Silver Bullet (1985)

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" The small town of Tarker's Mills was a place that was very peaceful, where nothing extraordinary ever happened until one night when murders began. The townspeople believe it's some maniacal killer on the loose whom they intend to hunt down. Marty, a young handicapped boy, believes the killer is no man at all, but a werewolf. After a run-in with the werewolf, Marty and his sister Jane hunt all over town for the man who is the werewolf. The film, featured music by Rob. B. Mathes, Patty Terry,"

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" "So let me get this straight. This dude killed your best friend, drove your best girl out of town, and made them cancel the fireworks." Directed by Daniel Attias Written by Stephen King Music by Jay Chattaway Cinematography by Armando Nannuzzi Editing by Daniel Loewenthal "

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" Directed by: Daniel Attias Produced by: Dino De Laurentiis and Martha Shumacher Written by: Stephen King Based on the novela "The Cycle of the Werewolf" by: Stephen King Cinematography: Armando Nannuzzi Edited by: Daniel Loewenthal Music by: Jay Chattaway Distributed by: Paramount Pictures"

“Produced and released in the shadow of successful werewolf flicks like An American Werewolf in London and The Howling, 1985's Silver Bullet represents”

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"18.2, PC Kehnon puoleinen ihmissusifilmi, tyyli ei ole tarpeeksi lähellä kauhua eikä järin tahatonta komiikkaakaan. Gary Buseylla on tosin joitain haukoja hetkiä, ja eräs hahmo heitti sellaisen ajatuksen ilmoille, että kaikki rammat tulisi laittaa sähkötuoliin talouden vakauttamiseksi. "

An entertaining, goofy '80s horror

“Produced and released in the shadow of successful werewolf flicks like An American Werewolf in London and The Howling, 1985's Silver Bullet represents an adaptation of the Stephen King novella (or "novelette," according to the opening credits) "Cycle of the Werewolf." King himself actually penned the screenplay, denoting the second of three occasions for which he adapted his own works for the big screen during the 1980s - Silver Bullet came a couple years after Cat's Eye in 1983, and just before 1986's Maximum Overdrive (for which King also made his directorial debut). Directed by Daniel Attias (who was fresh out of film school at the time), Silver Bullet has admittedly dated in a number of respects, but it has charm in spades and remains an entertaining watch thanks to its goofy sense of ” read more

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: February 5th Via: Blu-ray Plot: A werewolf terrorizes a small city where lives the paralytic Marty Coslaw, his uncle, and his sister, the story's narrator. Rating: 7.2/10 You can read my review here"