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.
1981 | 115m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Michael Wadleigh |
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| Writer: | Michael Wadleigh, David Eyre, Whitley Strieber |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 24, 1981 |
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| Director: | Michael Wadleigh |
| Writer: | Michael Wadleigh, David Eyre, Whitley Strieber |
| Genres: | Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | new york city, based on novel or book, wolf, transformation, investigation, werewolf, murder investigation |
| Production Companies | Orion Pictures, King-Hitzig Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $10,626,725
Budget: $17,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Albert Finney | Dewey Wilson |
| Diane Venora | Rebecca Neff |
| Edward James Olmos | Eddie Holt |
| Gregory Hines | Whittington |
| Tom Noonan | Ferguson |
| Dick O'Neill | Warren |
| Dehl Berti | Old Indian |
| Peter Michael Goetz | Ross |
| Sam Gray | Mayor |
| Ralph Bell | Commissioner |
| Max M. Brown | Christopher van der Veer |
| Anne Pohtamo | Pauline van der Veer |
| Sarah Felder | Cicely Rensselaer |
| Reginald VelJohnson | Morgue Attendant (as Reginald Vel Johnson) |
| James Tolkan | Baldy |
| John McCurry | Sayad Alve |
| Chris Manor | Janitor |
| Donald Symington | Lawyer |
| Jeffery Ware | Interrogation Operator |
| E. Brian Dean | Fouchek |
| Jeffery V. Thompson | Harrison (as Jeffery Thompson) |
| Victor Arnold | Roundenbush |
| Frank Adonis | Scola |
| Richard Minchenberg | Policeman |
| Raymond Serra | Detective (as Ray Serra) |
| Thomas Ryan | Detective |
| Tony Latham | Victim |
| David Connell | Victim |
| Jery Hewitt | Victim |
| Roy Brocksmith | Fat Jogger in Park (as Ray Brocksmith) |
| Michael Wadleigh | Terrorist Informer |
| Joaquin Rainbow | Native American |
| John Ferraro | Native American |
| Rino Thunder | Native American |
| Glenn Benoit | Native American |
| Eddy Navas | Native American |
| Ricky Hawkeye | Native American |
| Pete Dyer | Native American |
| Paul Skyhorse | Native American |
| Gordon Eagle | Native American |
| Javier First-Day-Of-Light | Native American |
| George Stonefish | Native American |
| Julie Evening Lilly | Native American |
| Jane Lind | Native American |
| Annie Gagen | ESS Operator |
| Max Goff | ESS Operator |
| Cullen Johnson | ESS Operator |
| Robert L. King | ESS Operator |
| Robert Moberly | ESS Operator |
| Caitlin O'Heaney | ESS Operator |
| Tony Stratta | ESS Operator |
| William Sheridan | ESS Operator |
| Linda Gary | ESS Voice (voice) |
| Charles Howerton | ESS Voice (voice) (as Charles Howerdton) |
| Burr DeBenning | ESS Voice (voice) |
| Corey Burton | ESS Voice (voice) |
| Patricia Parris | ESS Voice (voice) (as Pat Parris) |
| Andre Stojka | ESS Voice (voice) |
| Dan Sturkie | ESS Voice (voice) |
| Mel Welles | ESS Voice (voice) |
| Diane Bivens | Revolutionary Woman (uncredited) |
| Robert Dahdah | Crowd (uncredited) |
| Daniel D. Halleck | (uncredited) |
| Angel Ramirez Jr. | Wild Boy (uncredited) |
| Tom Waits | Drunken Bar Owner (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Wadleigh | Screenstory, Director, Screenplay |
| James Horner | Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| Chris Lebenzon | Editor |
| Paul Sylbert | Production Design |
| David Chapman | Art Direction |
| Gary A. Hecker | Foley Artist |
| Jay Cassidy | Dialogue Editor |
| John Roesch | Foley Supervisor |
| James Bryan | Sound Editor |
| David Eyre | Screenstory, Screenplay |
| Whitley Strieber | Novel |
| Marshall M. Borden | Editor |
| Martin J. Bram | Editor |
| Dennis Dolan | Editor |
| John Boxer | Costume Design |
| Cis Corman | Casting |
| Sidney Gecker | Script Supervisor |
| Alan Hicks | Set Decoration |
| Dennis Maitland | Sound Mixer |
| Allen Weisinger | Makeup Artist |
| Carl Fullerton | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Frank Bianco | Hairstylist |
| William C. Gerrity | Unit Production Manager |
| G. Mac Brown | Assistant Production Manager |
| Allan Bromberg | Sound Editor |
| Lon Bender | Sound Effects Editor |
| John Duffy | Sound Effects Editor |
| Stan Gilbert | Sound Effects Editor |
| Robert Grieve | Sound Effects Designer |
| Randy Kelley | Sound Effects Editor |
| Andrew London | Sound Effects Designer |
| Kim Maitland | Sound Recordist |
| Anthony Milch | Sound Effects Editor |
| Bruce Richardson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Marvin Walowitz | Sound Effects Editor |
| Samuel C. Crutcher | Sound Editor |
| Gerry Fisher | Director of Photography |
| Steve Barnett | First Assistant Director |
| Steven Felder | First Assistant Director |
| Alex Hapsas | First Assistant Director |
| Hall Hitzig | Second Assistant Director |
| Rupert Hitzig | Second Unit Director |
| Deborah L. Marrs | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Stephen A. Glanzrock | Second Assistant Director |
| Billy Bishop | Assistant Property Master |
| Edward Garzero | Scenic Artist |
| James Halligan | Construction Grip |
| Richard Hughes | Scenic Artist |
| Herbert F. Mulligan | Set Dresser |
| Carlos Quiles | Carpenter |
| Jimmy Raitt | Property Master |
| Eoin Sprott | Special Props |
| Bobby Wilson | Assistant Property Master |
| Polly Wood-Holland | Scenic Artist |
| George Kousoulides | Scenic Artist |
| Richard M. Kristy | Leadman |
| Richard Shelton | Painter |
| James A. Corbett | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Joanne D'Antonio | Dialogue Editor |
| Jill Demby Guest | Dialogue Editor |
| John Fundus | Boom Operator |
| Charles McCann | Dialogue Editor |
| Michael Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ken S. Polk | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Robert R. Rutledge | Foley Supervisor, Foley Editor |
| Burton Weinstein | Dialogue Editor |
| Garrett Brown | Steadycam |
| Fredric Abeles | Director of Photography |
| Chris Hayes | First Assistant Camera |
| Jim Hovey | First Assistant Camera |
| Tom Priestley Jr. | Camera Operator |
| Ted Churchill | Steadicam Operator |
| Michael R. Thomas | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Scott A. Hecker | Foley Editor |
| Victoria Vanderkloot | Stunts |
| Dan Lerner | Steadicam Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Alan King | Executive Producer |
| Michael Wadleigh | Producer |
| Rupert Hitzig | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 11 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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