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MONEY
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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
"The rocking, shocking, new wave of horror!"
1985 1h 31m EN
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★4.9TMDB · 242
ThrillerHorrorComedy
Synopsis
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When a young journalist dies in violent circumstances, her brother soon learns, by way of the mysterious Stefan Crosscoe, that his sister has succumbed to the werewolf curse.
“The rocking, shocking, new wave of horror!”
Cast
Christopher Lee
Stefan Crosscoe
Annie McEnroe
Jenny Templeton
Reb Brown
Ben White
Marsha Hunt
Mariana
Sybil Danning
Stirba
Jimmy Nail
Punk
Judd Omen
Vlad
Ferdy Mayne
Erie
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Philippe Mora
- Writers
- Gary Brandner, Robert Sarno
- Languages
- English, Czech
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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ERA
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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Czech.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "The Howling Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Philippe Mora, shot by Geoffrey Stephenson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Stephen W. Parsons. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Charles Bornstein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Philippe Mora directs. Geoffrey Stephenson behind the camera. Stephen W. Parsons scores. Charles Bornstein cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Czech.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Czech.
- 4International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
- 5Part of the "The Howling Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 6Directed by Philippe Mora, shot by Geoffrey Stephenson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 7Original score by Stephen W. Parsons. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 8Editor Charles Bornstein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 9Christopher Lee and Annie McEnroe and Reb Brown carry the top of the cast.
- 10Marketing tagline: "The rocking, shocking, new wave of horror!".
- 11IMDB entry: tt0089308 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 12Released under 18 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Geoffrey Stephenson
- Original score
- Stephen W. Parsons
- Editing
- Charles Bornstein
- Production design
- Karel Vacek
- Runtime
- 91 min · 1h 31m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Part of
The Howling Collection
A collection of "The Howling," (1981-2011) Series includes: The Howling (1981) Howling II: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985), Howling III (1987) Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988) Howling V: The Rebirth (1989) Howling VI: The Freaks (1991) The Howling VII: New Moon Rising (1995) The Howling: Reborn (2011)
Also by
Philippe Mora
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What people are saying
- Wuchak★ 3/10
Good bad movie or just boring? At the funeral of the news anchor who died at the end of the first film, her brother and her friend (Reb Brown and Annie McEnroe) meet an occult investigator (Christoper Lee) who insists on going to Transylvania to destroy the werewolf queen (Sybil Danning). They join him for the mission. "Howling II" (1985) shouldn't be spoken of in the same breath as the original 1981 "The Howling" because that film is a werewolf classic. "Howling II" is just too ‘B’ grade and campy to compare, not to mention dull. Every sequel in the Friday the 13th franchise is a masterpiece compared to it. Don’t get me wrong, there are several positives, such as the priceless title ("Your Sister is a Werewolf"), Christopher Lee, Sybil Danning’s voluptuous beauty in various eccentric outfits, the memorable theme song by Stephen Parsons (including a live lip-syncing), and the Czech Republic cinematography (featuring lots of Gothic props, buildings and the like). Unfortunately, the story isn’t compelling and there’s too much silliness to take it seriously. The campy werewolf sex scenes are a good example. Speaking of which, the later orgy sequence was ripped off from “Conan the Barbarian” from four years earlier. It doesn’t help that Reb Brown and Annie McEnroe as the protagonists are no-names who are quite forgettable. What went wrong? The first draft by author Gary Brandner was closer to his book "The Howling II,” but he had to leave the time-consuming project to complete a deadline. Thus novice screenwriter Robert Sarno took over and scrapped all of Brandner’s work, using his own unproduced script about vampires, just replacing them with werewolves. Since the story is dreadfully dull, I lay the blame for the film’s failings at Sarno’s feet. But what of director Philippe Mora? His original version was supposedly more tongue-in-cheek with a garnishment of horror, but it was recut by producers to emphasize the serious horror. Mora also did the next sequel "The Marsupials: The Howling III," where he had more control over the finished product. It is slightly better, but somehow less memorable. As far as I know, "Communion" (1989) is Mora's only real notable film, but then I don't recognize the movies in his filmography beyond these three. It runs 1 hour, 31 minutes. GRADE: D+/C-
Production companies
Who made it
- CI
Cinema '84/Greenberg Brothers Partnership
- HE
Hemdale
US
Key crew
- Associate ProducerDavid Blake
- Executive ProducerGrahame Jennings
- ProducerSteven A. Lane
- Associate ProducerWilliam F. Ward
- Associate ProducerJohn Alan Simon
- Associate ProducerRobert Pringle
- EditorCharles Bornstein
- Production DesignKarel Vacek
- Set DecorationMiloš Preclík
- Associate ProducerAvrumie Schnitzer
- NovelGary Brandner
- StuntsEddie Powell
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- monster
- based on novel or book
- wolf
- transylvania
- sequel
- werewolf
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)1985-12-25R
- Theatrical1986-07-04R
Also known as
International titles
- 人狼 IIHK
- Howling II... Your Sister Is a WerewolfAU
- Aullidos 2: Stirba, la mujer loboES
- Howling II - L'ululatoIT
- Aullido 2MX
- Skowyt 2: Twoja siostra jest wilkolakiemPL
- Vampiros em FúriaPT
- Howling II: ... Your Sister Is a WerewolfUS
- Howling 2US
- Howling IIUS
- Howling II: It's Not Over YetUS
- The Howling 2US
- The Howling IIUS
- Howling IIDE
- Hurlements IICA
