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Summary: OK Thriller from Dan Curtis
Review: Despite what the information on the cover says, this film was produced and directed by genre vet Dan Curtis. People are being murdered in a California town. Is there a werewolf on the loose, or is there not? The combination of Curtis' no-frills direction and Richard Matheson's script provide the answers in this OK "Movie of the Week" telefilm from 1974. Peter Graves and Clint Walker (in an atypical role) are the main stars. It's a good time passer (less than 75 minutes long), nothing more than that.The source print that Brentwood Communications has used is worn in spots, but is serviceable. As is the case with their other budget releases, Brentwood includes a cartoon, an interactive movie trivia game, chapter stops, and a DVD dictionary of terms.
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Summary: OK Thriller from Dan Curtis
Review: Despite what the information on the cover says, this film was produced and directed by genre vet Dan Curtis. People are being murdered in a California town. Is there a werewolf on the loose, or is there not? The combination of Curtis' no-frills direction and Richard Matheson's script provide the answers in this OK "Movie of the Week" telefilm from 1974. Peter Graves and Clint Walker (in an atypical role) are the main stars. It's a good time passer (less than 75 minutes long), nothing more than that. The source print that Brentwood Communications has used is worn in spots, but is serviceable. As is the case with their other budget releases, Brentwood includes a cartoon, an interactive movie trivia game, chapter stops, and a DVD dictionary of terms.
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Summary: Well-Done Horror From The 70s' TV Movies
Review: I first watched this alone at night when I was a teenage college student and it scared the HECK out of me! Of course it doesn't have the same impact 30 years later, but if viewed in the context of the time period and cinematic limitations of TV in the pre-Disco era, it is a well-done horror flic with Dan Curtis's inimitable mark on it (and Robert Colbert's unmistakable albeit a tad repetitive soundtrack: virtually identical to The Night Stalker, The Night Strangler and The Norliss Tapes - now THAT needs to come out on DVD!!!). The 'bad guy' is clear-cut from almost the very beginning - no surprises there, but the nighttime cinematography is excellent, and it's always a pleasure to see the cars, clothes and hairstyles of my old college years. Now, Hollywood come on: PLEASE get the wonderful suite of Movies Of The Week onto DVD, like Norliss, The Love War, Night Slaves, etc. - the nostalgic Baby Boomers are primed and waiting!! :)
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Summary: Clint Walker at his evil best
Review: I have seen all of Clint Walker's films and tv series. The reason I like this film is it shows a distinct contrast in his other "good guy" films and Scream of the Wolf. His subtlety in portraying a psychotic hunter when compared to let's say, the good law abiding homesteader in Night of the Grizzly is fun to watch. I think he does an excellent job with this role as well as his other films. The only gripe I have is the quality of the dvd. I guess due to the flaws in the original master tape there are some of pops and clicks and some of the frames jump. The frame jumping may be due to my dvd rom drive in my computer ( I don't have a dvd player for the tv), but for 5 bucks you can't go wrong. The picture quality is still very good.
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Summary: another Clint Walker classic
Review: I have seen all of Clint Walker's films and tv series. The reason I like this film is it shows a distinct contrast in his other "good guy" films and Scream of the Wolf. His subtlety in portraying a psychotic hunter when compared to let's say, the good law abiding homesteader in Night of the Grizzly is fun to watch. I think he does an excellent job with this role as well as his other films. The only gripe I have is the quality of the dvd. I guess due to the flaws in the original master tape there are some of pops and clicks and some of the frames jump. The frame jumping may be due to my dvd rom drive in my computer ( I don't have a dvd player for the tv), but for 5 bucks you can't go wrong. The picture quality is still very good.
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Summary: No wolves or screaming! But good!
Review: I rented this movie because the box was funny, and I enjoy the idea of a wolf going around screaming at everyone. That's scary! Well, you don't get any wolves, but there is magic here nonetheless! I am very taken with this movie, despite its boring parts. It involves a hunter and another guy, and they have disagreements. I don't guess I really know what this movie is about, but if you watch it, your afternoon WILL be altered. That's all I'll say.
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Summary: Clint Walker at his evil best
Review: Outstanding Fright Flick! Clint Walker is as good at acting as the heavy in this movie as he is at being the good guy Cheyenne Bodie in the old TV Western.
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Summary: Scream Of The 70s!
Review: SCREAM OF THE WOLF opens with a guy in a convertible being attacked and mutilated (in our minds) by a growling "creature", that tears through the rag-top and smashes out the car windows. Not a bad beginning for a made-for-tv movie from the silly seventies. Dan Curtis (Trilogy Of Terror) seemed to be able to make things scary and suspenseful, even under the ridiculous constraints of network television. Peter Graves (Mission Impossible, Airplane) is John, a man brought in by the sheriff to figure out who or what is killing people in a small california beachtown. Clint Walker (Killdozer) is John's misanthropic friend Byron. Byron hates people because they're weak. He has more respect for the animals he kills than for modern man. John tries unsuccessfully to get Byron to help him find the murderer. Byron would rather wax philosophical about our pitiful species. So, the rampage continues, with some fairly frightening (for 70s tv) stalking / death sequences. Will John figure things out in time? Is a werewolf really causing these murders? Will Byron ever loosen up? Watch and see...
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Summary: Scream Of The 70s!
Review: SCREAM OF THE WOLF opens with a guy in a convertible being attacked and mutilated (in our minds) by a growling "creature", that tears through the rag-top and smashes out the car windows. Not a bad beginning for a made-for-tv movie from the silly seventies. Dan Curtis (Trilogy Of Terror) seemed to be able to make things scary and suspenseful, even under the ridiculous constraints of network television. Peter Graves (Mission Impossible, Airplane) is John, a man brought in by the sheriff to figure out who or what is killing people in a small california beachtown. Clint Walker (Killdozer) is John's misanthropic friend Byron. Byron hates people because they're weak. He has more respect for the animals he kills than for modern man. John tries unsuccessfully to get Byron to help him find the murderer. Byron would rather wax philosophical about our pitiful species. So, the rampage continues, with some fairly frightening (for 70s tv) stalking / death sequences. Will John figure things out in time? Is a werewolf really causing these murders? Will Byron ever loosen up? Watch and see...
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Summary: Worth sitting through
Review: This is good television. The running time feels right at 78 minutes, and it wouldn't be able to handle a dragged out running time. It's great for any attention span, and the story unfolds at a good pace. The dialogue is very much of the 70's television variety, where some times I ask my self, "do people really talk like this?" And the disco score is cheesy, with very familiar, cheesy sounds. All of the killings are off camera, which I found to be a detractor, the photography is fairly boring, the colors are flat, and some things are un-focused. On the whodunnit side of things, I was hooked, and fooled when I thought I knew who did it. If you like watching movies as it's getting late and you're tired, this won't drag along too badly, you can probably sit through this one without feeling like you have to go to sleep.
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