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75 Reasons Why Everybody Should Like "The Howling"

post #1 of 41
1/22/03 at 10:23am
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Because it rocked ass. 'Nuff said.
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post #2 of 41
1/22/03 at 10:27am
I think you missed some.
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post #3 of 41
1/22/03 at 10:30am
Outside of Dick Miller, Bobby Picardo, and Bambi...I can't think of a goddamn memorable thing about the flick...
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post #4 of 41
1/22/03 at 10:39am
Three words:

Nekkid Wild Woman.

Two more:
John Carradine.
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post #5 of 41
1/22/03 at 11:16am
Bubbling Faces & Hairy Backs...

Two reasons to Love part two:
Christopher Lee & one hairy orgiastic frenzy...
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post #6 of 41
1/22/03 at 11:25am
Um...so seriously, what are the other 74? That thread title is fals advertising, I was hoping for something ambitious here...
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post #7 of 41
1/22/03 at 11:25am
Wasn't one of the sequels subtitled Marsupials ? Oy vey ! Still could be worse, there could be a naked Sybil Danning somewhe...oh
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post #8 of 41
1/22/03 at 11:26am
Although I prefer Dante to Landis, American Werewolf In London is tons better than The Howling.
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post #9 of 41
1/22/03 at 11:30am
Quote:
Dan Whitehead:
Although I prefer Dante to Landis, American Werewolf In London is tons better than The Howling.
I think we have some overseas bias here...
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post #10 of 41
1/22/03 at 11:54am
Though I like American Werewolf better, I like the Howling bipedal werewolves mo' bettah.
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post #11 of 41
1/22/03 at 12:07pm
#34: Dee Wallace wolfing out
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post #12 of 41
1/22/03 at 12:20pm
#56: shooting a poodle with a shot gun.
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post #13 of 41
1/22/03 at 12:41pm
#12: Elizabeth Brooks

And I'll definitely back Dan on AWIL, both movie and wolf.
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post #14 of 41
1/22/03 at 12:46pm
#8: <img src="http://www.trilon.com/doggers/images/litter7/lance-3.jpg" alt="" />

sorry....too many drinks lastnight
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post #15 of 41
1/22/03 at 12:51pm
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bunnymud:
#8: <img src="http://www.trilon.com/doggers/images/litter7/lance-3.jpg" alt="" />
I just made the universal "female going to gooey mush over cute things" sound.

I WANT ONE!!!!
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post #16 of 41
1/22/03 at 12:53pm
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bunnymud:
#8: <img src="http://www.trilon.com/doggers/images/litter7/lance-3.jpg" alt="" />
Stop choking that dog, asshole!
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post #17 of 41
1/22/03 at 1:07pm
You really can't compare The Howling to An American Werewolf in London. Two totally different spins on the genre. I loved the werewolves in the Howling. The werewolves in Dogs Soldiers were totally inspired by this movie.
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post #18 of 41
1/22/03 at 1:48pm
#27: Fluffy Dee Wallace getting blown away on live TV by the director of National Security (and I ain't talking about Condaleeza Rice)
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post #19 of 41
1/22/03 at 1:50pm
1 down

8 to go

#44:Man eating a bit of his brain
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post #20 of 41
1/22/03 at 1:50pm
Thread Starter 
I'm a HUGE Dante fan. Anybody own the new Gremlins DVDs? On the commentarys Dante points out all of the refs to the howling that he put in those movies, including a movie theater showing "The Howling 11" Anyway, I haven't seen any of the sequels to the howling but Dante says that when he met Christopher Lee the first thing Lee did was apologize for doing "The Howling 2".

logan
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post #21 of 41
1/22/03 at 1:56pm
There's a great production still I saw in Fangoria, where Dante is giving direction to Dee Wallace Stone, who is in a hot tub. Above and behind her, outside the tub, is Slim Pickens getting an eyefull.
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post #22 of 41
1/22/03 at 2:51pm
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Quote:
BC1970:
There's a great production still I saw in Fangoria, where Dante is giving direction to Dee Wallace Stone, who is in a hot tub. Above and behind her, outside the tub, is Slim Pickens getting an eyefull.
HA! that "hot tub" scene didn't even make it in the movie either...

logan
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post #23 of 41
1/22/03 at 2:55pm
I believe that scene was on the SE laserdisc, and is supposedly going to be on the upcoming SE DVD.

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post #24 of 41
1/22/03 at 2:57pm
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UPCOMING SP DVD?! Damn, I just wasted ten bucks. Anybody got any news on this?
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post #25 of 41
1/22/03 at 3:04pm
I don't think it's concrete yet, just a very strong rumor that's been reported at a bunch of different DVD news sites IIRC.
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post #26 of 41
1/22/03 at 3:17pm
The commentary and all that was recorded months and months ago. It's just a matter of when they're going to put it out.
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post #27 of 41
1/22/03 at 3:23pm
There's an entry on imdb for a 50 minute documentary called Unleashing The Beast: The Making of the Howling or something similar, noted as being from 2003. No Rob Bottin though

Jack, are they using the Image commentary, or did they record a new one?

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post #28 of 41
1/22/03 at 3:27pm
Here it is.

