Bad Moon
Encyclopedia
Bad Moon is a 1996 American
horror film
written and directed by Eric Red
and produced by James G. Robinson
. The plot involves a family man who struggles to overcome his curse
.
The film is based on the novel Thor by Wayne Smith, which tells the story from the dog's viewpoint. Thor was published in the United States (Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's Press hardback, Ballantine paperback), and in the U.K., Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway, in German, Dutch, Swedish and Norwegian.
, a photo-journalist (Michael Paré
) and his girlfriend are attacked by a werewolf
that kills her and savagely bites him. The researcher moves back to the Pacific Northwest
to live in isolation with his lycanthropy
until his well-intentioned sister (Mariel Hemingway
) invites him to stay with her and her son (Mason Gamble
) to get over the grief of losing his lover. Things soon begin to go bad, especially when the family dog, a big German Shepherd
named Thor, just can't accept the werewolf among them, so they decide to fight among themselves.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
written and directed by Eric Red
Eric Red
Eric Red is an American screenwriter and director, best known for writing the horror films The Hitcher and Near Dark.-Early life:...
and produced by James G. Robinson
James G. Robinson
James G. Robinson is an American film producer. He is chairman and CEO of Morgan Creek Productions, a Los Angeles studio that he founded. His son David C. Robinson is the studio's vice president.-External links:...
. The plot involves a family man who struggles to overcome his curse
Curse
A curse is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to some other entity—one or more persons, a place, or an object...
.
The film is based on the novel Thor by Wayne Smith, which tells the story from the dog's viewpoint. Thor was published in the United States (Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's Press hardback, Ballantine paperback), and in the U.K., Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway, in German, Dutch, Swedish and Norwegian.
Plot
While on an expedition in NepalNepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
, a photo-journalist (Michael Paré
Michael Paré
- Early life :Paré was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Joan, a homemaker, and Francis Paré, who owned print shops. He had six sisters and three brothers. Paré's father was of French-Canadian ancestry and his mother of Irish ancestry....
) and his girlfriend are attacked by a werewolf
Werewolf
A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope , is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse...
that kills her and savagely bites him. The researcher moves back to the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
to live in isolation with his lycanthropy
Lycanthropy
Lycanthropy is the professed ability or power of a human being to undergo transformation into a werewolf, or to gain wolf-like characteristics. The term comes from Greek Lykànthropos : λύκος, lykos + άνθρωπος, ànthrōpos...
until his well-intentioned sister (Mariel Hemingway
Mariel Hemingway
- Early life :Hemingway was born in Mill Valley, California, the third daughter of Byra Louise Hemingway and Jack Hemingway, a writer. Her sisters are Joan Hemingway and Margaux Hemingway...
) invites him to stay with her and her son (Mason Gamble
Mason Gamble
Mason Wilson Gamble is an American actor known for his portrayal of Dennis Mitchell in the 1993 film Dennis the Menace and as Jason Schwartzman's sidekick, Dirk Calloway, in Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson's critically acclaimed 1998 film Rushmore. He also appeared in Anya's Bell with Della Reese,...
) to get over the grief of losing his lover. Things soon begin to go bad, especially when the family dog, a big German Shepherd
German Shepherd Dog
The German Shepherd Dog , also known as an Alsatian or just the German Shepherd, is a breed of large-sized dog that originated in Germany. The German Shepherd is a relatively new breed of dog, with its origin dating to 1899. As part of the Herding Group, the German Shepherd is a working dog...
named Thor, just can't accept the werewolf among them, so they decide to fight among themselves.
Cast
- Mariel HemingwayMariel Hemingway- Early life :Hemingway was born in Mill Valley, California, the third daughter of Byra Louise Hemingway and Jack Hemingway, a writer. Her sisters are Joan Hemingway and Margaux Hemingway...
— Janet - Michael ParéMichael Paré- Early life :Paré was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Joan, a homemaker, and Francis Paré, who owned print shops. He had six sisters and three brothers. Paré's father was of French-Canadian ancestry and his mother of Irish ancestry....
— Uncle Ted - Mason GambleMason GambleMason Wilson Gamble is an American actor known for his portrayal of Dennis Mitchell in the 1993 film Dennis the Menace and as Jason Schwartzman's sidekick, Dirk Calloway, in Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson's critically acclaimed 1998 film Rushmore. He also appeared in Anya's Bell with Della Reese,...
— Brett - Ken PogueKen PogueKen Pogue is a Canadian actor.He is married to the actress Diana Barrington. His first motion picture role in 1973 was in The Neptune Factor. He almost drowned in SCUBA gear. He worked at the Stratford Festival and St. Lawrence Centre in the 1960s through 1980s before moving to television and film...
— Sheriff Jenson - Hrothgar Mathews — Flopsy
- Johanna Lebovitz — Marjorie
- Gavin Buhr — Forest Ranger
- Julia Montgomery Brown — Reporter
- PrimoPrimo-People:*DJ Premier, hip-hop producer, sometimes goes by nickname Primo*Primo Carnera , Italian boxer, World Heavyweight champion 1933 - 1934*Primo Cassarino , enforcer for the Gambino crime family...
— Thor