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Scream of the Wolf | Year: 1974 Classification: Horror Directed: - Dan Curtis Scream Of The 70s! 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... Movie of the Week Mayhem. This made for TV thriller is okay as a watch-it-and-forget-it viewing experience. It manages to serve up some suspense for first time viewers. As things howl in the night, the plot unfolds as a murder mystery with supernatural overtones. The question is not only "whom" but "what" is doing the vicious killing. The word "werewolf" is used carelessly. Dan Curtis guides the helm as director. Curtis, back in the leisure-suited '70s, churned out made for TV horror. The script borrows freely from classic tales such as "Hound of the Baskervilles" and "The Most Dangerous Game." Clint Walker plays a macho hunter that stays strangely aloof from the local bestial horror. B movie maven, Joanne Pflug, is the lady in distress. She looks disapprovingly at Walker as he vies with her for Peter Graves' attention. One can put one's own interpretation of why Clint is so interested in Peter. Maybe it's the thick gray hair. The production values, acting, sets, etc. are mired in the typical '70s TV bog. Put it all together, and it's a harmless waste of 75 minutes. Don't expect classic horror heights and you will do fine. ;-) Worth sitting through 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. Buy Scream Of The Wolf at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Scream Of The Wolf Search with the Priority Search Engine on Scream Of The Wolf This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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