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Silver Bullet (1985)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:7

Rotten:7

Average Rating:5.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Based on Stephen King's novella CYCLE OF THE WEREWOLF, SILVER BULLET concerns a small mountain community terrorized by a half-man/half-beast of folklore. After an encounter with the murderous... Based on Stephen King's novella CYCLE OF THE WEREWOLF, SILVER BULLET concerns a small mountain community terrorized by a half-man/half-beast of folklore. After an encounter with the murderous werewolf, wheelchair-bound Marty Coslaw (Corey Haim) becomes saddled with the unfortunate knowledge of the beast's human alter ego. With some help from his sister (Megan Follows), his goodhearted alcoholic uncle (Gary Busey), and his turbo-charged wheelchair, he sets out to rid the town of the murderous scourge. King also wrote the screenplay. [More]

Starring: Corey Haim, Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Megan Follows

Starring: Corey Haim, Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Megan Follows, Robin Groves, Leon Russom, Terry O'Quinn, Bill Smitrovich, Lawrence Tierney

Director: Daniel Attias

Director: Daniel Attias
Screenwriter: Stephen King
Producer: Dino De Laurentiis, Martha Schumacher
Composer: Jay Chattaway

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Still a great horror film, in spite of being rather dated, especially in special effects.

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07/16/07
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Film Threat

A horror flick for young fans who aren't quite prepared for the really scary stuff.

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11/15/06
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com
N/R

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10/23/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Werewolves are on the prowl! Sometimes effective, sometimes biting.

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03/31/06
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

No review available.

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03/09/06
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
N/R

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02/09/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
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No review available.

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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
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07/24/05
Emanuel Levy
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10/31/03
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10/29/03
Ryan Cracknell
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01/15/03
Nicolas Lacroix
Nicolas Lacroix
Showbizz.net

Fairly effective werewolf flick with medium production values

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08/21/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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07/30/02
Jamie Gillies
Jamie Gillies
Apollo Guide

feels episodic and slight, little more than a slasher movie in which the slasher is a lycanthrope

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06/13/02
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

Stephen King's Silver Bullet is kinda sorta good...

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05/28/02
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
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01/01/00
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