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Horror

Original title: Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
  • 1985
  • 12
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
3.8/10
8.8K
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Horror (1985)
A man discovers that his sister was a werewolf, and helps an investigator track down a gang of the monsters through the United States and eastern Europe.
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A man discovers that his sister was a werewolf, and helps an investigator track down a gang of the monsters through the United States and eastern Europe.A man discovers that his sister was a werewolf, and helps an investigator track down a gang of the monsters through the United States and eastern Europe.A man discovers that his sister was a werewolf, and helps an investigator track down a gang of the monsters through the United States and eastern Europe.

  • Director
    • Philippe Mora
  • Writers
    • Gary Brandner
    • Robert Sarno
  • Stars
    • Christopher Lee
    • Annie McEnroe
    • Reb Brown
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.8/10
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    • Director
      • Philippe Mora
    • Writers
      • Gary Brandner
      • Robert Sarno
    • Stars
      • Christopher Lee
      • Annie McEnroe
      • Reb Brown
    • 143User reviews
    • 84Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Videos3

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    Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf: Werewolf In The Backseat
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    Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf: Werewolf In The Backseat
    Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf: Werewolf In The Backseat
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    Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf: Werewolf In The Backseat
    Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf: Actor Reb Brown Remembers Filming The Action Scenes
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    Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf: Actor Reb Brown Remembers Filming The Action Scenes

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    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Stefan
    Annie McEnroe
    Annie McEnroe
    • Jenny
    Reb Brown
    Reb Brown
    • Ben
    Marsha Hunt
    Marsha Hunt
    • Mariana
    • (as Marsha A. Hunt)
    Sybil Danning
    Sybil Danning
    • Stirba
    Judd Omen
    Judd Omen
    • Vlad
    Ferdy Mayne
    Ferdy Mayne
    • Erle
    • (as Ferdinand Mayne)
    Patrick Field
    • Deacon
    Jimmy Nail
    Jimmy Nail
    • Dom
    Steven Bronowski
    • Moon Devil
    James Crawford
    • American Priest
    • (as James M. Crawford)
    Jirí Krytinár
    Jirí Krytinár
    • Vasile
    • (as Jiri Krytinar)
    Ladislav Krecmer
    • Father Florin
    Jan Kraus
    Jan Kraus
    • Tondo
    Petr Skarke
    Petr Skarke
    • Konstantin
    Igor Smrzík
    • Luca
    Ivo Niederle
    Ivo Niederle
    • Grigore
    Ed Kleynen
    • Fred Francis
    • Director
      • Philippe Mora
    • Writers
      • Gary Brandner
      • Robert Sarno
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews143

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    5bigpappa1--2

    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.
    6Red-Barracuda

    Lame but quite good fun

    This is a pretty bad movie. But not so bad as it's reputation suggests. The production values aren't too bad and there is the odd effective scene. And it does have an 80's cheezoid veneer that means that it is always kind of fun. Watch out, too, for Jimmy Nail's brief appearance - his attempt at an American accent is so astoundingly rubbish it's fantastic. Fantastic too are Sybil Danning's breasts - they make a brief appearance in the movie but the scene is repeated umpteen times in the end credits in what can only be described as the 12" remix of Sybil Danning's boobs. Has to be seen to be believed. As a horror movie it isn't scary, the effects are silly and Christopher Lee turns up to sleepwalk through his performance. I guess he was buying a new house and needed some cash for the deposit. The two central characters - the man and the woman - were so negligible that I have forgotten almost everything about them and I just watched this movie earlier tonight. The werewolves are noticeably less impressive than in the original movie, in fact, bizarrely, they sometimes look more like badly burned apes. The eastern European setting is quite good and the music provided by the new wave band Babel, while being pretty terrible, does at least give the film some added cheese.

    Overall? Good for a laugh. Not good quality but did you seriously expect it to be? And, at the very least, you've always got Sybil's knockers.
    5horror7777

    So bad, it's actually funny!!

    "The Howling" was a horror movie that had horror in it, Howling II is a horror movie that's hilarious!! It almost makes fun of itself!! Christopher Lee was so funny, he should of won an Oscar! And as for the rest of the cast, they make "Airplane" look like a drama. You'd think they picked these guys off the streets. And as for "Stirba- the Werewolf Whatever", her character was SOOOOOOOOO funny, she made the film a comedy!! I mean, "Stirba". Every time they mentioned her name I had to stop the tape and run into the next room, crying with laughter. Yes, I own this film. Of course, I bought it because I'm a collector and to pass the time by! Usually, you wouldn't find the content of this film funny, as my father found out the hard way, but it's presented in such style that... well, it's very hard to explain. Howling II is so bad, it's funny!! And that's all there is to it!!
    3Fella_shibby

    The werewolves looked as if they are bigfoot in monkey costumes.

    I first saw this in the late 80s on a vhs.

    Revisited it recently as i am on a Howling marathon.

