Teen Wolf

Plot synopsis:
Scott Howard is a seventeen-year-old high school student who is sick of being average. Living in a small town, his only claim to popularity is playing on the Beavers; his school's basketball team (which is very unsuccessful) and fawning after his crush Pamela Wells, who is dating his rival Mick. Mick plays for the Dragons, an opposing team who tends to bully Scott on the court. Completely oblivious to his best friend Boof's affections, he constantly rebuffs her advances due to their history together.
After a series of startling changes such as long hair suddenly sprouting, hands suddenly getting hairy, he decides to quit the team, but his coach changes his mind. Scoring a keg with his friend Stiles for a party, Scott and Boof end up alone in a closet and Scott gets rough when they begin making out, accidentally clawing Boof's back. When he returns home, he undergoes a strange transformation and discovers he is a werewolf. His father Harold confronts him and reveals he too is a werewolf, and that he'd hoped Scott wouldn't inherit the curse because "sometimes it skips a generation".
Scott reveals his secret to Stiles, who agrees to keep it a secret, but when Scott becomes stressed on the court at the next basketball game, he becomes the wolf and helps win their first game in three years. This has an unexpected result of fame and popularity as the high school is overwhelmed with "Wolf Fever", which quickly alienates Scott from Boof and from his teammates as he begins to hog the ball during games.
Stiles merchandises "Teen Wolf" paraphernalia and Pamela finally begins paying attention to Scott. After he gets a role as a 'werewolf cavalryman' in the school play alongside her, she comes onto him in the dressing room and the two have sex. Later, after a date set up to intentionally make Mick jealous, Pamela tells Scott that she's still seeing him and is not interested in Scott as a boyfriend, much to his disappointment. Harold tells Scott he is responsible for vice principal Rusty Thorne breathing down his neck, due to a scare he'd given him when he was in high school, and advises him to be himself and not the wolf.
With the upcoming spring dance, Boof agrees to go with Scott, but only if he goes as himself, not the Wolf. Scott goes by himself as the Wolf and has a great time. Boof, however, isn't impressed. She takes Scott out into the hallway and they kiss, which turns Scott back into himself. When they return to the dance, everyone pays attention to him, including Pamela. Mick gets upset and taunts Scott until the Wolf comes out and attacks him. His fans then turn on him and he runs out right into Thorne, who threatens to expel Scott from school. Harold appears and after sending Scott home, tells Thorne to back off. He then reminds Thorne of what he is capable of by leaning into him and growling, causing the Vice Principal to pee himself.
Scott renounces using the wolf all the time, quitting the play and the basketball team, who have come to expect it. During the championship game, Scott arrives and rallies his teammates to play without the wolf in order to win the game. Despite the odds, the team begins to play together and they make ground against the Dragons. During the final quarter, behind by one point, Scott is fouled by Mick at the buzzer. He makes both shots, winning the game and the championship to everyone's delight. Brushing past Pamela, Scott kisses Boof as his father comes down and hugs the two of them. Mick tells Pamela that they should leave, but she tells him to "drop dead" and storms off while everyone else celebrates the victory.

Tags: cult, comedy, romantic

Review:
Fox turns into a werewolf and becomes a popular star of his high school basketball team.
The whole school turns wolf crazy but Fox learns the right lesson in the end.
Fox finds he can transform into a werewolf with superhuman powers - his "problem" makes him the most popular guy in high school and creates a winning basketball team.
Forget that the wolf playing Fox on the court must be twice his size and four times the athlete, this movie is just a lot of fun to watch, helped considerably by Hampton as the understanding dad and Ursitti as the under-appreciated girl friend.
Not great but has a certain charm thanks mainly to a solid script and typical charm from Fox. Scott Howard is on a basketball team of no-hopers (himself included), is outside of the "cool pack" at highschool and can't seem to even get close to the girls he is interested in.
It is a basic story that mixes teen coming-of-age films with the sports cliché and throws in the werewolf legend to make it a bit different.
Nobody si brilliant but they are OK, with Fox leading the way well.Not a great film by any means, Teen Wolf does have a certain charm to it.
Come on people just let loose and enjoy a true feel good movie with the classic storybook ending that all humans want to see.
