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The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

  • TV Movie
  • 2010
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
4.2K
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Brooke Shields, Chase Ellison, Matt Winston, and Victoria Justice in The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010)
ParodyComedyDramaFamilyFantasyHorror

A Californian family inherits a castle in Romania. This is especially exciting to the son, who is obsessed with monsters. And he is not disappointed.A Californian family inherits a castle in Romania. This is especially exciting to the son, who is obsessed with monsters. And he is not disappointed.A Californian family inherits a castle in Romania. This is especially exciting to the son, who is obsessed with monsters. And he is not disappointed.

  • Director
    • Eric Bross
  • Writers
    • Art Edler Brown
    • Douglas Sloan
  • Stars
    • Victoria Justice
    • Chase Ellison
    • Anna Galvin
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    4.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Eric Bross
    • Writers
      • Art Edler Brown
      • Douglas Sloan
    • Stars
      • Victoria Justice
      • Chase Ellison
      • Anna Galvin
    • 27User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Victoria Justice
    Victoria Justice
    • Jordan Sands
    Chase Ellison
    Chase Ellison
    • Hunter Sands
    Anna Galvin
    Anna Galvin
    • Ms. Carlsberg
    Matt Winston
    Matt Winston
    • David Sands
    Jillian Marie
    • KC
    • (as Jillian Marie Hubert)
    Valerie Tian
    Valerie Tian
    • Debbie
    Kerry James
    Kerry James
    • Cort McCann
    Andrea Brooks
    Andrea Brooks
    • Ashley Edwards
    Christie Laing
    • Tiffany Whit
    Marci T. House
    Marci T. House
    • Coach Harbaugh
    Cainan Wiebe
    Cainan Wiebe
    • Rob
    Meshach Peters
    • Richard
    Heather Doerksen
    Heather Doerksen
    • Assistant Coach
    Erica Carroll
    Erica Carroll
    • Katrina Sands
    Alex Diakun
    Alex Diakun
    • Igor Van Helman Stanisklavsky
    Patrick Sabongui
    Patrick Sabongui
    • Monster Fan Dude
    Ben Cotton
    Ben Cotton
    • Cab Driver
    Brooke Shields
    Brooke Shields
    • Madame Varcolac
    • Director
      • Eric Bross
    • Writers
      • Art Edler Brown
      • Douglas Sloan
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    User reviews27

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    7tony-146-695626

    for tweens - age 8 to 12 i would say

    Ok gang. The story is intersting enough and cute enough that you will be ok if you sit down to watch it with your tweens. The actors gave it their all. It has heart.

    They truly did their best with a low budget.

    There are no cuss words. Not one. No nudity. They will not even use the word "kill". This is as safe for kids as can be. Almost no blood, and no gore at all.

    After typing it all that I raised it to a 7. It deserves it.

    It is a feel good movie.

    Great for halloween time by the way. Like, perfect.

    The writers took their time to weave a story that is not hard to follow but not overly simplistic.

    If yo have tweens, enjoy it.
    Michael_Elliott

    Thrilling, Scary and Exciting.....if you're a five-year-old

    Boy Who Cried Werewolf, The (2010)

    * 1/2 (out of 4)

    Silly made-for-TV "horror" film has a father and his two kids traveling to Romania after a relative dies and leaves them her castle. Once there the teenage girl eventually becomes a werewolf and her little brother is the only one who knows it but no one will believe him because of his wild imagination. A weird housekeeper (Brooke Shields) is the only other who might know the secrets of the beast. This was partially influenced by the 1973 film of the same name, which featured a father turning into a werewolf and only his son knowing but no one believing him. Things have certainly changed in this new version and not a single thing was done for the better. That 1973 film is far from a classic but it looks like 1941's THE WOLF MAN compared to this junk. Yes, it's clear that I wasn't the target audience for this film but I'm scared to think of who exactly this thing was made for. The biggest problem is the horrid screenplay that doesn't seem to know what type of story it wants to tell. TO appeal to the teen girls we have countless subplots with the girl here not being good enough for the hunk at school plus she's having to deal with the loss of her mother. With all of that said you'd think the film was about her but we get countless other subplots including one with the father dating and all sorts of stuff with the younger brother and his obsession with monsters. We even get more subplots dealing with the curse of this castle. You have so many subplots running at once that it's clear everyone involved simply forgot what they were trying to do. I mean, "werewolf" is in the title yet this portion of the film doesn't start until everything's half over and by then you're either going to be hitting your head against the wall or wondering why on Earth you started the film at all. The performances are all pretty good with Shields standing out as the creepy housekeeper. The make-up effects are all pretty good as well but it's just a shame we didn't get to see much of it. I'm sure this thing might appeal to some very young teens but let's hope their parents keep them away from this and show them some better werewolf picture.
    7NicoLodge

    It's actually good

    Going into this on a rewatch, I wasn't expecting much especially since this is a Nickelodeon TV movie and at best, it's okay, and at worse, it's kinda bad. But this movie was better than I remembered, though it's not flawless.