    This film doesnt have any scare, there is absolutely no tension or suspense.

    This one has one of the best eyeball horror scene.

    And that same scene is attached to another one where Sybil repeatedly shows off her boobs. It perfectly fits there as if the man's eyes are squirting blood due to Sybil's nudity.

    Do check out the end credit scene where they repeatedly (17 times) show Sybil showing off her boobs and the various characters' facial n eye reactions are a big lol.

    This is a direct sequel to the 1981 film The Howling and has the brother of the deceased Karen, who along with a werewolf hunter, try to defeat a werewolf queen Stirba and stop a werewolf group's plans to conquer the world.

    The film is notorious for the atrocious acting of Reb Brown and Annie McEnroe.

    Danning wearing sunglasses indoors n her outfits, specially the metallic armoured outfit will definitely make today's audiences lol.

    The werewolves in this movie looked more like bigfoot, monkeys n men in monkey costumes.
    7Hey_Sweden

    In the pale, pale light, the pale, pale light of the moonglow...

    Incredibly idiotic, senseless, and utterly sleazy sequel to the popular 1981 werewolf film "The Howling" stars Sir Christopher Lee as Stefan Crosscoe, an occult expert determined to wipe out lycanthropes, in particular those who associate with the fiendish queen werewolf bitch Stirba (Sybil Danning). He makes a point of telling Ben White (Reb Brown), the brother of the Dee Wallace character from the first film, the specifics of her "death". When Ben is unable to deny the evidence, he heads off, with reporter Jenny Templeton (Annie McEnroe) in tow, for Transylania, to help Stefan in his werewolf killing mission.

    The story is absurd, the dialogue hilariously awful; poor Sir Christopher and Sybil have to utter some pretty dumb lines. The makeup effects are crude to the nth degree, but are delicious in their egregious lack of quality. The scene with the eyeballs exploding is pretty cool. In some ways, "Stirba - Werewolf Bitch" goes back to Gothic basics in a way by exploiting flavourful European Old World atmosphere. But it adds a lot of spice to the deal by being so damn trashy. The sexy ladies present dress quite provocatively, and Sybil is willing to disrobe and show off her ample assets. The New Wave pop soundtrack is a total hoot; we're made to listen to that priceless title theme song a number of times. Original "Howling" author Gary Brandner co-scripted, from his novel "Howling II: The Return", and maintains a very tongue in cheek approach. With the level of both cheese and trash on display, it's clear that this was never meant to be taken seriously.

    Sir Christopher looks pretty serious here, though; the movie does benefit from his professionalism. Sybil is a mildly amusing antagonist. Brown and McEnroe are just sort of there as hero and heroine. Marsha A. Hunt, Judd Omen, Ferdy Mayne (who has the same character name as John Carradine in "Howling" No. 1), Patrick Field, Jimmy Nail, and Jiri Krytinar co-star.

    Directed by Philippe Mora, who has the distinction of being director on two "Howling" sequels, the other being "The Marsupials: The Howling III".

    The end credits are actually a highlight.

    Seven out of 10.

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    • Trivia
      Sybil Danning was tired of having to go topless or nude so often in her movies, and wanted to remain clothed for this one. The producers disagreed, but in the end, a compromise was reached where Danning would do a single topless shot. She was very angry on watching the finished film to find that the ending credits featured this shot no less than seventeen times.
    • Goofs
      When Christopher Lee reads from the Book of Revelation, his Bible is opened near the middle, but this book is the last book of the Bible. Visually, it probably wouldn't have looked as good if the book was opened to the end, plus balancing it in his hand with all the weight on one side would have been difficult.
    • Quotes

      Vasile: Breasts! Breasts! That's the fuck! Define: slipper!

      [*Unintelligible*]

    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits run over what appear to be deleted scenes and alternate footage, along with the same scene of Sybil Danning ripping off her shirt, which is repeated 17 times.
    • Alternate versions
      The original HBO/Thorn tape release is dark and unwatchable, as well as cut. The cable version is bright and clear and features European folk music over the formerly silent end credits, but cut. The Republic/Lumiere tape release is bright and clear, (almost too bright in some suspense scenes), and was the longest version in existence until the release of the MGM DVD, which is not only uncut and in widescreen, but is bright, clear, and watchable. The Republic/Lumiere tape bears the retitling "Howling II: Stirba, Werewolf Bitch", while the DVD and the other VHS versions are still titled "Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf".
    • Connections
      Featured in Hidden City (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Howling
      Written by Stephen W. Parsons (as Stephen Parsons)

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    • Release date
      • August 28, 1985 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Czechoslovakia
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Czech
    • Also known as
      • Hurlements II
    • Filming locations
      • Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic(as Filmove Studio Barrandov, Prague, Czechoslovakia)
    • Production companies
      • Hemdale
      • Barrandov Studios
      • Cinema '84
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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