Wolfen (1981)
| Release Date | 24 July 1981 |
| Tagline | It will tear the scream from your throat. |
| Genre | Horror, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Charlotte Street, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby, 70 mm 6-Track |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Creature Film, Police Detective Film |
| Themes | Werewolves, When Animals Attack |
| Tones | Atmospheric, Creepy, Gruesome, Tense |
| Tags | Beast, Criminal, Indian (Native American), Kill, Metamorphosis, Mystic, Police, Psychology, Shapeshifter, Stalking, Supernatural, Terrorism, Werewolf, Wolf |
Wolfen is the title of a 1981 horror film starring Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Gregory Hines and Edward James Olmos based on Whitley Strieber's 1978 novel The Wolfen. It was directed by Michael Wadleigh and the screenplay was by David Eyre, Eric Roth (uncredited), and Wadleigh.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Dehl Berti
Old Indian
Sam Gray
Mayor
Ralph Bell
Commissioner
Max M. Brown
Christopher van der Veer
Sarah Felder
Cicely Rensselaer
John McCurry
Sayad Alve
Chris Manor
Janitor
Donald Symington
Lawyer
Jeffery Ware
Interrogation Operator
E. Brian Dean
Fouchek
Jeffery V. Thompson
Harrison
Victor Arnold
Roundenbush
Frank Adonis
Scola
Richard Minchenberg
Policeman
Raymond Serra
Detective
Thomas Ryan
Detective
Tony Latham
Victim
David Connell
Victim
Jery Hewitt
Victim
Michael Wadleigh
Terrorist Informer
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
Native American
Annie Gagen
ESS Operator
Max Goff
ESS Operator
Cullen Johnson
ESS Operator
Robert L. King
ESS Operator
Robert Moberly
ESS Operator
Caitlin O'Heaney
ESS Operator
Tony Stratta
ESS Operator
William Sheridan
ESS Operator
Linda Gary
ESS Voice
Charles Howerton
ESS Voice
Burr DeBenning
ESS Voice
Patricia Parris
ESS Voice
Andre Stojka
ESS Voice
Dan Sturkie
ESS Voice
Daniel D. Halleck
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Director
Michael Wadleigh
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Producer
David Eyre
writer
Eric Roth
uncredited
Whitley Strieber
novel
Michael Wadleigh
writer
Rupert Hitzig
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Gerry Fisher
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Editor
Marshall M. Borden
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Martin J. Bram
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Dennis Dolan
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Casting Director
Cis Corman
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Production Designer
Paul Sylbert
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Art Director
David Chapman
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Set Decorator
Alan Hicks
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Costume Designer
John Boxer
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Makeup Department
Frank Bianco
hair stylist
Carl Fullerton
special makeup effects artist
Allen Weisinger
makeup artist
Michael R. Thomas
gore makeup
Production Manager
G. Mac Brown
assistant production manager
William C. Gerrity
unit production manager
Peter R. McIntosh
location unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Barnett
first assistant director
Steven Felder
first assistant director
Stephen A. Glanzrock
second assistant director
Alex Hapsas
first assistant director
Hall Hitzig
second assistant director
Rupert Hitzig
second unit director
Deborah L. Marrs
dga trainee
Art Department
Billy Bishop
prop assistant
Edward Garzero
key scenic artist
James Halligan
construction grip
Richard Hughes
key scenic artist
George Kousoulides
scenic artist
Herbert F. Mulligan
set dresser
Carlos Quiles
chief carpenter
Jimmy Raitt
property master
Richard Shelton
painter
Eoin Sprott
special property designer
Bobby Wilson
props assistant
Richard M. Kristy
lead man: second unit
Sound Department
Lon Bender
sound effects editor
Jim Bryan
sound editor
Jay Cassidy
dialogue editor
James A. Corbett
sound re-recording mixer
Joanne D'Antonio
dialogue editor
Jill Demby
dialogue editor
John Duffy
sound effects editor
John Fundus
boom operator
Stan Gilbert
sound effects editor
Robert Grieve
sound effects designer, sound effects supervisor
Scott Hecker
foley editor
Randy Kelley
sound effects editor
Andrew London
sound effects supervisor, sound effects designer
John M. Lowry
assistant sound effects editor
Dennis Maitland
sound mixer
Kim Maitland
sound recordist
Charles McCann
dialogue editor
Anthony Milch
sound effects editor, sound editor
Michael Minkler
sound re-recording mixer
Donald Ortiz
assistant sound effects editor
Ken S. Polk
sound re-recording mixer
Bruce Richardson
sound effects editor
John Roesch
foley sound designer, foley sound supervisor
Robert R. Rutledge
foley editor, foley sound supervisor, foley sound designer
