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Scream of the Wolf

  • TV Movie
  • 1974
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
939
YOUR RATING
Scream of the Wolf (1974)
HorrorThriller

A big-game hunter comes out of retirement to help track down a killer wolf, and begins to suspect that it isn't a wolf but an animal that can take human form.A big-game hunter comes out of retirement to help track down a killer wolf, and begins to suspect that it isn't a wolf but an animal that can take human form.A big-game hunter comes out of retirement to help track down a killer wolf, and begins to suspect that it isn't a wolf but an animal that can take human form.

  • Director
    • Dan Curtis
  • Writers
    • Richard Matheson
    • David Case
  • Stars
    • Peter Graves
    • Clint Walker
    • Jo Ann Pflug
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    939
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dan Curtis
    • Writers
      • Richard Matheson
      • David Case
    • Stars
      • Peter Graves
      • Clint Walker
      • Jo Ann Pflug
    • 39User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Peter Graves
    Peter Graves
    • John Wetherby
    Clint Walker
    Clint Walker
    • Byron Douglas
    Jo Ann Pflug
    Jo Ann Pflug
    • Sandy Miller
    Philip Carey
    Philip Carey
    • Sheriff Vernon Bell
    Don Megowan
    Don Megowan
    • Grant
    Brian Richards
    • Deputy Crane
    Lee Paul
    Lee Paul
    • Student
    Jim Storm
    Jim Storm
    • Boy
    • (as James Storm)
    Dean Smith
    Dean Smith
    • Lake
    Randy Kirby
    • Brian Hammond
    Vernon Weddle
    Vernon Weddle
    • Newsman
    Bill Baldwin
    Bill Baldwin
    • Reporter
    • (as William Baldwin)
    Orville Sherman
    Orville Sherman
    • Coroner
    Bonnie Van Dyke
    • Girl
    Grant Owens
    Grant Owens
    • Deputy Bill
    Douglas Bungert
    • First Deputy
    Tom Dever
    Tom Dever
    • First Victim
    Chuck Hayward
    Chuck Hayward
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    • Director
      • Dan Curtis
    • Writers
      • Richard Matheson
      • David Case
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    Dethcharm

    "His Whole Face Is Gone!"...

    A series of grisly attacks has the police stumped. So, they call in expert John Wetherby (Peter Graves), who calls in big game hunter Byron Douglas (Clint Walker) who is basically a turtleneck-wearing block of granite with enormous sideburns.

    When more deaths occur, Wetherby tries without success to convince Byron to help him track down a creature that defies classification. Byron tries to convince Wetherby that mankind is useless and weak, even terrifying a restaurant patron to prove his point.

    When Wetherby's girlfriend, Sandy (Jo Ann Pflug) is nearly killed, he decides to hunt the beast. When Wetherby asks Byron for help again, Byron challenges him to arm wrestle. His misanthropic machismo knows no bounds! Can the monster be stopped, before it mutilates more emasculated milquetoasts of modern mankind?

    SCREAM OF THE WOLF is another made-for-TV horror movie from Producer / Director Dan Curtis. While not as stellar as some of his other offerings, it's certainly worth a viewing or two. Be sure not to miss the big, semi-shock finale!...
    5chanvat

    Not Much Balance

    This film would have been much better if it had some balance. There were no strong supporting actors at all, with Graves and Walker providing outstanding roles and the rest just falling flat on their face.

    Graves worked well as the slowly weakening ex-hunter, while Walker did an amazing job portraying the evil and creepy (and still strong) wolf hunter. However, the rest of the actors (especially Graves' girlfriend and the police chief) did a horrible job with their characters.

