the 80's.
**Special Note**: Some of the movies on the list are true werewolf movies, some may have a werewolf-like creature, while others may have a werewolf (such as the wolfman) make an appearance at some point in the movie. With variety in mind, we've tried to include different types of werewolf films ... scary, funny, fairytale and so on.
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Disclaimer
Some of the movies on the list, in our opinion, aren't necessarily good movies, but were chosen to be included for a variety of different reasons.
Thanks and enjoy!
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The works of horror novelist R. Chetwynd-Hayes are brought to life in this collection of tales that follow the writer (John Carradine) through an evening at a storytelling session. A charming vampire, Eramus (Vincent Price), leads the suspenseful accounts of ghosts and ghouls. Featured are rock tunes sung at the club, including B.A. Robertson's fun "Sucker For Your Love." Roy Ward Baker (The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires) directs.
Unrated
104 mins
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El retorno del Hombre-Lobo (original title)
Executed as monsters in the 18th century, the werewolf Waldemar Daninsky (Jacinto Molina, aka Paul Naschy) and vampiress Elisabeth Bathory (Julia Saly) rise from the grave and wreak havoc on the city -- and each other. In this classic tale of terror from the Spanish Horror Collection, actor-director Molina's famous werewolf character returns for hungry revenge amid a shocking swirl of dark imagery, sensual vampire women and blood-soaked battles.
Executed as monsters in the 18th century, the werewolf Waldemar Daninsky (Jacinto Molina, aka Paul Naschy) and vampiress Elisabeth Bathory (Julia Saly) rise from the grave and wreak havoc on the city -- and each other. In this classic tale of terror from the Spanish Horror Collection, actor-director Molina's famous werewolf character returns for hungry revenge amid a shocking swirl of dark imagery, sensual vampire women and blood-soaked battles.
R-Rated
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John Landis writes and directs this bloody yet black humor-injected thriller that tells the story of American backpacker David (David Naughton), who, after surviving a vicious werewolf attack that left his friend, Jack (Griffin Dunne), dead, becomes a murderous werewolf himself. Prowling the streets of London, David learns that his living-dead victims will wander in limbo until he is dead. This film garnered an Oscar for Best Makeup.
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Adam Arkin's first starring role was as woebegone teen Tony Walker, whose eccentric father (Ed McMahon) takes him to Transylvania for the weirdest family vacation ever. Tony is made immortal -- and really, really hairy -- when he's bitten by a savage werewolf. Twenty bloody years later, Tony returns to his high school, where he is able to pass himself off as his own son and enjoy all the glory he missed, including football stardom and hot chicks.
Director: Larry Cohen
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After a traumatic experience at work, TV reporter Karen White (Dee Wallace) checks into a plush California resort called The Colony to rest. Yet, on her first night there, the howling outside her window leads her to discover that she's in a colony of werewolves. Now she must expose the secret -- if she can survive! Rife with in-jokes, horror film references and genuine scares, this John Sayles-penned howl fest is a werewolf classic.
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A brash Manhattan industrialist, his coke-bingeing wife and a slum wino have something grisly in common: They're the latest victims in a series of seemingly motiveless murders, and all of them appear to have been killed by animals. Albert Finney stars in this shivery tale about brutal murders pointing to a previously unknown breed of canine creatures. Michael Wadleigh directs an innovative take on the werewolf legend full of mood and menace.
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Soon after newlywed Caroline MacCleary (Bibi Besch) gets raped just outside Nioba, Miss., by a hairy, manlike creature, she gives birth to a baby boy (Paul Clemens). But her son, whom she names Michael, begins to suffer from a mysterious malady when he turns 17. Looking for answers, the MacClearys return to Nioba, where they find the name of Caroline's attacker -- and a community desperately attempting to conceal a dark secret.
R-Rated
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A night at the movies turns into a nightmare when Michael and his date are attacked by a hoard of bloody-thirsty zombies - only "Thriller" can save them now.
PG
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On the surface, "Little Red Riding Hood" seems nothing more than a dark children's tale with an ending that exemplifies the proverbial triumph of good over evil. But director Neil Jordan's retelling makes it a lush and complicated mystery. An adolescent girl, Rosaleen (Sarah Patterson), encounters the first stirrings of womanhood as she's preyed upon by wolves. Angela Lansbury, David Warner and Stephen Rea co-star.
