La malédiction du loup-garou

What can I say. "The Boy Who Cried Werewolf" features a largely unknown cast (which might explain why the acting in this movie is so weak) in a rather cheesy movie that doesn't really seem to know whether it wants to be a comedy or a real horror movie - and yet I have to admit that this is probably my favorite werewolf movie of all time. I stumbled upon it many years ago when I was a kid and loved it then. Now, on the rare occasions when it pops up on TV (usually very late at night) I always watch it. Most recently it was on a Canadian cable station and I stayed up until after 2 in the morning to watch it.

It really is a rather intriguing story. A boy (Scott Sealey) and his father (Kerwin Matthews) are taking a night time walk through the woods while visiting their cabin when they're suddenly attacked by a werewolf. The father fights the beast off but gets bitten, and - well, you know what happens. The kid starts seeing this werewolf all around the area of the cabin, runs to tell his dad but can never find him. He finally puts it all together and tries to tell everyone and anyone (the local sheriff, his mother) that his dad's a werewolf. They all pat him on the head and say "right, kid." In the midst of the movie there's inexplicably a hippy commune of Jesus freaks who seem to have little purpose except to provide some comic relief.

I liked this movie. It gets lousy reviews, but something about it appeals to me. To each his own, I guess. To me, this gets an 8/10!

This dull, badly acted "werewolf" movie probably cleared drive-ins faster than a tornado when it was unleashed in 1973.

It has the production values of a rushed TV-film, and awful dialogue you can recite before it is uttered by the poor actors.

As for shocks and thrills, look elsewhere. Your cellar has more menace than this movie.

The music score is atrocious and grating. There is zero horror atmosphere in this little Z-grade turkey.

The inclusion of Jesus freaks midway through does nothing to make this any more mundane.

The initial werewolf appearance is not bad, but it all goes downhill from there.

This movie had some chilling and gross scenes, some of which I will never forget. Mostly, because I was only 14 years old when I saw it. Maybe, it is because I could relate to much of it from the kids point of view. Heck, I lived with an alcoholic mother who could run circles around the werewolf when it came to tearing things apart and scaring little kids!

Universal certainly got their money's worth; milking their original property, the classic Wolfman for characters and set pieces. There is the gentle, caring man who is cursed to kill strangers and even tries to kill the one he loves. There are the gypsies turned hippies that shout warnings of impending doom. Oh, and don't forget that it takes silver to kill a werewolf.

I watched this one again 15 years later and I saw it for the B-Movie that it was, but I'll still hold a special place for it in my heart because it did what movies are supposed to do: transported me someplace else, got me interested in the characters and best of all, it TRULY SCARED me!

I saw this film when I was a young boy, and it did frighten me at times.Not a realistic movie by any means, you have to watch it more or less with tongue and cheek.But it still is enjoyable, and I really liked the mountain-wilderness-setting.I related to the plot in an odd way, even as a youngster, because I came from a broken home much like the lead characters in the Boy who Cried Werewolf.or the first time in ages, the film came on late-night(or early,early morning) TV a day ago.Having grown up in the 1970's, I suppose I have a soft spot for many of even the campy spoofs of that genre.

The acting is certainly nothing stellar, but the setting more than made up for it, in my mind.The TV -repairman attack scene is high camp, but some of the woodsy chase clips are quite fun.I also really liked the musical score.

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf is quite different than any other werewolf film I've ever seen. It's been a while since I've seen this movie and just finished watching it again just before this review. I found it to be quite entertaining in fact.

The acting and the special effects are not bad for a limited budget film. The scenery is beautiful. The story is interesting in-spite of how the plot summery reads (which makes it sound quite boring) but does sum up the flick in a nutshell. Believe it or not, the movie is action packed from the get-go to the finish line!

The "Hippie God Freaks" are quite funny! I believe they are there to show the contrast of good vs evil as well as provide some comic relief.

The movie ends somewhat differently than most people would expect - which is a pleasant surprise to the viewer.

8 out of 10