The howling is a 1981 american horror film directed by joe dante and starring dee wallace, patrick macnee, dennis dugan, and robert picardo. Based on a novel by velda johnston, the underrated and almost unbearably suspenseful a howling in the woods debuted on november 11th, 1971. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. A howling in the woods 1971 cast and crew a woman barbara eden stays at a lodge to get away from her husband larry hagman and hears howls at night. Based on a novel by velda johnston, the underrated and almost unbearably suspenseful a howling in the woods debuted november 11, 1971, on nbc. The teleplay, written by richard deroy, is based on the 1968 novel of the same name by velda johnston. It did keep my interest to the end but,i guessed who the bad guys were before the conclusion of the book. A disillusioned housewife on a vacation in the woods is disturbed by her husband continually trying to get her to come home and, more.
Also there is a howling from the eerie woods at night. Ruta lee, tyne daly, larry hagman, john rubinstein, vera miles, barbara eden. A howling in the woods is a 1971 american madefortelevision thriller film directed by daniel petrie and starring barbara eden, larry hagman, john rubinstein. Smalltownwithasecret thriller a woman planning on getting a divorce returns to her home town to find the residents hostile and surly. It teases its woods based howling with a sequence where car trouble leaves liza walking at night through the forest. Larry hagman, searches for her in hopes of a reconciliation, the heroine is terrorized by the mournful sound of a howling dog, which triggers painful and frightening memories that she had hoped were long, long buried. A howling in the woods tv movie 1971 a howling in the. Howling in the woods by velda johnston is not one of her best. A howling in the woods 1971 tv thriller 1 h 40 min barbara eden, larry hagman, john rubinstein, vera miles director. A howling in the woods by velda johnston goodreads. A howling in the woods 1971 directed by daniel petrie. Although she is best known for comedy, most of these films were dramas, as when she starred opposite her jeannie costar larry hagman in a howling in the woods 1971. This is the dramathriller a howling in the woods the full film 1971 duration. Of course, you and i would have stuck to the road, but this is a movie meaning.
The film debuted in a 90 minute time slot in 1971 1971 tv movies run 7174 minutes once commercials are removed. This made for tv movie is sure to please fans of the stars and for those who are nostalgic for the trappings of this genre. A howling in the woods was made into a television movie in 1971 and starred barbara eden and larry hagman. A howling in the woods finds accidental terror film school rejects. A howling in the woods 1971 the movie database tmdb. Any early confusion is ultimately cleared up, so, staying w it is recommended. With barbara eden, larry hagman, john rubinstein, vera miles. Supplied on new dvdr disc only a copy plain disc, white printable surface. Perhaps its not the wowpunchkill of a lot of faster paced films, but fans of the tv movie format will not be disappointed in this superb chiller. A howling in the woods 1971 directed by daniel petrie genres horror.
In 1971, the word howling didnt have the associations it has now. Videos for howling in the woods, a turner classic movies. A woman barbara eden stays at a lodge to get away from her husband larry hagman and hears howls at night. A howling in the woods 1971 fantastic movie musings. A howling in the woods a howling in the woods 1971. A howling in the woods 1971 pg 1h 40min thriller tv movie 5 november 1971. Title matching howl sorted by popularity ascending imdb.
The 27th day 1957 scifi full length movie duration. Barbara eden, larry hagman, john rubinstein, vera miles. Each of the detailed ratings you select will result in a cumulative score for this film. A howling in the woods 1971 barbara eden larry hagman vera.
A disillusioned housewife on a vacation in the woods is disturbed by her husband continually trying to get her to come home and, more ominously, a mysterious howling at night. And of course, theres also that eerie howling in the woods. Based on the novel of the same name by gary brandner, the film follows a television newswoman sent to a remote mountain resort after a near fatal incident with a serial killer, unaware that the residents are werewolves. Though larry hagman is in it, this is barbara edens movie, and shes brilliant.
But gary bradners novel the howling didnt appear until 1977, and the movie series that would make the title infamous didnt get started until 1981. The film follows the story of a housewife vacationing in the woods as she experiences a mysterious howling noise at night. A howling in the woods is a 1971 madefortelevision thriller film starring barbara eden and larry hagman. Ride in the whirlwind western starring jack nicholson, free full movie, english youtube movies duration. A howling in the woods movie filming locations nevada. Tonight was a good night to revisit one of my favorite made for tv thrillers from the 70s, a howling in the woods 1971 starring barbara eden, larry hagman and john rubinstein. A woman barbara eden stays at a lodge to get away from her husband larry hagman. Pages in category 1970s psychological thriller films the following 86 pages are in this category, out of 86 total. Barbara eden plays liza crocker, a woman who plans on leaving her husband, played by larry hagman, and returns to her hometown to get a divorce. A howling in the woods tv movie 1971 movies, tv, celebs, and more. A howling in the woods 1971 tv movie article 3691 by dave sindelar viewing date. A howling in the woods 1971 barbara eden, larry hagman. In her writing, velda johnston provides examples of young women who seek happiness and fulfillment in an assertive, independent manner.
Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. However, imdb cites a running time of 100 mins, and a version circulating online from a 90s wgn broadcast is 90 minutes without commercials. A howling in the woods 1971 daniel petrie synopsis. When she gets there she finds her step mother miles and step brother john rubinstein and. This story is about a little girl who was murdered in the pastbut. After jeannie, eden did an unaired pilot, the barbara eden show, as well as another pilot, the toy game.