Marvin Walowitz
sound effects editor
Burton Weinstein
dialogue editor
Special Effects
Connie Brink
special effects
Ron Ottesen
special effects
Bill Traynor
special effects
Visual Effects
Robert Blalack
special visual effects
Beth Block
optical supervisor
Betzy Bromberg
visual effects group
Laurel Klick
visual effects group
Candy Lewis
visual effects group
Sarah Pasanen
visual effects group
Chris Regan
visual effects group
Nancy Rushlow
visual effects group
Jonathan Seay
visual effects cameraman
Donna Tracy
visual effects group
Anne Van Der Vort
visual effects group
David Merritt
visual effects: Praxis Filmworks
Stunts
Bill Anagnos
stunts
Glenn Benoit
stunts
Lisa Cain
stunts
Tony Farentino
stunts
Janis Feiger
stunts
Tim Gallin
stunts
Ricky Hawkeye
stunts
Jery Hewitt
stunts
Richard Kline
stunts
Victor Magnotta
stunt coordinator
Pat Miller
stunts
Edgard Mourino
stunts
Eddy Navas
stunts
Joaquin Rainbow
stunts
Tony Stratta
stunts
Nicholas Toth
stunts
Victoria Vanderkloot
stunts, stunt performer
Camera and Electrical Department
Fredric Abeles
director of photography: New York
Bob Bailin
insert photography
Don Biller
second assistant camera
Garrett Brown
Steadicam photographer
John Burke
electrician
Michael Burke
electrician
Ted Churchill
additional Steadicam operator
Ken Connors
best boy
John Donahue
grip
Russell Engels
gaffer
Vinnie Gerardo
assistant camera
Christopher T. Gerrity
grip
Michael Ginsburg
still photographer
Jim Hovey
first assistant camera
Dan Lerner
additional Steadicam operator
Sal Martorano
electrician
Mike Miller
grip
Tom Priestley Jr.
camera operator
Andy Romanoff
crane operator: Louma crane
Don Stern
insert photography
Casting Department
Joy Todd
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
William Loger
wardrobe supervisor
Editorial Department
Terissa Algarin
apprentice editor
Donah Bassett
negative cutter
Mary Bauer
assistant editor
Destiny Borden
apprentice editor
Marshall M. Borden
post-production executive
Anita Brandt-Burgoyne
apprentice editor
John C. Broderick
editor: New York
Cathy Carr
negative cutter
Arthur Coburn
post-production coordinator
Rudolph Freeman
assistant editor
Tracy Granger
assistant/apprentice editor
Thure Gustafson
assistant editor
Howard Heard
assistant editor
Robert W. Hedland
assistant editor
Darren T. Holmes
apprentice editor
Milan Klein
assistant editor
Kevin Lee
assistant editor
Richard Nord
assistant editor
Cecilia Reyes
apprentice editor
William Sands
assistant editor
Randy D. Thornton
assistant editor
Jacque Elaine Toberen
post-production coordinator
Camilla Toniolo
assistant editor
Music Department
Bob Badami
music editor
Kenneth Karman
music editor
Dan Wallin
music scoring mixer
Transportation Department
James Fanning
transportation captain
Bobby Marsh
driver
Other Crew
Patricia Barrow
photo researcher , production assistant
Susan Bednarczyk
assistant production coordinator
Jack Benson
production assistant
Michael Besman
production assistant
Destiny Borden
assistant to producer
Timothy J. Burke
production assistant
Al Cerullo
helicopter pilot
David De Lia
production assistant
Jonathan Filley
production assistant
Sidney Gecker
script supervisor
Dulcinda Gose
researcher
Daniel D. Halleck
production assistant
Jeff D. Haynes
animal trainer
Rupert Hitzig
unit director
Joe Hornok
animal trainer
John Kane
unit publicist
Brooke Kennedy
assistant to location coordinator
Anne Kingman Page
assistant: Mr. Wadleigh
Adeline Leonard Seakwood
production coordinator
Paula Mazur
production assistant
Lauren McGowan
production assistant
Bruce Sands
production assistant
Patricia Sibley
assistant to producer
Lucille Smith
production accountant
Bruce Stoff
production assistant
George Toth
animal supervisor
Nicholas Toth
animal trainer
Helena Walsh
animal trainer
Jerry Winikoff
production assistant
Production Company
Film Capital Associates
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Distributor
Orion Pictures Corporation
Warner Bros. Pictures
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
Warner Home Video
Special Effects
Modern Film Effects
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Praxis Film Works
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Miscellaneous
Blue Light Sound
foley sound editing
Data General Corporation
computer equipment
Durango Systems Inc.
computer equipment
Filmtrucks
louma crane
Hewlett Packard
computer equipment
Lion's Gate Sound
sound re-recording
Magnavox Display Systems
computer equipment
Modern Film Effects
opticals
NEC Information Systems
computer equipment
R2E of America
computer equipment
Sanyo
special insert equipment
Staempfli Gallery
sound sculptures
Vector Graphics Inc.
computer equipment
Wallaworks
sound effects editing
Welsh Video Services Inc.
video segments
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