| Full Moon High | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Full Moon High |
| Directed by: | Larry Cohen |
| Written by: | Larry Cohen |
| Produced by: | Larry Cohen |
| Music by: | Gary William Friedman |
| Cinematography: | Daniel C. Pearl |
| Edited by: | Armond Lebowitz |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Filmways Pictures Larco Productions |
| Released: | October 9th, 1981 |
| Rating: | PG |
| Running time: | 93 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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Full Moon High is a 1981 horror-comedy directed by Larry Cohen. It was produced by Filmways Pictures and Larco Productions. It was released theatrically in the United States on October 9th, 1981. The film centers on the character of Tony Walker, who travels to Transylvania with his father only be bitten by a werewolf. Tony becomes a werewolf himself and also discovers that he now ceases to age. Twenty years later, Tony tries to re-enter society by enrolling at high school posing as his own son.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Adam Arkin | Tony Walker |
| Ed McMahon | William P. Walker |
| Roz Kelly | Jane |
| Bill Kirchenbauer | Flynn |
| Joanne Nail | Ricky |
| Kenneth Mars | Principal Cleveland |
| Elizabeth Hartman | Miss Montgomery |
| Alan Arkin | Doctor Brand |
| James Dixon | Deputy |
| Louis Nye | Reverend |
| Desmond Wilson | Cabbie, Bus driver |
| Jm. Bullock | Eddie |
| Tom Aldredge | The jailer |
| Tom Clancy | Priest |
| Janet Villella | Fortune teller |
| Laureen Landon | Blondie |
| Jack Eiseman | Student |
| Gene Woodbury | Student |
| John Blyth Barrymore | Student |
| Martha Mulford | Student |
| Zachary Harris | Student |
| Bob Saget | Sportscaster |
| Melissa Inger | Youngster at game |
| Jill Gatsby | Youngster at game |
| Anthony Dana Arkin | Youngster at game |
| Mitchell Greenburg | Jumper |
| Paul Kandel | Fireman |
| Peter Hock | Fire chief |
| Cheryl Henry | Plane passenger |
| Lucy Webb | Plane passenger |
| Nathan Adler | Plane passenger |
| William John Gregory | Romanian waiter |
| Pat Morita | The Silversmith |
| Tony De Felicis | Football player |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this film is "It's tough enough being a teenager... try turning into a werewolf every full moon".
- Full Moon High was released on VHS on March 7th, 2000. To date, it has not been released to DVD.
- Is one of many such films inspired by the popularity of John Landis werewolf comedy An American Werewolf in London.
- First horror film role for actor Adam Arkin.
- Is similar in tone to films like Teen Wolf and Teen Wolf Too.
- Full Moon High was filmed partially at John Burroughs Senior High School in the city of Burbank, California in the Summer of 1979. A portion of this movie was also filmed on location in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. On the football field in Bergen County Park at the foot of Valley Brook Ave. and River Road. The stands were filled with everyone from the town and the Varsity football team of that year were also used. [1]
- A soundtrack was released for the film which includes tracks such as "When the Sun Goes Down", "Full Moon Anthem", "Tony, My Pet" and "Meet Me in the Moonlight". The songs were written by Janelle Webb Cohen and Gary William Friedman and performed by Shezwae Powell, Robin Batteau and David Buskin.
- Larry Cohen also directed other low-budget horror films including It's Alive, It's Alive III: Island of the Alive and A Return to Salem's Lot.
- Alan Arkin, who plays Doctor Brand, is Adam Arkin's father.
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