    BTW, I have no nostalgia for this movie cuz I first watched it on Netflix back in 2021 or 2022 during the night and barley remembered anything, so this is completely a nostalgialess review.

    The things I liked was the acting was solid for the most part (though some places were not that good), the story (while pretty generic and simple) was entertaining enough, the characters are decent, the effects were fine enough and the pacing was surprisingly very well done.

    The cons were they were some cringy, annoying and predictable moments, some clichés and the writing could've been better.

    Honestly, I would say Brooke Shields as Madame Varcolac carried this movie hard honestly, she probably had the best acting out of everyone else.

    Also 2 things, the constant howling effects when any of the characters what Madame Varcolac was MAD annoying and how did Paulina survive at the end when she clearly was burned by the sun?!

    But overall, good solid movie to pass the time, but could've been better.
    5SnoopyStyle

    OK for Nickelodeon

    Jordan Sands (Victoria Justice) is a dorky teen who became the lady of the home after her mother's death. She's awkward, accident-prone (especially near hunky boys) and picked on by the mean girls. Her father David is struggling as her little brother Hunter gets into trouble for his grotesque pranks. They find that they inherited their Great Uncle Dragomir Ducovic's castle in Wolfsberg, Romania. The California family travel to Romania. Jordan is taken with local boy Goran. Madame Varcolac (Brooke Shields) is the creepy housekeeper. Sketchy real estate agent Paulina Von Eckberg (Brooke D'Orsay) entices David. The kids discover a secret lab and Jordan steps on a broken vial. She becomes meat-loving, athletic and more powerful. Her senses improve and she stops needing glasses. However her transformation doesn't end there.

    This is a barely passable tween horror which means that it's not really scary. Victoria Justice has the love of the tween audience. The production is limited TV level. The Vancouver sets don't have the right Gothic look. Brooke Shields is overacting. The werewolf looks like a Halloween costume. The final battle has low grade special effects and some stunts. It doesn't have any fun or horror to interest anyone older than a young tween.
    8kannibalcorpsegrinder

    Solid and enjoyable teeny-bopper horror effort

    After inheriting a family castle in Romania, a family discovers the dark secret behind the local legend of a vicious beast roaming the city as they race to stop a horde of vampires from taking control of the castle.

    This here turned out to be quite an enjoyable and entertaining kiddie-centered horror-comedy. There's a lot of good in this about making an even mix between tween-inspired parts and more normal horror motifs, and there's plenty to both sides in here. The tween backbone here is all well-handled with the different attitudes toward the single father dating, the romance for once isn't obtrusive to the story in detriment for the actual horror, and the beginning where they explore the castle is just filled with some quality gags that really showcase the goofier humor present that really appeals to kids. From the gags trying to scare the sister to the constant sibling-like digs on each other and the side-splitting recurring gag with a character's name, there's some really funny stuff in here and it gets better once the transformation occurs. The antics that depict the transformation, from the heightened sense and reactions to the lessening of objection towards previously-objectionable attitudes and how their date goes which is constantly threatened by her burgeoning abilities for some nice laughs but knows to transition into horror territory nicely as once those abilities creep in, the explanation and back-story about the creature amongst the town's history is wonderfully handled. It makes for a pretty enjoyable time by creating a pretty strong connection through the twisted mythology with the action in the last half which is just non-stop brawling between the two werewolves and the vampire clan through the catacombs under the castle, through the cemetery and finally into the neighboring warehouse providing plenty of fun times as the fight progresses, and overall this is mixed quite nicely with the humorous aspects of the story. The fact that the creatures are done with practical make-up effects that look rather impressive for the realism and great they look in design and movement is another key factor here, and the only real flaws come from the beginnings of their life. The trouble it goes to set her up as a goofy klutz only to be saved by the werewolf curse is way too clichéd and feels too overwrought to be of much originality. As well, the whole thing is dropped once they get to the castle anyway, leaving the inclusion rather curious. Otherwise, there's not much to dislike here.

    Rated Unrated/PG: Violence.

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    • Trivia
      Madam Varcolac's name is Romanian for werewolf (sfârcolac).
    • Goofs
      When Jordan and Hunter are hiding in the laboratory where the modem router is, Hunter opens his laptop computer to give light. When he first does this, you can see the reflection of one of the camera lights on his screen. Also, when he points the screen toward the ceiling, it only illuminates one small square when it would have lit up most of the room equally because the screen does not emit a focused beam of light.
    • Quotes

      [Goran holds up a big dead squirrel. Jordan licks her lips]

      Jordan Sands: Mmm.

    • Connections
      References Punk'd (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      ...Baby One More Time
      Written by Max Martin

      Performed by Victoria Justice, Brooke Shields, Brooke D'Orsay, Chase Ellison and Cast

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    • Release date
      • October 22, 2010 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pojken som ropade varulv
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Pacific Bay Entertainment
      • Pacific Bay Entertainment Canada
      • Nickelodeon Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
    • Color
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