Wolfen

Wolfen
Credits
Title:	Wolfen
Directed by:	Michael Wadleigh
Written by:	David Eyre; Michael Wadleigh
Produced by:	Rupert Hitzig; Alan King; Michael Wadleigh
Music by:	James Horner
Cinematography:	Gerry Fisher; Tom Priestley
Edited by:	Marshall M. Borden; Martin Bram Dennis Dolan; Chris Lebenzon
Production
Distributors:	Orion Pictures Corporation
Released:	July 24th, 1981
Rating:	R
Running time:	115 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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Wolfen is an American feature film of the werewolf subgenre. It is based on the 1978 novel The Wolfen by Whitley Strieber. The film adaptation was directed by Michael Wadleigh and written by Wadleigh, David Eyre and Eric Roth. It was produced by Orion Pictures and premiered in the United States on July 24th, 1981. The film stars Albert Finney as New York police detective Dewey Wilson. Co-starring in the film with Finney is Diane Venora as Rebecca Neff, Edward James Olmos as Eddie Holt, Gregory Hines as Whittington, Tom Noonan as Ferguson and Dick O'Neill as Warren.

Cast

Actor	Role
Albert Finney	Dewey Wilson
Diane Venora	Rebecca Neff
Edward James Olmos	Eddie Holt
Gregory Hines	Whittington
Tom Noonan	Ferguson
Dick O'Neill	Warren
Dehl Berti	Old Indian
Peter Michael Goetz	Ross
Sam Gray	Mayor
Ralph Bell	Commissioner
Max W. Brown	Christopher van der Veer
Anne Marie Pohtamo	Pauline van der Veer
Sarah Felder	Cicely Rensselaer
Reginald VelJohnson	Morgue attendant
James Tolkan	Baldy
John McCurry	Sayad Alve
Chris Manor	Janitor
Donald Symington	Lawyer
Jeffrey Ware	Interrogation operator
E. Brian Dean	Fouchek
Jeffrey 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
Ray Brocksmith	Fat jogger in park
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 Lily	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
Corey Burton	ESS voice
Patricia Parris	ESS voice
Andre Stojka	ESS voice
Dan Sturkie	ESS voice
Mel Welles	ESS voice
Diane Bivens	Revolutionary woman
Robert Dahdah	Crowd
Tom Waits	Drunken bar owner

Notes & Trivia

• Wolfen redirects to this page.

• Wolfen marks the feature film directorial debut of Michael Wadleigh. Wadleigh is also known for directing the 1970 music documentary Woodstock.

• This is the first horror film work for editor Chris Lebenzon.

• Martha De Laurentiis served as the assistant to casting agent Cis Corman on this film.

• Actor Mel Welles is also known for directing the 1971 film Lady Frankenstein.

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External Links

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Keywords

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