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The Wolfman

- When the moon is full, the legend comes to life.

Lawrence Talbot, an American man on a visit to Victorian London to make amends with his estranged father, gets bitten by a werewolf and, after a moonlight transformation, leaves him with a savage hunger for flesh.

Release Date : 2010-02-10

Language :EnglishRomanian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesRelativity MediaStuber Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Hombre Lobo

Cast

Benicio del Toro

Character Name : Lawrence Talbot

Original Name : Benicio del Toro

Gender : Male

Anthony Hopkins

Character Name : Sir John Talbot

Original Name : Anthony Hopkins

Gender : Male

Emily Blunt

Character Name : Gwen Conliffe

Original Name : Emily Blunt

Gender : Female

Hugo Weaving

Character Name : Inspector Francis Abberline

Original Name : Hugo Weaving

Gender : Male

Geraldine Chaplin

Character Name : Maleva

Original Name : Geraldine Chaplin

Gender : Female

Art Malik

Character Name : Singh

Original Name : Art Malik

Gender : Male

Antony Sher

Character Name : Dr. Hoenneger

Original Name : Antony Sher

Gender : Male

David Schofield

Character Name : Constable Nye

Original Name : David Schofield

Gender : Male

Cristina Contes

Character Name : Solana Talbot

Original Name : Cristina Contes

Gender : Female

David Sterne

Character Name : Kirk

Original Name : David Sterne

Gender : Male

Elizabeth Croft

Character Name : Ophelia (uncredited)

Original Name : Elizabeth Croft

Gender : Female

Simon Merrells

Character Name : Ben Talbot

Original Name : Simon Merrells

Gender : Male

Asa Butterfield

Character Name : Young Ben

Original Name : Asa Butterfield

Gender : Male

Olga Fedori

Character Name : Young Gypsy Woman

Original Name : Olga Fedori

Gender : Female

Lorraine Hilton

Character Name : Mrs. Kirk

Original Name : Lorraine Hilton

Gender : Female

John Owens

Character Name : Asylum Doctor #1

Original Name : John Owens

Gender : Male

Gemma Whelan

Character Name : Gwen's Maid

Original Name : Gemma Whelan

Gender : Female

Nicholas Day

Character Name : Colonel Montford

Original Name : Nicholas Day

Gender : Male

Clive Russell

Character Name : MacQueen

Original Name : Clive Russell

Gender : Male

Michael Cronin

Character Name : Dr. Lloyd

Original Name : Michael Cronin

Gender : Male

Max von Sydow

Character Name : Passenger on Train (Director's Cut) (uncredited)

Original Name : Max von Sydow

Gender : Male

Roger Frost

Character Name : Reverend Fisk

Original Name : Roger Frost

Gender : Male

Oliver Adams

Character Name : Gypsy Boy

Original Name : Oliver Adams

Gender : Male

Emil Hostina

Character Name : Gypsy Man / Bear Handler

Original Name : Emil Hostina

Gender : Male

Rick Baker

Character Name : Gypsy Man / First Killed

Original Name : Rick Baker

Gender : Male

Jessica Manley

Character Name : Gypsy Mother

Original Name : Jessica Manley

Gender : Male

Jordan Coulson

Character Name : Wolf Boy

Original Name : Jordan Coulson

Gender : Male

Ian Peck

Character Name : Creepy Guard

Original Name : Ian Peck

Gender : Male

David Keyes

Character Name : Custodian

Original Name : David Keyes

Gender : Male

C.C. Smiff

Character Name : Police Officer #3

Original Name : C.C. Smiff

Gender : Male

Anthony Debaeck

Character Name : Gypsy Driver

Original Name : Anthony Debaeck

Gender : Male

Waseem Abbas

Character Name : Gypsy Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Waseem Abbas

Gender : Male

Julie Eagleton

Character Name : Woman in Theatre (uncredited)

Original Name : Julie Eagleton

Gender : Female

Kate Dion-Richard

Character Name : The Screaming Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Kate Dion-Richard