R-Rated
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Magic, drama, horror and humor are all evoked in this adaptive collection of five tales of Sicilian peasantry, based on short stories by renowned playwright Luigi Pirandello and directed by the acclaimed Taviani brothers. Adhering to the stark sense of realism that is a hallmark of Italian cinema, each vignette examines a varied point of view to convey a sense of understanding and compassion for ordinary people and their extraordinary plights.
Director 1: Paolo Taviani
Magic, drama, horror and humor are all evoked in this adaptive collection of five tales of Sicilian peasantry, based on short stories by renowned playwright Luigi Pirandello and directed by the acclaimed Taviani brothers. Adhering to the stark sense of realism that is a hallmark of Italian cinema, each vignette examines a varied point of view to convey a sense of understanding and compassion for ordinary people and their extraordinary plights.
Director 1: Paolo Taviani
Director 2: Vittorio Taviani
R-Rated
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Leviatán (original title)
Musician Vincent Raven (rocker Alice Cooper) ends up in trouble when, girlfriend (Victoria Vera) in tow, he heads to his boyhood home to film a video with his band. Soon after they arrive, a string of horrific deaths occur, seemingly caused by a pack of wild dogs. Two decades earlier, an angry mob killed Vincent's dad, who was thought to be a werewolf; naturally, the townsfolk presume like father, like son. Will Vincent suffer his father's fate?
Musician Vincent Raven (rocker Alice Cooper) ends up in trouble when, girlfriend (Victoria Vera) in tow, he heads to his boyhood home to film a video with his band. Soon after they arrive, a string of horrific deaths occur, seemingly caused by a pack of wild dogs. Two decades earlier, an angry mob killed Vincent's dad, who was thought to be a werewolf; naturally, the townsfolk presume like father, like son. Will Vincent suffer his father's fate?
Not-Rated
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This movie is made-up of three tales, the first one is, "Young Blood" it is about a married pair of vampires who adopt a child and are horrified to discover that it is another kind of monster all together. In "The Guardians," a pair of avaricious grave robbers make a terrible mistake when they visit the St. Francis Abbey cemetery to do a little pillaging. The final episode, "Visions of Sugar-Plum" is set at Christmas time and is set at the home of an outwardly loving grandmother whose smile conceals the heart of a cold-blooded killer.
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Not-Rated
85 mins
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During a stopover in a backward rural town, a quartet of big-haired, leather-clad heavy metal rockers are killed by a family of rednecks. Determined to perform anyway, the band rises from the dead to put on the mother of all metal concerts. Talk about giving a whole new meaning to the phrase "the show must go on." Krishna Shah directs this over-the-top horror send-up that manages to incorporate everything from Nazi sex fiends to homicidal dwarfs.
R-Rated
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Horror legend Christopher Lee stars as mysterious werewolf expert Stefan Crosscoe in this sequel that picks up at the funeral of Ben White's (Reb Brown) journalist sister, Karen. At the funeral, Crosscoe tells Ben and his friend Jenny that Karen's transformed into a werewolf. Crosscoe convinces Ben and Jenny to join him on a treacherous mission to Transylvania to hunt down werewolf queen Stirba (Sybil Danning) before she destroys mankind.
R-Rated
91 mins
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On the run from a villainous bishop (John Wood), Philippe Gaston (Matthew Broderick), a medieval thief also known as the Mouse, befriends the gallant Captain Navarre (Rutger Hauer), who's been the bishop's target ever since he rescued Lady Isabeau (Michelle Pfeiffer). Philippe soon learns that Navarre and Isabeau are victims of a curse that will keep them apart forever -- unless he can help break the spell and reunite the lovers.
Director: Richard Donner
PG-13
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Adapted from author Stephen King's Cycle of the Werewolf, this campy thriller tells of a sleepy American town that's terrorized by extreme sadistic murders. After investigating, the townspeople conclude that the killer's a werewolf. While all the town's inhabitants prepare to lock themselves up at night, Marty Coslaw, a 13-year-old, wheelchair-bound boy, is the only person brave enough to try to track down the mysterious beast.
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WA teenage boy's incredible werewolf powers improve the quality of his life in dramatic and hilarious ways.
Director: Rod Daniel
PG
91 mins
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Larry Abbot (Gene Wilder) is a radio actor in search of love. When he finds it, Abbot and his new fiancée, Vickie Pearle (Wilder's now deceased wife Gilda Radner), visit his Aunt Kate (Dom DeLuise) in her big, old mansion in the country. Rather than the fun, quiet family weekend they anticipated, Larry and Vickie soon realize they're in for a fright when Kate mentions something about a werewolf on the loose.
