Teen Wolf (DVD)

80s films are generally revered for their charm and very recognisable aesthetic. Whilst this is true of films such as The Warriors, and certainly Michael J Fox's own Back to the Future series, there are a few duds, chiefly such as his star vehicle Teen Wolf, released in 1985. High school student Scott Howard is encountering some very odd changes in his life - after losing a basketball game, he begins to notice some bodily changes, such as hair growing on his palms, and his voice deepening. Soon enough, he transforms into a fully fledged werewolf, and has to contend with juggling his school life with his werewolf life. However, Scott manages to use his ...  Read the complete review

Teen Wolf One of my favourite 80's movies of all times has to be Teen Wolf. It's one of those that you know all the lines to and can watch over and over again and still not get bored. I think it combines that classic 80's cheesiness with the perfect mix of teen angst, and love and friendship to bring you a great film. The basic plot for the show involves a Scott Howard, a high school student who is struggling with the fact that he is able to transform into a werewolf. He keeps this to himself for a while but upon divulging it to his father, finds out that he too is a werewolf and gives him advice on how to deal with it. Scott doesn't really take his ...  Read the complete review

For a long time (and I mean maybe 15 years) this was my favourite movie of all time. I remember sitting in seminar at university, studying towards a degree in film and saying to the professor that Teen Wolf was the greatest film ever made. Now I dont actually think that, and I said it more to create a reaction from him, but I do think that this movie is a classic. My favourite character was always Styles - this is probably because I was only about 6 when I first saw this movie and he made me laugh. A little known fact about this movie is that there are two versions ini existance. One version has an explicit drugs reference, and the other does not. ...  Read the complete review

This is one of the classic feelgood comedy movies from the 80s, made when Michael J. Fox was on the top of his form and most popular. The actual idea was ridiculous, but the movie itself strangely compelling and its still a good watch now...well at least for nostalgia reasons. Our diminutive hero plays Scott Howard, a pretty average high school kid and struggling asketball player. His team sucks basically, and he is a pretty weak link within it. He wants Pamela, a snobbish girl who prefers to hang with the jocks rather than the weedy Scott and his friends. Life looks pretty grim, the principle doesn't like him, his coach is a loser and the only person he ...  Read the complete review

One of my all time favourite movies. The story sees Scott Howard (Michael J Fox) as a teen at high school in a traditional teen angst genre, trying to buy alchohol, working at his Dad's hardware store and part of a school basketball team. Struggling to be better than average and to gain the affections of a beautiful but self absorbed girl, Pamela he confides in his friend, Boof a down to earth girl, next-door type who obviously thinks a lot of Scott. Pamela's boyfriend AND opposing basketball team player is out to get Scott and endlessly provokes him. At a party Scott becomes emotional charged and leaves only to get home and transform into ...  Read the complete review