Teen Wolf

Teen Wolf
Scott Howard opening the front of his shirt
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRod Daniel
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTim Suhrstedt
Edited byLois Freeman-Fox
Music byMiles Goodman
Production
companies
Distributed byAtlantic Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • August 23, 1985 (1985-08-23)
Running time
92 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million[2]
Box office$80 million[3]

Teen Wolf is a 1985 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is changed when he discovers that he is a werewolf. James Hampton, Scott Paulin, Susan Ursitti, Jerry Levine, Matt Adler, and Jay Tarses appear in supporting roles. Filming took place from November to December 1984.

Teen Wolf was released on August 23, 1985, by Atlantic Releasing Corporation, and received mixed reviews from film critics. It was a commercial success, grossing over $33 million domestically on a $4 million budget,[4] with the worldwide gross being over $80 million. The film's success spawned a titular franchise, including an animated series adaptation in 1986, a sequel film in 1987, the supernatural live action drama series that aired on MTV from 2011 to 2017, and its continuation film in 2022.

  1. ^ "TEEN WOLF (PG) (!)". British Board of Film Classification. November 15, 1985. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "Teen Wolf". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  3. ^ Borrelli, Christopher (September 27, 2011). "'Teen Wolf' director's brutally honest commentary". Chicago Tribune. p. 2. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  4. ^ "Teen Wolf". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

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