Howling II: ...Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985)

User Rating:

2.5/10   

Director:

Philippe Mora

Writers:

Gary Brandner (novel)
Robert Sarno (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

January 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Nightmares never die

Plot:

A young girl whose sister was murdered by werewolves helps an investigator track down a gang of the beasts through the U.S. and Europe.

Plot Keywords:

Whip | Monster | Supernatural | Wolf | Exploding Head

Cast

Christopher Lee	...	Stefan Crosscoe
Annie McEnroe	...	Jenny Templeton
Reb Brown	...	Ben White
Marsha A. Hunt	...	Mariana
Sybil Danning	...	Stirba
Judd Omen	...	Vlad
Ferdy Mayne	...	Erle (as Ferdinand Mayne)
Patrick Field	...	Deacon
Jimmy Nail	...	Dom
Steven Bronowski	...	Moon Devil
James Crawford	...	American Priest (as James M. Crawford)
Jirí Krytinár	...	Vasile (as Jiri Krytinar)
Ladislav Krecmer	...	Father Florin
Jan Kraus	...	Tondo
Petr Skarke	...	Konstantin
Igor Smrzík	...	Luca
Ivo Niederle	...	Grigore
Ed Kleynen	...	Fred Francis
Stephen W. Parsons	...	Punk Group Babel: Lead Singer (as Stephen Parsons)
Chris Pye	...	Punk Group Babel: Guitar
Simon Etchell	...	Punk Group Babel: Keyboard
Steve Young	...	Punk Group Babel: Drums
Miro Sustr	...	Neighbor
Anna Maria Kolarova	...	Halloween Child
Jitka Asterová	...	Girl in Punk Club (as Jitka Asterova)
Hana Ludvikova	...	Karen Marie White
Shirley Hanson	...	Mother
Ludmila Safárová	...	Florica (as Ludmila Safarova)
Valérie Kaplanová	...	Old Stirba (as Valerie Kaplanova)
Miriam Lugerova	...	Young Girl
John Brown	...	Priest
Alex Kleynen	...	Mourner
Jill Sinclair	...	Mourner
Ismael Cruz	...	Mourner
Terry Coppersmith	...	Mourner
Ron Leonard	...	Mourner
Courtney Leonard	...	Mourner
Paul Leonard	...	Mourner
Michelle Leonard	...	Mourner
John Leonard	...	Mourner
Carolyn Doyle	...	Mourner
Joyce Walker	...	Mourner
Srance Leclerc	...	Mourner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jared Seide	...	Chuck (uncredited)

Directed by
Philippe Mora

Writing credits
Gary Brandner		(novel "Howling II: The Return")
Robert Sarno		(screenplay) and
Gary Brandner		(screenplay)

Produced by
David Blake	....	associate producer
Grahame Jennings	....	executive producer
Steven A. Lane	....	producer (as Steven Lane)
Avrumie Schnitzer	....	associate producer
John Alan Simon	....	associate producer (as John Simon)
William F. Ward	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Stephen W. Parsons		(as Steve Parsons)

Cinematography by
Geoffrey Stephenson

Film Editing by
Charles Bornstein

Production Design by
Karel Vacek

Makeup Department
Steve Johnson	....	special makeup effects
Scott Wheeler	....	special makeup effects

Production Management
James Crawford	....	executive in charge of production (as James M. Crawford)
Ron Fury	....	unit production manager
Karel Skop	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ana Cardosa	....	additional assistant director
Tony Cech	....	first assistant director (as Toni Cech)
Ron Fury	....	first assistant director: US
Milos Kohout	....	second assistant director
Mark Lyon	....	second assistant director: US (as Mark R. Lyon)

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Gregg Barbanell	....	supervising sound editor
Arnold Finkelstein	....	assistant sound editor
John Midgley	....	sound mixer
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Jack Bricker	....	special effects

