teen wolf

Theatrical release poster capitalizing on actor Michael J. Fox's then-recent box-office success, Back to the Future. Directed by Rod Daniel Produced by Mark Levinson

Scott M. Rosenfelt

George W. Perkins Written by Jeph Loeb (as Joseph Loeb III)

Matthew Weisman

Tim Hayes Starring Michael J. Fox

James Hampton

Scott Paulin

Susan Ursitti

Jerry Levine

Mark Arnold

Jay Tarses Music by Miles Goodman Cinematography Tim Suhrstedt Editing by Lois Freeman-Fox Distributed by Atlantic Releasing Corporation Release date(s) August 23, 1985 Running time 91 minutes Country USA Language English Followed by Teen Wolf Too IMDb • Allmovie

Teen Wolf (first released on August 23, 1985, by Atlantic Releasing Corporation) is an American film starring Michael J. Fox as Scott Howard, a high school student who discovers that his family has an unusual heritage when he finds himself transforming into a werewolf. The film was directed by Rod Daniel based on a script co-written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Contents [hide] 1 Plot summary 2 Film's history and legacy 3 Trivia 4 Cultural references 5 Parodies and references 6 Soundtrack 7 Precursor 8 References 9 External links //

Plot summary

High school student Scott Howard is 17 years old, sick of being average and wishes he were special. His father runs a local hardware store. Scott's a mediocre basketball player on a losing team. The girl of his dreams, Pamela Wells (Lorie Griffin), is dating Mick, a jerk from an opposing team. After one of the team's losses, Scott begins to notice strange changes to his body. While at a party, Scott keeps undergoing changes and eventually he returns home and undergoes a complete change and becomes The Wolf. Although he is initially keen to hide his condition from his father, Harold reveals that he too is a werewolf. Harold never told his son about the condition because "sometimes it skips a generation" and he was hoping it wouldn't happen to Scott. Scott first reveals his transformation to the public at one his basketball games. After momentarily stunning the crowd with The Wolf, Scott goes on to wow them with his basketball skills and he finishes the game with a quadruple double.

Scott subsequently learns to use his family "curse" to gain popularity at school, becoming the team's star basketball player. He is able to transform at will between his normal self and The Wolf. His basketball team goes from last to first, and Scott begins spending most of his school time as The Wolf. Scott also wins the heart of Pamela while ignoring the affections of his best friend, Boof (Susan Ursitti), who has loved him since childhood.

Meanwhile, Scott's best friend 'Stiles' (Jerry Levine), a party animal with an entrepreneurial streak, quickly cashes in on Scott's new-found popularity, selling Teen Wolf T-shirts and other merchandise. Stiles' "wolfmania" reaches such extremes