Fox turns his character, Scott Howard, into the epitome of hopeless nerd (though not looking like one), even though he's more of just a quiet kid who's not popular or anything like that, and that, for me, makes the movie often difficult to appreciate, despite the little goodies scattered throughout.Scott Howard has an identity crisis.
For a kid like Scott Howard, high schooler who's a fairly poor basketball player and super shy around the girls, this is bad news.
His self-esteem is shot altoghether, especially when his inner wolf makes an appearance in a big way...during a game on the basketball court.But, maybe being a teen wolf isn't so bad afterall because with the fur and fangs, Scott has also developed something of an alter ego, allowing him to do things he couldn't as just plain Scott Howard.
Scott Howard seems to have it all.But Boof (Susan Ursitti), Scott's closest friend and the girl who really likes Scott (more than his superficial infatuation with the popular girl Pamela Wells (Lori Griffin), encourages Scott to get rid of the wolf image.
The all time best part is when Scott Howard's dad says, "unless that was another werewolf doing a handstand on Stiles' Wolfmobile!"  I personally didn't know that living organisms play better basketball as canines than as human beings.
All these features make him, king of Popularity overnight, where being a wolf has it's advantages, especially in needs to your wants, like very unattainable hottie, Pamela, who's stud boyfriend, who's starring daggers, isn't happy to say the least.
Plusses in this, are of course, Levine, as Fox's best mate, who brings a lot of color and vivacity to this feel good movie, it's throbbing music score, unnervingly fitting to Fox's music, where in it's starting, playing over the opening credits, for a more intense, higher classification wolf pic, but like I said, this is a great and perfect pic for everyone, minus kiddies I guess.
This movie is a underrated 80s comedy which doesn't get much credit but it should cause of Michael j fox as a wolf and I also think that the soundtrack is fantastic along with the other teen 80s soundtrack breakfast club,Ferris BUELLER'S day off etc I also think that this movie should be up there with the other great 80s movies and a status of cult classic..
Fox, another thing that still holds true today.The story in "Teen Wolf" is about Scott (played by Michael J.
And when he finds odd changes to his body and he turns into a werewolf he surely does become unique and special.This is a fun and enjoyable teenage romantic comedy that is suitable for the whole family.
Fox stars as Scott Howard, a high school student who's going through changes, one of which being that he happens to be a werewolf.
Even though we never got a good follow-up to Teen Wolf, the original is still a classic film that was a huge part of my childhood and to this day remains to be a really fun movie despite some plot holes and cheesy dialogue and whatnot.
I Wyatt Donnelly Consider myself as being one of the biggest Teenwolf fans in the world and if you have not seen it then shame on you it has a great cast and Michael J Fox is much better here than he is in Back to the future and Hollywood High it also contains the best soundtrack in the world with songs like win in the end and silhouette.
The burman studios have done a great job making Michael look just like a teenwolf and also his dad Herald Howard if Teenwolf has taught me anything it is to respect everyone and now i am a better person i will leave with a suitable quote from the movie "It didn't miss me dad it landed right on my face" Wyatt Donnelly.
Teen Wolf is not a perfect film by all means, some of the editing could have flowed better, the story while having some great nice and starting off with very few problems is basic and meanders a bit towards the end and the film could have been longer(just).
Michael J Fox plays average kid Scott Howard and all he wants is the love of Pamela and not to be so average.
This movie has a great scene when Scott turns into the werewolf and it has a lot of funny moments, especially from the character Styles.
Fox plays a teen with a werewolf heritage, but instead of turning into a wolf man at the sign of the full moon and terrorizing the countryside, he just spouts hair and wins basketball games.
The best movie Fox ever did was "Back to the Future," but after the success of that movie, he was tossed into this movie and several more trying to parlay his young good looks, but "Teen Wolf" just fails pitifully, yet still somehow garnishes as its own cult hit.
Maybe the plot of the movie is Swiss cheese, but Teen Wolf is a brutally funny and emotional realistic display of everyday working-class kids and the awkward situations of their adolescence.
Teen Wolf (1985) *** (out of 4) Scott Howard (Michael J.
Fox) is a slightly nerdy, unpopular kid who plays on a very bad basketball team but all of this changes overnight when he realizes that he has the power to become a werewolf.
