The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

2010 1h 26m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 316

FamilyFantasyTV MovieComedy

Synopsis

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A Californian family inherits a castle in Romania. This is especially exciting to the son, who is obsessed with monsters. And he is not disappointed.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Victoria Justice
Jordan
Chase Ellison
Hunter
Brooke Shields
Madame Varcolac
Anna Galvin
Ms. Carlsberg
Matt Winston
David
Jillian Marie Hubert
KC
Valerie Tian
Debbie
Kerry James
Cort McCann

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eric Bross
Writers: Jeff West, Art Brown, Douglas Sloan
Languages: German, French, English
Countries: United States of America, Canada

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, English.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Canada.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eric Bross, shot by Robert McLachlan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Van Tongeren. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sue Blainey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Victoria Justice and Chase Ellison and Brooke Shields carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eric Bross directs. Robert McLachlan behind the camera. John Van Tongeren scores. Sue Blainey cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Canada. Dialogue in German, French, English.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, English.
4International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Canada.
5Directed by Eric Bross, shot by Robert McLachlan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by John Van Tongeren. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Sue Blainey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Victoria Justice and Chase Ellison and Brooke Shields carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt1451423 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Robert McLachlan
Original score: John Van Tongeren
Editing: Sue Blainey
Makeup / hair: Debi Lelievre
Stunt coordinator: Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010)

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Kamurai2020-09-25
★ 6/10
Good watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend. This, a Nickelodeon production, is obviously targeting younger kids, but is a surprisingly watchable "teen angst over traumatic event" coming of age story with a really good preternatural twist to it. It does lend into "no one will believe me, boo hoo", but this movie has a subtle message of empowerment to kids, and (I think) women: the ladies out stage the guys easily throughout the entire movie. Victoria Justice is a proven entity in leading and carrying a movie, which she manages to do until she bumps into the older women would rightly steal the focus. Brooke Shields does a great "foreign lady that is either about to kiss or hit someone, but does neither" type of role here, and Brooke D'Orsay gave a confident and consistent enough performance that I honestly thought it was Eva Green essentially doing her character from "Dark Shadows". I think this is better for younger audiences, but good enough that an older audience can still appreciate it.

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