Wolfen (1981) - film review
Michael Wadleigh
Horror / Thriller

Summary
Wolfen is an American horror film first released in 1981,
directed by Michael Wadleigh.
The film is based on a novel by Whitley Strieber and stars Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines and Tom Noonan.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Michael Wadleigh
- Script: David Eyre, Eric Roth, Whitley Strieber (novel), Michael Wadleigh
- Photo: Gerry Fisher
- Music: James Horner
- Cast: 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 Marie Pohtamo (Pauline van der Veer), Sarah Felder (Cicely Rensselaer), Reginald VelJohnson (Morgue Attendant), 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), Victor Arnold (Roundenbush), Frank Adonis (Scola), Richard Minchenberg (Policeman), Raymond Serra (Detective), Thomas Ryan (Detective), Tony Latham (Victim), David Connell (Victim), Jery Hewitt (Victim), Roy Brocksmith (Fat Jogger in Park), 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), Charles Howerton (ESS Voice), Burr DeBenning (ESS Voice), Corey Burton (ESS Voice), Patricia Parris (ESS Voice), Andre Stojka (ESS Voice), Dan Sturkie (ESS Voice), Mel Welles (ESS Voice), Daniel D. Halleck, Tom Waits (Drunken Bar Owner)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 115 min
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