Silver Bullet (1985)
Paramount HDTV 95m
Director: Daniel Attias
Stars: Corey Haim, Megan Follows, Gary Busey. Everett McGill, Terry O'Quinn
Literary scare-master Stephen King adapts his own novella "Cycle of the Werewolf". Sleepy little Tarker's Mills is rocked by a series of gruesome murders. But the sadistic killer only operates during a full moon a Marty and his sister rush to identify the killer before the moon is full again. The fine novella gets a solid screen treatment (it can't hurt if the author is involved). The cast is chock full of familiar faces which do a fine job populating the town with the quirky types you always see in a King story. Although better detailed in the novella, the screenplay gets the gist of it and the Rambaldi beast isn't too bad either. (3/5)
Paramount HDTV 95m
Director: Daniel Attias
Stars: Corey Haim, Megan Follows, Gary Busey. Everett McGill, Terry O'Quinn
Literary scare-master Stephen King adapts his own novella "Cycle of the Werewolf". Sleepy little Tarker's Mills is rocked by a series of gruesome murders. But the sadistic killer only operates during a full moon a Marty and his sister rush to identify the killer before the moon is full again. The fine novella gets a solid screen treatment (it can't hurt if the author is involved). The cast is chock full of familiar faces which do a fine job populating the town with the quirky types you always see in a King story. Although better detailed in the novella, the screenplay gets the gist of it and the Rambaldi beast isn't too bad either. (3/5)