Wolfen (1981)

Film details

Featuring

Albert Finney Diane Venora Edward James Olmos
Director

Michael Wadleigh
Country

USA
Year

1981
Genres

Horror Police drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

The remains of humans are being found in New York. Police officer Dewey Wilson investigates and discovers that they are the victims of a pack of wolfen, a species of wolf that are the descendants of Indians and the last of their kind, the animals having to struggle for their survival in the midst of a modern metropolis.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Dewey Wilson
    
    Albert Finney
  - Rebecca Neff
    
    Diane Venora
  - Eddie Holt
    
    Edward James Olmos
  - Whittington
    
    Gregory Hines
  - Ferguson
    
    Tom Noonan
  - Warren
    
    Dick O'Neill
  - old indian
    
    Dehl Berti
  - Ross
    
    Peter Michael Goetz
  - mayor
    
    Sam Gray
  - commissioner
    
    Ralph Bell
  - Christopher Van Der Veer
    
    Max M. Brown
  - Pauline Van Veer
    
    Anne Marie Photamo
  - Cicely Rensselaer
    
    Sarah Felder
  - morgue attendant
    
    Reginald Veljohnson
  - Baldy
    
    James Tolkan
  - Sayad Alve
    
    John McCurry
  - janitor
    
    Chris Manor
  - lawyer
    
    Donald Symington
  - interrogation officer
    
    Ware, Jeffery
  - Fouchek
    
    E. Brian Dean
  - Harrison
    
    Jeffery Thompson
  - Roudenbush
    
    Victor Arnold
  - Scola
    
    Frank Adonis
  - policeman
    
    Richard Minchenberg
  - detective
    
    Serra, Ray
  - detective
    
    Thomas Ryan
  - victim
    
    Tony Latham
  - victim
    
    David Connell
  - victim
    
    Jery Hewitt
  - fat jogger in park
    
    Roy Brocksmith
  - terrorist informer
    
    Michael Wadleigh
  - Native American
    
    Joaquin Rainbow
  - Native American
    
    John Ferraro
  - Native American
    
    Rino Thunder
  - Native American
    
    Glenn Benoit
  - Native American
    
    Eddy Navas
  - Native American
    
    Ricky Hawkeye
  - Native American
    
    Pete Dyer
  - Native American
    
    Paul Skyhorse
  - Native American
    
    Gordon Eagle
  - Native American
    
    Javier First-day-of-light
  - Native American
    
    George Stonefish
  - Native American
    
    Julie Evening Lilly
  - Native American
    
    Jane Lind
  - ESS Operator
    
    Annie Gagen
  - ESS Operator
    
    Cullen Johnson
  - ESS Operator
    
    Robert Moberley
  - ESS Operator
    
    Tony Stratta
  - ESS Operator
    
    Max Goff
  - ESS Operator
    
    Robert L. King
  - ESS Operator
    
    Caitlin O'Heaney
  - ESS Operator
    
    William Sheridan
  - ESS Voices
    
    Linda Gary
  - ESS Voices
    
    Burr De Benning
  - ESS Voices
    
    Pat Parris
  - ESS Voices
    
    Dan Sturkie
  - ESS Voices
    
    Charles Howerdton
  - ESS Voices
    
    Corey Burton
  - ESS Voices
    
    Andre Stokla
  - ESS Voices
    
    Mel Welles
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Michael Wadleigh
  - 2nd Unit Director
    
    Rupert Hitzig
  - Assistant Director
    
    Barnett, Steve
  - Assistant Director
    
    Alex Hapsas
  - Assistant Director
    
    Steven Felder
  - Assistant Director
    
    Hall Hitzig
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Orion Pictures Corporation
  - Executive Producer
    
    Alan King
  - Producer
    
    Rupert Hitzig
  - Post-production executive
    
    Marshall M. Borden
  - Production Manager
    
    William C. Gerrity
  - Production Co-ordinator
    
    Adeline Leonard Seakwood
  - Location Manager
    
    Peter Mcintosh
  - Post-production co-ordinator
    
    Arthur Coburn
  - Post-production co-ordinator
    
    Jacque Toberen
  - Production Assistant
    
    Jonathan Filley
  - Production Assistant
    
    Jack Benson
  - Production Assistant
    
    Timothy Burke
  - Production Assistant
    
    Janiss Garza
  - Production Assistant
    
    Paula Mazur
  - Production Assistant
    
    Bruce Sands
  - Production Assistant
    
    Pat Barrow
  - Production Assistant
    
    Michael Besman
  - Production Assistant
    
    David De Lia
  - Production Assistant
    
    Dan Helleck
  - Production Assistant
    
    Lauren Mcgowan
  - Production Assistant
    
    Bruce Stoff
  - Production Assistant
    
    Jerry Winikoff
  - Researcher
    
    Dulcinda Gose
  Writing:
  - Screenplay and original story
    
    Michael Wadleigh
  - Screenplay and original story
    
    David Eyre
  - Original novel
    
    Whitley Strieber
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Gerry Fisher
  - New York photography
    