After all, I loved horror movies and I loved the teen genre of films from this period so the idea of becoming popular and great due to becoming a werewolf was just fun to me.
I also thought Jerry Levine was fun as the cool Stiles and Mark Holton is always fun to watch.Yes, TEEN WOLF is a pretty bland movie and there's certainly nothing great about it but even after all these years I must admit that I still had a good time with it..
Now he's Scott Howard in this movie, "Teen Wolf".
He is no longer just one of the crowd but the star basketball player and all round school hotshot, however everything comes at a price and Scott has to learn a few valuable lessons about love, popularity, responsibilities and friendship along the way.
Michael J Fox uses his likeable charm to create a cute and sympathetic character and its a great credit to him that you actually care about Scott and his problems no matter how strange they may seem.
Fox next movie Teen Wolf,here in Brazil the title was change to "the Boy from the Future" no make sense but works and was a hit in the mid 80',the picture made for teenagers only...the plot is simple as the result too,about a boy who isn't popular in school and also in basketball too....but he felling that your body is changing to werewolf,late he discover that your father also is a werewolf,this scene saves the movie...the remain of this picture is a trash!!.
Let alone the fact this film is also kinda a sports movie as it's kinda about Basketball but with werewolves.I do like the effects and design of the wolf, it's a unique design because the wolf is non threatening and actually pleasant looking.
He's also sort of a business man as we see him making a business out of Scott's werewolf fame which I thought was kinda funny but also clever, why not.And of course Scott is great (played by one of my favorite actors Michael J Fox) I really love how he's a sympathetic optimistic underdog we all can relate and sympathize with.
Basically the whole Werewolf transformation is metaphor for the common bodily changes all teenagers go through which can be both a wonderful and scary thing.Most importantly I like how the film has a good theme about the importance of being and believing in yourself.The whole Werewolf transformation thing is also metaphor for the image Scott is hiding behind just to get the popularity and empowerment he craves.
However he learns that living life though an image is a shallow and lonely existence because Scott isn't being himself, and he of course begins to learn the flip side of the coin of his powers that it not just produces consequences but also he's starting to become what he doesn't want to be.And of course I really like how he comes through in the end, which just goes to show that all you really need to be to achieve good and great things is yourself.Teen Wolf is howling fun.Rating: 3 stars.
Fox unexpectedly changes from an average teenager into a suave werewolf; having already made the transformation from TV star to movie star a month earlier with Back To The Future, the young actor puts in an effortlessly charismatic turn that goes a long way to making this otherwise corny and predictable teen fantasy a reasonable amount of fun.Fox plays dweebish high-school basketball player Scott, such a loser that he can't even see that his extremely cute longtime friend Boof (Susan Ursitti) has the serious hots for him; instead, he pines after slutty head-cheerleader Pamela (Lorie Griffin), which brings him to blows with her boyfriend Mick, his rival on the basketball court.Scott's luck changes, however, when he discovers that he is a werewolf: as his alter ego, Teen Wolf, he is confident, talented and popular, scoring the hoops, scoring with the ladies, and scorching up the dance-floor.
But for Scott to be truly happy, he must be content with who he really is under the fur—and so when his basketball team makes the championship finals, Scott leads the way while Teen Wolf takes a back seat, much to the surprise of his loyal fans.Teen Wolf could definitely have benefited from a few more solid laughs, but with an engaging central performance from Fox, likable supporting characters, lots of 80s atmosphere, and a general good-natured approach, the film has a charm about it that is almost impossible not to like.
Fox in the title role as a teenager with the usual high school problems (trying to get accepted, in love with a shallow blond, yearning to be something more than average, has a childhood friend who loves him, but is drawn back because he is not mature enough to know looks aren't everything).
Probably one of the best interpretations by Michael J Fox. Hungry like the wolf, may want to look elsewhere.
Fox as a teen in Beacontown, Nebraska, who works at his Dad's shop in town (James Hampton), plays basketball for his lousy school team and enjoys a friendship with a neighborhood girl (Susan Ursitti) while desiring the popular blonde (Lorie Griffin).
Teen Wolf isn't your Oscar winner, it isn't that one movie that gets you sobbing every time, and it certainly isn't a movie that lets you down either, it's an overall fun film to watch with family and it definitely has its moments.As if homework weren't already hard enough, high school loser Scott Howard starts noticing some odd changes as he is transformed into a teenage werewolf.
