mirandazeegore Definitely goes in the criterion collection of best werewolf movies. King's amazing book brought to life yet again. The priest is so convincing as someone struggling with a beast inside him (perhaps a precursor to actual problems priests would have in later decades with internal monsters?..). And Corey crushes this role as the sweet boy in the wheelchair. - RIP.

TxMike I found this older movie on Amazon streaming movies. My interest was piqued because the screenplay was written by Steven King and based on his own book of a different name. It is interesting diversion but at 30+ years old the picture, sound, and effects don't hold up very well compared to more recent movies. It is no 'Shawshank Redemption.'Filmed in North Carolina at a number of different locations, it is set in 1976. In a small community where everyone seems familiar with each other. Panic begins when a railway worker is found dead, his head severed near tracks. Everyone assumes he drank too much and fell asleep on the tracks. But that was not it at all. We witness an animal-like creature that killed him.The main character is Corey Haim as wheelchair-bound Marty Coslaw, about 13 or 14. He has a motorized wheelchair, with controls like you'd find on a scooter, and he names it 'Silver Bullet.' At some point he realizes what is going on and when he gets trapped on a bridge, shooting fireworks, he rouses the monster.Other key characters are Gary Busey as Uncle Red, the brother of Marty's mother. He likes Marty and in fact surprises him with a 3- wheeled motorcycle that is road-worthy.Everett McGill is the local Christian pastor, Reverend Lowe. Maty's sister is played by Megan Follows as Jane Coslaw. She and Marty have a good sister-brother bond.Just a fluff of a movie, there are a few moments of terror.SPOILERS: While shooting fireworks Marty was surprised by the Werewolf. He managed to shoot off a small rocket that punctured the monster in the left eye. Next day in an encounter with the preacher he is wearing a fresh patch over his left eye. Of course it turns out he is the werewolf and now has to take care of Marty. At night he enters their home, fights with Uncle Red, and Marty manages to shoot the monster with a silver bullet he just had made for the occasion. As the monster dies we can see it gradually turning back into the preacher.

poe-48833 It was summer, and the drive-in beckoned. On the menu that night was SILVER BULLET, based on the Stephen King novella illustrated by Bernie Wrightson. Werewolves? Hell, yeah- we were there. While the werewolves themselves weren't all we'd hoped they'd be, the movie as a whole was watchable. Gary Busey, beset by whatever personal demons he was battling at the time, did a decent job of sucking it up and getting the job done. Even that irritating kid did a good job, but the girl was the standout performer. And you just gotta love a preacher with an eye patch who turns into a f---ing werewolf. Like UNDER THE DOME (and FIRESTARTER and CAT'S EYE and NIGHT FLYER, etc.), SILVER BULLET was shot here in Crack Town. Them was the days...

utgard14 A werewolf terrorizes a small town, so a young boy (Corey Haim) in a motorized wheelchair teams up with his older sister (Megan Follows) and eccentric uncle (Gary Busey) to figure out who it is and put a stop to the killings. One of my favorite movies as a kid that still holds up nicely today. Stephen King, adapting his own novella Cycle of the Werewolf, wrote the screenplay. It's a character-driven horror story that works so well for that very reason. You really care about these people and are more invested in what happens to them than in many other horror movies where the monster/killer is given priority. Corey Haim does a great job, as does Gary Busey years before he went insane. But the real star of the movie to the lovestruck kid in me is Megan Follows, my most memorable childhood crush. Even if the rest of the movie wasn't great (it is), I would have watched it over and over just for her. The rest of the cast includes such fine actors as Everett McGill, Bill Smitrovich, Terry O'Quinn, and Lawrence Tierney. As I said, I loved the movie as a kid. As an adult, I still enjoy it a lot even though I recognize its flaws more now. It's low-key horror but it has likable characters, good dialogue, and some nice suspense. No, the werewolf doesn't match up to the stuff Rick Baker or Rob Bottin did a few years earlier, but it's not terrible for a guy in a suit. It's a great movie, in my opinion, that deserves inclusion in the discussion of 'best werewolf movies.'