A city cop is assigned to solve a bizarre set of violent murders where it appears that the victims were killed by animals. In his pursuit he learns of an Indian legend about wolf spirits.
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- Rob MacKinnonApril 9, 2026Pretty decent police procedural, with werewolves (or shapeshifters or whatever)! Albert Finney is great as a rumpled detective, and Gregory Hines is fun as a coroner with a sense of humour. I did not care for the “negative image” effect on steadicam wolfen POV shots, however.
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Wolfen was released on July 24, 1981.
Wolfen was directed by Michael Wadleigh.
Wolfen has a runtime of 1h 55m.
Wolfen was produced by Rupert Hitzig, Michael Wadleigh.
A city cop is assigned to solve a bizarre set of violent murders where it appears that the victims were killed by animals. In his pursuit he learns of an Indian legend about wolf spirits.
The key characters in Wolfen are Dewey Wilson (Albert Finney), Rebecca Neff (Diane Venora), Eddie Holt (Edward James Olmos).
Wolfen is rated R.
Wolfen is a Horror, Thriller, Drama film.
Wolfen has an audience rating of 4.8 out of 10.
Wolfen had a budget of $17M.
Wolfen has made $10.6M at the box office.