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Howling (The) (1981)
Imagine Your Worst Fear A Reality.Director: Joe Dante
Year of Copyright: 1980
Year of Production: 1980
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:27)
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Subtitles:French, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:English (CC) Closed Captioning is available for the feature only.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director Joe Dante and actors Dee Wallace-Stone, Christopher Stone, & Robert Picardo (1995)
Audio Commentary with source novel author Gary Brandner; moderated by Michael Felsher (2013) -
Extras:"Unleashing the Beast: Making The Howling" 2003 documentary (48:33)
"Howlings Eternal with Steven A. Lane” 2013 producer interview (18:49)
"Cut to Shreds with Mark Goldblatt” 2013 editor interview (11:20)
2013 interview with co-writer Terence H. Winkless (12:32)
"Horror's Hallowed Grounds: The Howling” 2013 featurette (12:15)
"Making a Monster Movie: Inside The Howling" 1980 featurette (8:01)
“David Allen: Stop-Motion Animator” 1995 featurette (8:48)
Deleted Scenes (with optional commentary by Joe Dante) (11:29)
Outtakes (7:03)
Theatrical Trailer (1:28)
Photo Gallery (7:02) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a slipcase and reversible cover art.
If ordered on Shout! Factory's website, you'll receive an exclusive 18x24 poster featuring newly commissioned artwork (limited to 350 copies).
Part of the Scream Factory range. -
Easter eggs:Under the Bonus Features section, scroll to the second screen of extras and move the cursor to the bottom where it reads "back" and then to the right, which highlights the animal scratch in the corner. Press Enter.
2003 interview excerpt with actor Dick Miller (3:28) -
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Extras:SIDE A
* The Film (Widescreen)
* The Film (Full Screen)
Audio Commentary by director Joe Dante and actors Dee Wallace-Stone, Christopher Stone, & Robert Picardo (1995)
SIDE B
"Unleashing the Beast: Making The Howling” 2003 5-part documentary (54:06 in total):
- A Brief History of Werewolves (10:16)
- A Company of Werewolves (16:04)
- How to Make a Werewolf Picture (12:20)
- I Was a Latex Werewolf (9:40)
- Requiem for a Werewolf (5:50)
Theatrical Publicity Campaign Photos
Production Photos
Theatrical Trailers:
- Trailer #1 (2:16)
- Trailer #2 (1:32)
Bonus Trailers:
- MGM More Great Movies (1:14)
- "The Fog" (1980) (0:53)
- "Carrie" (1976) (1:33)
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Subtitles:English, French, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The Audio Commentary is taken from the old 1995 Laserdisc but has had some cuts.
Packaged in an Amaray case inside a cardboard slip case with a booklet, and reissued with different art cover three years later but using the same barcode. The link to the right shows the 2004 cover, not the 2001.
Also available in a double feature with Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf. -
Easter eggs:Side 1 (Movie Side):
From the Main Menu, go into the Special Features. You should notice a Smiley Face. To highlight it, move to the Main Menu option and press [Up]. Press [Enter] to see a Hidden Interview with Thespian Dick Miller (3:30). -
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Extras:Theatrical Trailers
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
"The Howling: Welcome to Werewolfland" 2003 documentary (in English with optional German, Spanish and Italian Subtitles) (49:10)
Original Fake Porn Movie (see "Notes")
Deleted Scenes (10:37)
Outtakes (12:22)
Teaser Trailer (0:23)
Theatrical Trailer (1:25)
Photo Gallery (133 images) -
Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The "Original Fake Porn Movie" segment has been pulled from this release, presumably so manufactured pressings of the Disc can also be used for the United Kingdom (where the "Fake Porn Movie" Extras was REJECTED). Only the DVDs from the initial pressing have this segment.
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:56)
Bonus Trailers:
- "Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal" (2:09)
- "A Gang Story" (2:07)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Part of the 3-disc "Die Werewolf Collection" which includes The Howling, Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf, The Marsupials: Howling III, Howling IV: The Original Nightmare, Howling V: The Rebirth and Howling VI: The Freaks.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
"The Howling: Welcome to Werewolfland" 2003 documentary (49:10)
Deleted Scenes (10:37)
Outtakes (12:22)
Photo Gallery
Teaser Trailer (0:23)
Theatrical Trailer (1:25) -
Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:Dutch
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Teaser Trailer
Theatrical Trailer -
Subtitles:Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
"Welcome to Werewolfland" 2004 documentary (49:10)
Original Fake Porn Movie (no audio with written introduction) (3:55)
Deleted Scenes (10:37)
Outtakes (12:22)
Photo Gallery
Teaser Trailer (0:23)
Theatrical Trailer (1:25) -
Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
"Welcome to Werewolfland" 2004 documentary (49:10)
Deleted Scenes (10:37)
Outtakes (12:22)
Photo Gallery
Teaser Trailer (0:23)
Theatrical Trailer (1:25) -
Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Menus available in English, German, Italian and Spanish.
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Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Menus available in English, German, Italian and Spanish.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
"The Howling: Welcome to Werewolfland" 2003 documentary (49:10)
Deleted Scenes (10:37)
Outtakes (12:22)
Photo Gallery
Teaser Trailer (0:23)
Theatrical Trailer (1:25) -
Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes a cardboard slipsleeve case.
Includes a 12-page liner notes booklet.
Menus available in English, German, Italian and Spanish. -
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:5050582241570
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OVERALL: Draw
The US Shout! Factory release has the lengthiest extras with some exclusive extras.
The German Kinowelt, Dutch RCV, Scandinavian, Spanish, and UK 2-disc releases have an exclusive documentary.
NOTE:
The 1995 commentary track produced for the special edition US Image Laserdisc has been edited over the years so unless you have that Laserdisc release, you have a cut version.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts (90:33 NTSC)
- R1 Collector's Edition America- Shout! Factory - No cuts (90:51 NTSC)
- R1 Special Edition America- MGM Home Entertainment - No Cuts (90:36 NTSC)
- R2 Germany- Best Buy - No cuts
- R2 Germany- Kinowelt Home Entertainment - No cuts (86:47 PAL)
- R2 Die Werewolf Collection Germany- Euro Video - No cuts (87:14 PAL)
- R2 2 Disc Edition Holland- RCV - No cuts (86:43 PAL)
- R2 Bridge Pictures Classics Holland- Bridge - No cuts (86:30 PAL)
- R2 Japan- Tohokushinsha - No cuts
- R2 Scandinavia- Sandrew Metronome - No cuts (86:47 PAL).
- R2 Edición Especial 2 Discos Spain- Universal Pictures - No cuts (86:47 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Momentum Pictures - No cuts (86:47 PAL)
- R2 Special Edition United Kingdom- Momentum Pictures - No cuts (86:47 PAL)
- R4 Australia- Universal Pictures - No cuts
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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 17/07/02
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 01/09/23UPDATE LOG:
18/06/13: Addition of the R1 Scream Factory release.
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15/06/13 : Added DVDBeaver link.
21/07/18: added Amazon links.
03/04/21: Updated specs.
24/10/21: Added Germany Die Werewolf, Spain, UK single, Date update, capsaholic.
03/11/21: Minor clean-up and corrected Shout! Factory release as DVD only edition is available.
05/11/21: Dates.
02/09/23: Added note on the 1995 commentary track.
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