    The fact that the kills really arent portrayed in a gory fashion makes the film feel like less a horror movie and more of a suspense/murder mystery, which bothered me a bit. Additionally, the ending, though a double twist (from not surprising to surprising to not surprising again) was a bit hard to swallow, that and it ends much more abruptly than I would have wished. Overall, not a high recommendation, but still a fairly good representation of low budget 70s fare 5/10.
    Poseidon-3

    Minor TV horror flick with a twist

    Only the most die hard werewolf movie fans (or bottom feeders who like to see bad films as a sort of self-inflicted pleasure-pain) will want to endure this. Even they may be disappointed. Silver fox Graves (who drives a hip car and has a hip house while hip music blares) stars as a former hunter turned writer who, after a series of grisly attacks on local residents, decides to hunt down the predator personally. The killings are the standard "hapless victim looks into camera and screams while growls are heard then blackout". This gets tiresome very quickly. One extended attack on Grave's ladyfriend Pflug (in a pedestrian performance) has a certain amount of edge to it. (Hilariously, though, this single woman lives in a house that appears to have more rooms than Monticello!) Pflug suspects Walker, an old buddy of Graves who lives in a mansion up in the woods and does a lot of odd philosophizing about human nature. Walker, still attractive and virile, gives an unusual performance full of dopey expressions and strange vocal inflections. His relationship with Graves has a homoerotic twinge, not unlike the Stephen Boyd/Charlton Heston dynamic in "Ben-Hur". Sheriff Carey rounds out the male trio of tall actors. The film aspires to a level of intellect that it's budget cheapens more than a little. Still, it's not the worst TV horror movie ever made. At least someone tried to write something with a little irony and mystery to it. One scene between Graves, Pflug and Walker takes place in a restaurant that must have a sign on the door, "No one attractive allowed!" Soap opera veteran Storm appears briefly as a victim.
    8Tera-Jones

    Good Made For TV Horror-Thriller

    A big-game hunter has come back to town and he helps to hunt down a notorious wolf in the area but he soon believes that the wolf has two legs - a werewolf.

    This is one of the better made for horror-thriller TV films. It's always fun for me to watch a good werewolf movie and yes this one is good. This one is not overly graphic or bloody - it's just a good "hunt down the werewolf" tale.

    If you want a good double feature watch "Scream of the Wolf (1974)" along with "Moon of the Wolf (1972)" (another good made for TV werewolf story).

    8.5/10
    7planktonrules

    Let's cut to the chase....is this weirdo a werewolf or not?!

    This made for TV movie is from Dan Curtis...and that should come as no surprise as Curtis made a living making low-budget horror films and TV shows--such as the original "Dark Shadows" as well as excellent made for TV films about Dracula, Kolchak (the reporter that investigates monster sightings), possessed African dolls, Frankenstein and others. Most of his work was very good though I wouldn't place "Scream of the Wolf" among his best films.

    Some creature has been tearing folks to pieces and John (Peter Graves) is a hunter who's been given the task of killing whatever it is. However, he soon notices that the footprints go from a wolf-like creature to human...but he won't allow himself to believe it's a werewolf. When he tries to get help from a clearly nutty associate, Byron (Clint Walker) has a strange reaction--he's totally disinterested in killing the creature and even seems to be completely ambivalent about all the deaths!! Clearly the viewer is being led to believe that Byron is most likely the wolf-man. And, clearly, Walker's character is about as subtle as a 2x4 upside your head! He's a super freaky weirdo and Walker looks as if he had fun playing this guy. And, although Graves is the leading man in the film, your attention is drawn to Walker whenever he's on the screen. So is Byron the werewolf or is there some other explanation? And, how does this movie end up being very much like the classic film "The Most Deadly Game"?

    Considering the budget for this film was pretty low and the ABC movies were made quickly, how they handled the whole werewolf aspect of the story was an interesting idea that worked very well. Not the best movie of the week I've seen but very memorable and fun...in a kooky sort of way. Well worth seeing...and a lot better than the surprisingly low overall score of 5.1 (as of this review).

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    • Trivia
      Actor Don Megowan (1922-1981) previously starred in The Werewolf (1956), a similarly themed movie.
    • Goofs
      At about 13 minutes into the movie, Byron says the Sheriff's name wrong. He calls him Bellus. The Sheriff's name is Bell.
    • Quotes

      Byron Douglas: Some people are saying it's a werewolf!

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    • Release date
      • January 16, 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Hunter
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles, California, USA(Location)
    • Production company
      • Metromedia Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 14m(74 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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