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Three stereotypical guys...though in this case all three come off as homosexual airheads...move to L.A. to "start their lives" where they are directed to a mansion by a transsexual realtor. After moving in, it's apparent that the house harbors a gateway to Hell, but they ignore this to throw a party under the persuasion of three stereotypical sluts. What had potential to be a decent, tongue-in-the-cheek parody of horror films quickly turns into a virtually unwatchable, unfunny, horribly acted and scripted take on what America has ignorantly considered to be funny for the last ten years: feces jokes, unrealistically slutty teens, midgets, and token racial characters. It's blatantly obvious why this film went straight to DVD with very little marketing. Englund really should have used the alias "Alan Smithee" instead of taking credit for the direction.
Since you're capable of reading what the premise of this movie is at this site, I'm just going to post my comments: Cry Wolf is a great example of how a horror film can hit every cliché level in the book, but also show that there is still undiscovered talent willing to put a decent effort into directing a horror film. While it is a mediocre and honestly predictable film, it does have a lot going for it. Aside from Jon Bon Jovi, it was a great call to cast a group of virtually unknown actors...a huge plus that other horror films of late have been avoiding. The direction and camera work are pretty good at establishing the obvious suspense scenes and despite the formulaic elements that make up every slasher film since the 70s, this one never seems to become as cheesy and hokey as recent films. I'm surprised this one didn't go straight to video considering how much of a tribute it really is, though it seems those are the films that are really worth the buck.