However, Ursitti and Fox have great chemistry and she's likable enough to make the obvious plot mechanics less clunky.Like all ridiculous high school stories, "Teen Wolf" tries to play its deeply inane premise for drama in the last act.
The whole I don't need to be a wolf and I need to look to the slightly cute, but also kind of nerdy chick that is seen in like every teen movie during the 1980's as is the cast that is way out of the ages they are playing.
Fox gave as good a performance as he could for such a dumb premised character.Fans of bad 80s films will love this, and even people who like light hearted comedies will enjoy this...others will despise it.
Teen Wolf from 1985 is a silly movie, I must admit.But on some level, it's also entertaining.I saw it a few years ago and thought it was OK.Of course, it's Michael J.
Fox who saves a lot.Without him this movie would be worse I think.This movie did pretty good back in '85 because Mike was a huge star then.The same year he had just reached the big popularity with Back to the Future, where he played the time travelling teen Marty McFly.Today this great actor turns 45, so I congratulate him.He's had a great run.Michael doesn't think too much of this movie, and he's right; this certainly isn't the best stuff he has done.But if you want to take your brains out for a while and watch something silly, this is your movie..
Fox was the real star in "Family Ties" and the film got released in theatres after the phenomenal success of "Back to the Future" and therefore; Teen Wolf was a hit.
The main events of the film are based around the high school basketball games in which Fox's character usually sucks but naturally as a werewolf he's turned the game on its head.
Nonetheless - for a cheap, budget flick of questionable storyline - this film actually comes across well.I recently bought the DVD (with Teen Wolf Too on it also) to see if my rose coloured memories stood the test of time.
Nonetheless - for a cheap, budget flick of questionable storyline - this film actually comes across well.I recently bought the DVD (with Teen Wolf Too on it also) to see if my rose coloured memories stood the test of time.
The story deteriorates a tad from the school dance to it's inevitable ending - but it is still good enough for its time.Fox is brilliant in this - funny, natural and a star in the making.
The story deteriorates a tad from the school dance to it's inevitable ending - but it is still good enough for its time.Fox is brilliant in this - funny, natural and a star in the making.
But Scott's father warns him about turning into the wolf out of anger....Teen Wolf, also known as the Fox film released in 1985 where he didn't go back in time, is a guilty pleasure from start to finish.
On one hand you have the wolf doing all the cool stuff and becoming the popular pup, and on the other hand the film could be seen as a metaphor for puberty and coming to terms with big changes in your life (like finishing high School).All of the cast are good in their respective roles, but if you a looking for a Fox movie in the same vein as BTTF, you will be disappointed.Narrative is a bit choppy, and there really are no other plot points apart from the fact that there is a big basketball championship going on.
Teen Wolf is my favorite of Michael J Fox's movies.
Teen Wolf is a great movie that is very funny but also moves along the story well with good performances and memorable characters..
Becoming the star play for the Beavers team and learning to control of his other side Scott uses his persona as The Wolf to gain to popularity he had always longed for, and he finally gets the attention of Pamela, but he is neglecting best friend Lisa 'Boof' Marconi (Susan Ursitti) who has had feelings for him since they children.
Scott Howard (Fox) is a high school teen who plays basketball and works for his dad, Harold (Hampton) at the hardware store.
Teen Wolf starts as average high school teenager Scott Howard (Michael J.
Although very much of different time periods & eras Teen Wolf & I Was a Teenage Werewolf are more or less the same film.
At 90 odd minutes Teen Wolf moves along at a nice pace & the story although a bit predictable & cheesy at times is fun to sit down & watch, I don't know because while it's a comedy & I didn't really laugh or anything I did smile & you do sort of root for Scott.
If it's only a first time viewing or I'm sure it's probably not the way Teen Wolf has now been a part of American culture, anyway view this movie as much as you want.
Teen Wolf is a great self-esteem tool and a good feel good movie.
And take advice from Charles Barkley stay up and watch Teen Wolf it's a good movie.
Both this movie, 'Teen Wolf', and 'Back To The Future", came out in 1985, so must have been filmed back-to-back.
Here Fox is Scott Howard, in high school, and a member of the basketball team.