Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

drloomis666 Given that there are so few decent werewolf horror movie lately(thanks a lot Twilight)I have found myself looking for older movie that i;ve missed over the years.Found this gem on the internet.Don't let the words made for TV movie dissuade you as it almost did me.This movie was a pleasant surprise.Essentially it's a small town murder mystery with a supernatural twist.Sort of In the heat of the night meets Kolchack the night stalker.great old school cast all around.The Fugitives David Janssen is perfect as the tough skeptical small town sheriff whose just trying to figure it all out.More suspenseful than i thought it would be for a 70's TV movie.Especially toward the end.A good watch for werewolf genre fans.

bayardhiler While it may not be remembered as a particularly great film, "Moon of the Wolf" is not a bad way to spend some quality time with your television or computer. Starring the late, great David Janssen and equally talented Barbara Bush, the film opens with the discovery of a horribly mutilated girl in the lonely Louisiana bayou. As you can probably guess from the title, she wasn't killed by any ordinary murderer and after a few more brutal killings, it's up to Sheriff Aaron (Jansen) and his former high school crush Louise (Rush) to figure out who the beast is before it kills again. Despite it being a made for TV movie of the week, the film holds up rather well, especially when compared to some of the few other werewolf films of that time. The story is well written and for much of the time feels more like a small town mystery than it does a horror picture. In fact, as some other people have pointed out, if you went into this movie without knowing the title, you might think just that. The setting of the Louisana bayou somehow helps set up a mysterious tone for the film, perhaps because swamps are a bit creepy. Whatever the reason, it definitely adds to the film. The director of the film should earn some praise for use of some pretty good camera angles of the beasts point of view. But the strongest strength of the film is probably the actors. David Janssen throws everything he has into the role of Sheriff Aaron as he did in every movie, be it "The Fugitive" or a low budget job like this one and it makes the movie better because of it (such a shame that he died so relatively young at the age of forty-eight in 1980). Barbara Rush looks radiant here and has the talent to back up her looks in the role of Louise, a member of the town's wealthiest family and a woman who has charm but is no diva in distress either (particularly at the end). Bradford Dillman also puts in a good performance as Louise's somewhat mysterious brother Andrew. As for the werewolf itself, the effects are not terrible but they're certainly not the greatest either, with the beast having the same Lon Chaney wolfman look that was used from the 40's to the 70's (it would not be until 1981's "The Howling" when makeup effects would advance to the point where werewolves actually looked like the creatures from legend). Never the less, the film never loses steam and it all leads up to a very well done finale. I wish I could say that TV still produced such little charmers like this, but the age of the movie of the week and the grand mini-series is all but over now. But don't let that stop you from seeing this sleeper on you tube and while you're at it, remember to keep the wolves at bay.

dbborroughs Fast moving TV movie about werewolf like killings in Louisiana David Jansen is the sheriff looking into the killings and the rest of the cast is filled out with B movie and TV regulars.A speedy 75 minutes thanks to being made when TV movies often ran 90 minutes the film doesn't feel bloated and moves along at a nice clip. This is one of the few TV movies from the early 1970's that have appeared on bargain video that actually is worth taking a look at. Is it the greatest thing since sliced bread, no but it is an okay time killer that plays well as a regular movie and not just as a TV one.6 out of 10

JackMay23 "Moon of the Wolf" is a good example of a an early 70's made for TV horror film. This werewolf saga succeeds admirably due to the efforts of the cast, some good location shooting and a better than average screenplay (for TV at least). Actors like David Jansenn,Bradford Dillman and Barbara Rush do their professional best to put this story of lycanthropy in the south across and it manages to be both interesting and somewhat exciting despite some cheesy make up effects. It is a good way to pass an hour or so, and for my money is just as captivating as the kind of PG-13 horror fare that is ground out today to entice teenagers to go out to the multiplex.