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When his bratty young nephew's fear of the dark keeps him from falling asleep, sadistic Uncle Mike (Michael Mesmer) makes matters worse by telling him a trio of warped bedtime stories, played out in live action. Director Jeffrey Delman's campy film puts a decidedly horrific spin on three classic fairy tales. Best known as Nick on TV's "Family Ties," Scott Valentine leads this playful thriller co-starring Melissa Leo and Nicole Picard.
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Professor Harry Beckmeyer (Barry Otto) is convinced that werewolves exist -- a belief stemming from video footage shot in 1905 by his grandfather in Australia. In the footage, a group of aborigines stand in front of what appears to be a werewolf that they've tied to a tree and killed with their spears. When Beckmeyer hears reports of werewolf sightings in Australia, his longtime dream starts to become a reality.
Director: Philippe Mora
PG-13
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Todd Howard is a struggling teenager. Nothing seems to be going very well for him, until he turns into a wolf.
PG
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Dracula, the Wolfman, Frankenstein, the Mummy and Gill Man descend on a tiny town in search of a diabolically powerful amulet. But only 12-year-old Sean (Andre Gower) and his gang of monster-obsessed misfits can save the day in this overlooked 1987 horror comedy. This 20th-anniversary edition also includes new interviews with Gower and co-stars Ryan Lambert, Duncan Regehr, Tom Noonan and writer-director Fred Dekker.
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After being bitten by a transvestite, Larry (Michael Palozzolo) starts having strange reactions to the moon, not to mention nightmares about hillbillies and ominous visits from an old gypsy woman. Turns out the transvestite is a breed of werewolf called a dickenthrope, and Larry is dismayed to find that the only way to kill it is, uh … rather unpleasant! This wacky horror-comedy spoofs everything from The Wolf Man to The Exorcist.
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After the death of vampire Jerry Dandridge, Charley (William Ragsdale) has become a well-adjusted college student. Although he pursues coed Alex (Traci Lind), Charley soon falls under the spell of Regine (Julie Carmen). His affections torn, Charley seeks help from Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall). Peter is the has-been horror-show host from the first film, and soon, Charley, Peter and Alex are battling a coven of nocturnal bloodsuckers.
R-Rated
104 mins
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Hard Rock Nightmare is a rather obscure entry in the "rock 'n' roll" slasher sub-genre, and not a very good one at that. The plot concerns a rock band who decide to head to the lead singer's family cabin to practice and they are soon picked off by a werewolf, or someone dressed as a werewolf.
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In the fourth installment of the horror series based on Gary Brandner's novel, writer Marie Adams (Romy Windsor) and her husband (Michael T. Weiss) head to a pastoral town for a relaxing holiday, only to discover a populace of satanic werewolves. But are the creatures haunting the couple real or figments of Marie's imagination? Helmed by John Hough, this direct-to-video thriller also stars Susanne Severeid and Antony Hamilton.
R-Rated
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A struggling rock band and other college students cope with the trials and tribulations of their young lives and find themselves in the role of determining what exactly is behind the recent full-moon killings which have been attributed to wild dogs.
Not-Rated
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The frustrated housewife Leslie visits an animal shop to purchase a flea-collar. Unknowing that the owner is a werewolf, she accepts his invitation to lunch and later in his apartment. Through a bite in her toe he starts her slow transformation in a werewolf. Home again, she desperately tries to hide the often disgusting process from her family, but her daughter Jennifer and her - from horror magazines well educated - friend recognize what's going on, and help to kill the non-human.
Director: Michael Fischa
PG
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Invited over by a mysterious magician (David Warner), Mark (Zach Galligan) and his college friends attend a private tour of a macabre wax statue museum near campus, where the exhibits suck them into the frightening worlds of dangerous werewolves, vampires and other monsters. Full of satisfying suspense and gore, this inventive horror film finds Mark teaming up with unlikely allies in order to shut the waxwork down and escape with his life.
R-Rated
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Arriving in her hometown on vacation, TV journalist Alex Jung (Brenda Vance) faces a grisly situation as a rash of brutal murders panics the townspeople. With help from her brother Tai (Stuart Quan) and the town's sheriff, Adam (Tom Boylan), she tracks the bloodthirsty murderer. But the three must stop the beastly killer before the next the full moon. Kato Kaelin, Rick Scott and Laura Graham also star in this chilling thriller.
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The faithful little girl must brave the forest and the big, bad wolf to bring her grandmother a basket of goodies in this musical version of the classic fairytale.
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Our Top 80's Werewolf Films (Arranged by Year)
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Synopsis taken from IMDB and NetFlix
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