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1985 film directed by Rod Daniel

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Teen Wolf is a 1985 American comedy fantasy film directed by Rod Daniel. The screenplay and production were handled by Jeph Loeb, with Tim Suhrstedt serving as director of photography and Miles Goodman composing the score. The cast includes Michael J. Fox, James Hampton, Jerry Levine, and Mark Arnold. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Wolfkill, the movie was distributed by Netflix and released on video on demand.

Set in Nebraska during the 1980s, the narrative focuses on adolescence and deviance, featuring a werewolf motif and basketball elements. It is part of the Teen Wolf Collection and was followed by Teen Wolf Too. The film has a runtime of 92 minutes according to TMDb data, though IMDb lists it at 91 minutes. It holds a vote average of 6.211 on TMDb and a rating of 6.1 on IMDb. The production budget was $1,200,000, generating $80,000,000 in revenue.

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6.2

When a shy teenager's new-found powers help him score at basketball - and with the popular girls - he has some pretty hairy decisions to make.

Released: 1985-08-2392 minDir: Rod DanielComedy, Fantasy, RomanceBudget: $1.2MBox office: $80.0MPart of: Teen Wolf Collection

Cast

  • Michael J. Fox as Scott Howard
  • James Hampton as Harold Howard
  • Susan Ursitti as Lisa 'Boof' Marconi
  • Jerry Levine as Rupert 'Stiles' Stilinski
  • Matt Adler as Lewis
  • Lorie Griffin as Pamela Wells

Themes

  • high school
  • trainer
  • training
  • basketball
  • coming of age
  • werewolf
  • super power
  • teenager

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Ratings

IMDb

6.1/10

65,759 votes

Year
1985
Runtime
91 min
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Followed by
Teen Wolf Too
Main subject
deviance
Director
Rod Daniel
Production company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cinematographer
Tim Suhrstedt
Narrative location
Nebraska
Duration
90
FilmAffinity ID
800084
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1985-12-19
title
Teen Wolf
distributed by
Netflix
derivative work
Teen Wolf
set in period
1980s
narrative motif
werewolf
review score
25/100
different from
Teen Wolf: The Movie
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