Wolf (1994)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Mike Nichols

Writers (WGA):

Jim Harrison (written by) and
Wesley Strick (written by)

Release Date:

17 June 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Inside every man there are two people-one good, one beast.

Plot:

Publisher Will Randall becomes a werewolf and has to fight to keep his job.

Plot Keywords:

Wolf | Werewolf | Publisher | Co Worker | Jump From Height

Awards:

2 wins & 6 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5	7:00 AM	AMC
Mon. July 6	1:00 AM	AMC

Cast

Jack Nicholson	...	Will Randall
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Laura Alden
James Spader	...	Stewart Swinton
Kate Nelligan	...	Charlotte Randall
Richard Jenkins	...	Detective Bridger
Christopher Plummer	...	Raymond Alden
Eileen Atkins	...	Mary
David Hyde Pierce	...	Roy
Om Puri	...	Dr. Vijay Alezais
Ron Rifkin	...	Doctor
Prunella Scales	...	Maude
Brian Markinson	...	Detective Wade
Peter Gerety	...	George
Bradford English	...	Keyes
Stewart J. Zully	...	Gary

MPAA:

Rated R for language and werewolf attacks.

Runtime:

125 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS (8 channels) | Dolby SR

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (Approved #32419) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Bradbury Building - 304 S. Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Jack Nicholson had been trying to get this film made with his friend, writer Jim Harrison, for 12 years.

Goofs:

Continuity: The rearing stallion at Raymond's is two different horses. When Will walks up to Raymond's horses, the prize dark bay stallion, with just a white star on his forehead and a white snip on his nose, rears up. When the camera moves back to the side shot of the rearing horse, it is now a red sorrel color with a full wide white blaze extending all the way from his forehead to his nose. Then when the camera returns to the next shot, it is the dark bay horse again.

Quotes:

Charlotte Randall: I never loved Stewart. It was a mistake Will. I'm going to talk to him. Stewart, never for one moment, mentioned he loved me.
Will Randall: You think that makes it better? To betray me over and over again with a man that ment nothing to you? To know you betrayed me for nothing.
Charlotte Randall: Don't be a smug...
Will Randall: Don't touch me! And Keep Away.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Animal (2001)

A mature werewolf flick

This movie was a welcome change from the typical werewolf flick. First off, we have Jack. Jack rules. Also, we have a good story that relates to adult life. This movie seems to pay tribute to classic werewolf films such as "The Wolf Man" with its basic formula of: Normal man, man bitten, man realizes something wrong, man discovers cool abilities, man uses abilities, man's abilities become out of control, man seeks help, man gets mystical amulet, man seeks resolution. It works very well, and this movie has great acting in it. Consider it a corporate werewolf flick, a more mature look at the beast in all of us.