    Fred Abeles
  - Insert photography
    
    Bob Bailin
  - Insert photography
    
    Don Stern
  - Camera Operator
    
    Tom Priestley
  - stead.OP
    
    Garrett Brown
  - Louma crane operator
    
    Andy Romanoff
  - Video segments
    
    Welsh Video Services
  Special Effects:
  - Special Photographic Effects
    
    Robert Blalack
  - Praxis visual effects
    
    Betzy Bromberg
  - Praxis visual effects
    
    Chris Regan
  - Praxis visual effects
    
    Candace Lewis
  - Praxis visual effects
    
    Nancy Rushlow
  - Praxis visual effects
    
    Laurel Klick
  - Praxis visual effects
    
    Sarah Pasanen
  - Praxis visual effects
    
    Anne Van Der Vort
  - Praxis visual effects
    
    Donna Tracy
  - Optical effects
    
    Modern Film Effects
  - Special Effects
    
    Ronnie Ottesen
  - Special Effects
    
    Brink, Conrad
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Chris Lebenzon
  - Editor
    
    Dennis Dolan
  - Editor
    
    Martin J. Bram
  - Editor
    
    Marshall M. Borden
  - Editor (New York)
    
    Jordan Leondopoulos
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Paul Sylbert
  - Art Director
    
    David Chapman
  - Special props
    
    Eion Sprott
  - Set Decorator
    
    Alan Hicks
  - Set dressing sculptures
    
    Bertoia
  - Set Dresser
    
    Herbert Mulligan
  - Sound sculptures
    
    Bernard Baschet
  - Sound sculptures
    
    François Baschet
  - Master scenic
    
    Ed Garzero
  - Master scenic
    
    Richard Hughes
  Costumes:
  - Wardrobe supervisor
    
    William Loger
  - Costumes
    
    John Boxer
  Make-up:
  - Make-up
    
    Allen Weisinger
  - Special Make-up Effects
    
    Carl Fullerton
  Titles:
  - Title Design
    
    Wayne Fitzgerald
  Film processing:
  - Praxis optical supervisor
    
    Beth Block
  Music:
  - Music
    
    James Horner
  - Music Editor
    
    Robert Badami
  - Music Editor
    
    Ken Karman
  Sound:
  - Music Recording
    
    Dan Wallin
  - Sound Mixer
    
    Maitland Sr, Dennis
  - Sound Recording
    
    Kim Maitland
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    Michael Minkler
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    Ken S. Polk
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    Jim Corbett
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    Lion's Gate Sound
  - Sound effects supervising/design
    
    Andrew London
  - Sound effects supervising/design
    
    Robert Grieve
  - Sound Effects Editor
    
    Lon E. Bender
  - Sound Effects Editor
    
    Stan Gilbert
  - Sound Effects Editor
    
    Anthony Milch
  - Sound Effects Editor
    
    John Duffy
  - Sound Effects Editor
    
    Randy Kelley
  - Sound Effects Editor
    
    Paul Bruce Richardson
  - Sound Effects Editor
    
    Marvin Walowitz
  - Sound effects editing
    
    wallaWorks
  - Foley sound supervising/design
    
    Robert R. Rutledge
  - Foley sound supervising/design
    
    John Roesch
  - Foley sound editor
    
    Robert R. Rutledge
  - Foley sound editor
    
    Scott A. Hecker
  - Foley sound editing
    
    Blue Light Sound
  Stunts:
  - Stunt Co-ordinator
    
    Victor Magnotta
  - Stunts
    
    William Anagnos
  - Stunts
    
    Lisa Cain
  - Stunts
    
    Janis Feiger
  - Stunts
    
    Jery Hewitt
  - Stunts
    
    Richard Kline
  - Stunts
    
    Edgard Mourino
  - Stunts
    
    Konrad Sheehan
  - Stunts
    
    Nicholas Toth
  - Stunts
    
    Tony Farentino
  - Stunts
    
    Ricky Hawkeye
  - Stunts
    
    Joaquin Rainbow
  - Stunts
    
    Glenn Benoit
  - Stunts
    
    Eddy Navas
  - Stunts
    
    Tim Gallin
  - Stunts
    
    Steve James
  - Stunts
    
    Pete Miller
  - Stunts
    
    Tony Stratta
  - Stunts
    
    Victoria Vanderkloot
  Consultant:
  - Animals/technical supervisor
    
    George Toth
  - Animal Trainer
    
    Helena Walsh
  - Animal Trainer
    
    Joe Hornak
  - Animal Trainer
    
    Toth, Nicholas S.
  - Animal Trainer
    
    Jeff D. Haynes

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Wolfen (1981)

Film details

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

Cast

Credits

Direction:

Production:

Writing:

Photography:

Special Effects:

Editing:

Design:

Costumes:

Make-up:

Titles:

Film processing:

Music:

Sound:

Stunts:

Consultant:

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