Bad Moon (1996)

Directed by

Eric Red

Genre

werewolf film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 17m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 289 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mother and her young son live in a remote area. The mother's brother comes to stay with them. He is a werewolf struggling to control his curse, and he becomes a threat to their safety.

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What happens

Bad Moon is a 1996 horror film written and directed by Eric Red, and produced by James G. Robinson. The film is about a mother and son who are threatened by her brother, who struggles to overcome the curse of lycanthropy. It stars Michael Paré, Mariel Hemingway and Mason Gamble. The film is based on the 1992 novel Thor by Wayne Smith, which mainly tells the story from the dog's viewpoint. Bad Moon was released by Warner Bros. on November 1, 1996. the film was panned by critics who praised Primo’s performance as Thor, the practical effects and creature designs, brutal gore, unique plot, and Paré’s performance as the main villain but criticized the CGI effects, screenplay, character writing, cast performances, pacing, ending, and tones. it also performed poorly at the box office, grossing just $1.1 million against a $7 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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