Wolfen
They can hear a cloud pass overhead, the rhythm of your blood. They can track you by yesterday's shadow. They can tear the scream from your throat.
Wolfen (1981)
Timing:
1:55 (115 min)
5.94/10
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Country
Production
Genre
Horror, Thriller
Budget
$17 000 000
Revenue
$10 626 725
Director
Actors
Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines, Tom Noonan, Dick O'Neill, Dehl Berti, Peter Michael Goetz, Sam Gray, Ralph Bell
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Michael Wadleigh, Rupert Hitzig, Alan King
Operator
Gerry Fisher
Composer
Artist
Audition
Cis Corman
Editing
Short description
A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old legend.
What's left behind the scenes
- Dustin Hoffman was very eager to play the role of Dewey Wilson, but the film's director, Michael Wadleigh, preferred to cast Albert Finney (1936-2019), his favorite actor, in the part.
- This was the first film to depict a character's vision using thermography. This method of showing a character's vision (usually that of antagonists) was subsequently used repeatedly in various projects; among the most famous are the action films 'Predator' (1987) by John McTiernan and 'Predator 2' (1990) by Stephen Hopkins.
- The director's cut of the film, which Michael Wadleigh submitted to the studio in February 1980 before being removed from the post-production process, was over 4.5 hours long.
- According to director Michael Wadleigh, around ten police snipers were used for filming the scenes with the wolves. They were positioned around the set with orders to open fire if anything went wrong.
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