Stunts
Pavel Cajzl	....	stunt double: Christopher Lee

Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Amerian	....	gaffer (as Robert Amerian)
Roddy Barron	....	camera operator
Jim Beeby	....	gaffer
Vladimir Bursik	....	grip
Roman Freiberg	....	grip
Robert L. Guthrie	....	camera operator (as Bob Guthrie)
Emil Hora	....	additional assistant camera
John Ignatius	....	focus puller
Vaclav Kovarik	....	best boy
Jirí Krejcík Jr.	....	camera operator (as Jiri Krejcik)
Michal Krob	....	camera operator
Zdenek Mihle	....	additional assistant camera
Michael Nakamura	....	additional assistant camera (as Mike Nakamura)
Jiri Pechar	....	camera operator
Josef Psohlavec	....	additional assistant camera
Frantisek Remes	....	gaffer
Milos Schmiedberger	....	still photographer (as Milos Schmeidberger)
Ivan Simunek	....	additional assistant camera (as Ivan Simonek)
Jaroslav Ungr	....	additional assistant camera
Robert Wilcox	....	generator operator (as Bob Wilcox)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Iveta Trmalova	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Wilt Henderson	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Steve Etchell	....	music arranger
Stephen W. Parsons	....	music arranger (as Steve Parsons)
Chris Pyle	....	music arranger
Robert Randles	....	composer: additional music
Ernest Tomlinson	....	composer: stock music

Other crew
Jo Barnett	....	production accountant: US
Stacy Bell	....	production coordinator
Michael Bennett	....	additional production executive: US
Jana Bicanová	....	production assistant (as Jana Bicanova)
Miriam Chaplin	....	production assistant
Neil Chaplin	....	production accountant
S.C. Dacy	....	publicist
Steven North	....	production associate: Czechoslovakia
Toni Obee	....	production assistant: US
Robert Pringle	....	production associate
Caroline Sax	....	script supervisor
Donna Smith	....	additional production executive: US
Olga Takács	....	production assistant: US (as Olga Takacs)

Production Companies

• Hemdale Film
• Granite Productions

Distributors

• Hemdale Film (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinema '84/Greenberg Brothers Partnership (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (19??) (USA) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (19??) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Norstar Releasing (198?) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Republic Pictures Home Video (19??) (USA) (VHS)
• Thorn EMI Video Australia (19??) (Australia) (VHS)
• Video Collection International Ltd. (19??) (UK) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Cosmekinetics Inc. (special makeup effects)

Other Companies

• Albert G. Ruben and Company  insurance
• Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)  titles and opticals
• Film Finance  bond
• Mag City  sound effects editing (as Mag City Sound Labs Inc.)
• Ryder Sound Services  sound re-recording
• Tambarle Pty. Ltd.  production financing
• Videosonics Cinema Sound  score recording facility (as Videosonics)

Also Known As:

Howling II (Philippines: English title)
Howling II: It's Not Over Yet (USA) (poster title)
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch (UK)
Aullidos 2 (Spain) (short title) [es]
Aullidos 2: Stirba, la mujer lobo (Spain) [es]
Gynaika lykanthropos, I (Greece) [el]
Howling II - L'ululato (Italy) [it]
Hurlements II (France) [fr]
Tier II, Das (West Germany) [de]

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1986) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Australia:R | France:-12 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Sweden:(Banned) | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #27714) | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic

Company:

Hemdale Film

Trivia:

Christopher Lee stated in an interview at the time of the film's US release, that his reason for accepting the part was because he had never before appeared in a werewolf movie.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Stefan Crosscoe: For it is written: the inhabitants of the Earth have been made drunk with her blood. And I saw her sent upon a hairy beast and she held forth a golden chalice full of the filthiness of fornications. And upon her forehead was written: "Behold I am the great mother of harlots and all abominations of the Earth."

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Werewolves (#6.11)" (2006)

Cheesy fun.

A man investigating the death of his sister, discovers she is a werewolf and part of a werewolf cult in Transylvanina. The make-up, effects, plot, acting, direction, etc. are either pretty much non-existent or down right silly, but the film is entertaining in a cheesy way and Danning rips off her clothes (again). Bonus at the end credits, that scene with Danning is repeated over and over again. 5 out of 10.