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About
American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. After retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon begins experiencing disturbing changes to his body and mind.
Theatrical
Aug 21, 1981
Box Office
$32.0M
Budget
$10.0M
Return
3.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 10, 1997
Theaters
99
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Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Lyncanthrope Films, Polygram Pictures
Keywords
london, england
nurse
loss of loved one
intensive care
zoo
affectation
halloween
dying and death
transformation
full moon
black humor
london underground
yorkshire
rural area
werewolf
creature
moor (terrain)
british pub
dream sequence
macabre
angry
hikers
aggressive
malicious
playful
london zoo
practical special effects
provocative
absurd
incredulous
hilarious
admiring
adoring
ambiguous
ambivalent
baffled
defiant
foreboding
horrified
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Cast
Full credits →D
David Naughton
David Kessler
G
Griffin Dunne
Jack Goodman
J
Jenny Agutter
Nurse Alex Price
J
John Woodvine
Dr. J.S. Hirsch
D
Don McKillop
Inspector Villiers
B
Brian Glover
Chess Player
D
David Schofield
Dart Player
L
Lila Kaye
Barmaid
R
Rik Mayall
Second Chess Player
S
Sean Baker
Second Dart Player
F
Frank Oz
Mr. Collins
P
Paul Kember
Sergeant McManus
J
Joe Belcher
Truck Driver
P
Paddy Ryan
First Werewolf
A
Albert Moses
Hospital Porter
G
Gordon Sterne
Mr. Kessler
P
Paula Jacobs
Mrs. Kessler
N
Nina Carter
Naughty Nina
G
Geoffrey Burridge
Harry Berman
B
Brenda Cavendish
Judith Browns
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