Movie Description
When a mild-mannered, middle-aged book editor gets bitten by a wolf, it gives him a shot of confidence over younger colleagues, highly tuned senses and a few new lycanthropic appetites. Like a clever "New Yorker" cartoon, this urbane horror film satirizes middle age in New York's cutthroat social and business worlds.
| Credits | | Cast: | Christopher Plummer, Jack Nicholson, Kate Nelligan, Richard Jenkins |
| Details | | Edition: | Closed Captioned | | Sound: | HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound |
Notes
Color by Technicolor.
Shot with Panavision equipment at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California and on location in New York City and Connecticut.
Budget ran over $70 million.
Released theatrically in the USA June 17, 1994.
Additional cast: Brian Markinson (Detective Wade); Shirin Devrim (Older Woman); Peter Gerety (George); Bradford English (Keyes); Kirby Mitchell (Younger Man); and William Hill (Preppie).
Additional credits: Jacques Valin and Sean Haworth (set designers), Mark Cotone (2nd assistant director), Jane Raab (NY production coordinator); Mary Baily (script supervisor).
Keith Campbell (stunt double - Will/Acrobat); Keil Johnson (stunt double - Will) and Cindy Folkerson (stunt double - Laura).
Animals provided by Animal Actors. Main title design and supervision by R/Greenberg Associates West.
SDDS - Sony Dynamic Digital Sound
Copyright 1994 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., DVD Features:
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Editorial Reviews
"...Nicholson is amazing, finding humor and poignancy....A rapturous romantic thriller with a darkly comic subtext..."
Rolling Stone - p.97-8 - Peter Travers (07/14/1994)
"...The fun is waiting for the moment when the eyes glint, the teeth are bared, and Wolfman Jack makes his welcome entrance..."
Sight and Sound - p.52 - Philip Kemp (09/01/1994)
"...Coaxes satirical bite from the trio of Nicholson, [Spader and Pfeiffer]..."
Premiere - p.90 - Josh Rottenberg (02/01/1995)
"...Nicholson is thoroughly sympathetic...[and] even more compelling after a wolf bite brings out the animal instincts..."
Entertainment Weekly - pp.68-9 - Michael Sauter (01/13/1995)
"...An intriguing thriller...Enjoyable for its humor and sophistication..."
Variety - Todd McCarthy (06/13/1994)
"...It's the most polished New York creep show since ROSEMARY'S BABY and the classiest film in six full moons..." -- 4 out of 4 stars
USA Today - Mike Clark (06/17/1994)
"...Invariably an actor to watch, Nicholson is adept and surprisingly low-key and subtle in many of the scenes....Nicholson and Pfeiffer play nicely together..."
Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (06/17/1994)
"...The tone of the movie is steadfastly smart and literate....The movie looks great..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (06/17/1994)
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