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Silver Bullet

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When a series of unexplained murders occurs in the normally quiet town of Tarker's Mill, the residents decide to hunt down the killer. However, many of these vigilantes end up dead, and those who don't are any closer to finding an assailant. But, when a young wheelchair-using boy named Marty encounters a werewolf one night, the pieces begin to come together. Along with his sister and Uncle Red, Marty begins a mission to capture the werewolf once and for all.
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Paul Attanasio Washington Post 01/02/2018
The spectacle of King churning them out, churning them out, churning them out is, unfortunately, so much more vivid than anything he writes. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3/4
There are all sorts of sly satiric touches in the film. Go to Full Review Jose Solís Common Sense Media May 27
A lovely piece of horror that's far from being perfect, but has a real beating heart. Go to Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 08/31/2022
C-
This dreadful, borderline campy movie, about a werewolf on the prowl in a sedate town, is long on gore and short on logic. Go to Full Review Eve Tushnet Patheos 05/23/2022
Silver Bullet ignored some obvious chances to go deeper... Go to Full Review Alberto Abuín Espinof 04/16/2020
The relationship that the boy has with his uncle, who is brought to life by a funny Gary Busey, is one of the best things in the film, underlining the difference between the adult and adolescent world. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Legus B Oct 14 My First time seeing this on the big screen i enjoyed it See more hutch312 @westsideCritic-EGP Jan 18 What in the world did I just watch? I love the rap video and song but the movie??? See more Zeke J Oct 27 Wow, a collective group of people that have no idea when an amazing werewolf movie is slapping them right in the face, this is one of the greatest werewolf movies I’ve ever seen, no CGI bullshit, great actors and acting and a lot of comic relief! Great movie, shame on your reviews! Zeke See more Jason H Oct 26 This movie has many issues (unnecessary voice-over, a title card that says it's 1976 when it's clearly the 1980s, blood/gore that was shoehorned in by Dino De Laurentiis) but it's still a lot of fun. See more Monica M Oct 14 One of my favorite Stephen King adaptations! Saw it as a kid in the 2000s. Far from perfect but still a good film. See more Nano N @Nanonevol Oct 14 Seemed much longer than it is. Good cast but not their best work to say the least. See more Read all reviews
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Dan Attias

Director

Gary Busey

Uncle Red

Corey Haim

Marty Coslaw

Megan Follows

Jane Coslaw

Everett McGill

Reverend Lowe

Terry O'Quinn

Sheriff Joe Haller

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Synopsis When a series of unexplained murders occurs in the normally quiet town of Tarker's Mill, the residents decide to hunt down the killer. However, many of these vigilantes end up dead, and those who don't are any closer to finding an assailant. But, when a young wheelchair-using boy named Marty encounters a werewolf one night, the pieces begin to come together. Along with his sister and Uncle Red, Marty begins a mission to capture the werewolf once and for all.
Director
Dan Attias
Producer
Dino De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentiis
Screenwriter
Stephen King
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Dino De Laurentiis Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 11, 1985, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.8M
Runtime
1h 35m
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