<a href="http://us.imdb.com/Title?0324383" target="_blank">http://us.imdb.com/Title?0324383</a>
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post #29 of 41
1/22/03 at 8:28pm
Reason #57

John Carradine's chompers
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post #30 of 41
1/22/03 at 8:34pm
Reason #12: A pre-directing Dennis Dugan

Reason #33: Roger Corman's cameo
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post #31 of 41
1/23/03 at 6:22am
Reason 69#: er, it's THE 'fuckin' HOWLING !!!!
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post #32 of 41
1/23/03 at 10:56am
Let us recap...

#8: <img src="http://www.trilon.com/doggers/images/litter7/lance-3.jpg" alt="" />
#12: Elizabeth Brooks
#12b: A pre-directing Dennis Dugan
#27: Fluffy Dee Wallace getting blown away on live TV by the director of National Security (and I ain't talking about Condaleeza Rice)
#33: Roger Corman's cameo
#34: Dee Wallace wolfing out
#44: Man eating a bit of his brain
#56: shooting a poodle(Dee Wallace) with a shotgun.
#57: John Carradine's chompers
#69: It's THE fucking HOWLING !!!!

Cheers!
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post #33 of 41
1/23/03 at 1:12pm
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Quote:
HellSpawn:
Let us recap...

#8: <img src="http://www.trilon.com/doggers/images/litter7/lance-3.jpg" alt="" />
#12: Elizabeth Brooks
#12b: A pre-directing Dennis Dugan
#27: Fluffy Dee Wallace getting blown away on live TV by the director of National Security (and I ain't talking about Condaleeza Rice)
#33: Roger Corman's cameo
#34: Dee Wallace wolfing out
#44: Man eating a bit of his brain
#56: shooting a poodle(Dee Wallace) with a shotgun.
#57: John Carradine's chompers
#69: It's THE fucking HOWLING !!!!

Cheers!
only 65 and a half more to go!
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post #34 of 41
1/23/03 at 1:19pm
A ok flick.
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post #35 of 41
1/23/03 at 1:53pm
Of the two werewolf flicks to come out that year(The Howling and An American Werewolf in London), THE HOWLING is the superior animal. Much faster moving story, a boatload of intresting characters played by some of the best character actors in the business, and werewolves that look more like what people expect when they think werewolves. AWIL does have a slightly better tranformation sequence, but its wasted when all we get is just a big dog. The only other descent flick with a werewolf to come out in the 80's had to be the Wolf-Man as portrayed in the underrated gem, THE MONSTER SQUAD , as designed by Stan Winston.

Also on the special edition DVD , the commetary track will be lifted fom the laserdisc accrding to Joe Dante. He said the reason behind him using that was the actor who played Dee Wallace's husband, Chris Stone, who does the commentary along with Dante on the laserdisc, died a few years back of a heart attack, and he thought it was wierd to do a new commentary without him.
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post #36 of 41
1/23/03 at 4:37pm
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THE ONE AND ONLY:
Of the two werewolf flicks to come out that year(The Howling and An American Werewolf in London), THE HOWLING is the superior animal. Much faster moving story, a boatload of intresting characters played by some of the best character actors in the business, and werewolves that look more like what people expect when they think werewolves. AWIL does have a slightly better tranformation sequence, but its wasted when all we get is just a big dog. The only other descent flick with a werewolf to come out in the 80's had to be the Wolf-Man as portrayed in the underrated gem, THE MONSTER SQUAD , as designed by Stan Winston.

Also on the special edition DVD , the commetary track will be lifted fom the laserdisc accrding to Joe Dante. He said the reason behind him using that was the actor who played Dee Wallace's husband, Chris Stone, who does the commentary along with Dante on the laserdisc, died a few years back of a heart attack, and he thought it was wierd to do a new commentary without him.
i couldn't of said it better. oh, and let's not forget that OTHER 80's werewolf classic "Teen Wolf"!

logan
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post #37 of 41
1/23/03 at 5:52pm
... or Teen Wolf 2 starring Jason Bateman, who I keep confusing with that American Psycho guy, with hilarious consequences.
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post #38 of 41
1/23/03 at 7:45pm
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Quote:
Cult of Seagal:
who I keep confusing with that American Psycho guy, with hilarious consequences.
HA! How so?

logan
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post #39 of 41
1/23/03 at 9:23pm
Quote:
THE ONE AND ONLY:
underrated gem, THE MONSTER SQUAD
*makes an addition to his list of things that he never thought he'd see on the message boards*
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post #40 of 41
1/23/03 at 10:14pm
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THE ONE AND ONLY:
Also on the special edition DVD , the commetary track will be lifted fom the laserdisc accrding to Joe Dante. He said the reason behind him using that was the actor who played Dee Wallace's husband, Chris Stone, who does the commentary along with Dante on the laserdisc, died a few years back of a heart attack, and he thought it was wierd to do a new commentary without him.
Christopher Stone was married to Dee Wallace in real life as well (hence Dee Wallace-Stone). I'm sure Dee would have felt uncomfortable doing the commentary without him too.

(edited to fix a sentence)

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post #41 of 41
1/23/03 at 10:38pm
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nancyfeelsfine:
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Cult of Seagal:
who I keep confusing with that American Psycho guy, with hilarious consequences.
HA! How so?

logan
I was kidding. There are no hilarious consequences to me confusing Jason Bateman with Patrick Bateman. There are only tragic, speech-making-at-Hogan-Family-appreciation-society related consequences.
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