Gender : Female

Salo Gardner

Character Name : Villager (uncredited)

Original Name : Salo Gardner

Gender : Male

Andy Gathergood

Character Name : Villager 1 (uncredited)

Original Name : Andy Gathergood

Gender : Male

Richard Hansell

Character Name : Asylum Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Hansell

Gender : Male

Sam Hazeldine

Character Name : Horatio (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Hazeldine

Gender : Male

Mia McKenna-Bruce

Character Name : Street Urchin (uncredited)

Original Name : Mia McKenna-Bruce

Gender : Female

Brigitte Millar

Character Name : Gertrude (uncredited)

Original Name : Brigitte Millar

Gender : Female

Claude Starling

Character Name : Asylum Doctor #4 (uncredited)

Original Name : Claude Starling

Gender : Male

Karim Theilgaard

Character Name : Gypsy Man 3 (uncredited)

Original Name : Karim Theilgaard

Gender : Male

Christian Wolf-La'Moy

Character Name : Gentleman in Top Hat (uncredited)

Original Name : Christian Wolf-La'Moy

Gender : Male

Mario Marin-Borquez

Character Name : Young Lawrence

Original Name : Mario Marin-Borquez

Gender : Male

Emily Cohen

Character Name : Little Gypsy Girl

Original Name : Emily Cohen

Gender : Female

Malcolm Scates

Character Name : Butcher

Original Name : Malcolm Scates

Gender : Male

Rob Dixon

Character Name : Squire Strickland

Original Name : Rob Dixon

Gender : Male

Dave Fisher

Character Name : Gypsy Man / Stones

Original Name : Dave Fisher

Gender : Male

Barry McCormick

Character Name : Asylum Orderly

Original Name : Barry McCormick

Gender : Male

Shaun Smith

Character Name : Carter

Original Name : Shaun Smith

Gender : Male

Richard James

Character Name : Asylum Doctor #2

Original Name : Richard James

Gender : Male

Jake Nightingale

Character Name : Police Officer #2

Original Name : Jake Nightingale

Gender : Male

Debbie Attwell

Character Name : Gypsy Wife (uncredited)

Original Name : Debbie Attwell

Gender : Male

Piotr Baumann

Character Name : Gypsy (uncredited)

Original Name : Piotr Baumann

Gender : Male

Peter Paul Burrows

Character Name : Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Paul Burrows

Gender : Male

Matilda Fulljames

Character Name : Church Child (uncredited)

Original Name : Matilda Fulljames

Gender : Male

Rich Goble

Character Name : Detective Aberlines Posse (uncredited)

Original Name : Rich Goble

Gender : Male

Michael Mansbridge

Character Name : Musician (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Mansbridge

Gender : Male

David Orpheus

Character Name : Gypsy (uncredited)

Original Name : David Orpheus

Gender : Male

Panayiota Panteli

Character Name : Gypsy (uncredited)

Original Name : Panayiota Panteli

Gender : Male

Emily Parr

Character Name : Prostitute (uncredited)

Original Name : Emily Parr

Gender : Male

Dianne Pilkington

Character Name : Opera Singer (uncredited)

Original Name : Dianne Pilkington

Gender : Female

Robert Roman Ratajczak

Character Name : Man in the Theatre (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Roman Ratajczak

Gender : Male

Anthony Richard Rowe

Character Name : Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : Anthony Richard Rowe

Gender : Male

John Styles

Character Name : Punch & Judy Man (uncredited)

Original Name : John Styles

Gender : Male

Branko Tomović

Character Name : Roman (uncredited)

Original Name : Branko Tomović

Gender : Male

John Whitby

Character Name : Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : John Whitby

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Extended Cut: Proving in fact that The Wolfman is no monstrosity. The Wolfman is directed by Joe Johnston and adapted to screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker and David Self from Curt Siodmak's original 1941 screenplay. It stars Benicio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt and Hugo Weaving. Music is scored by Danny Elfman and Shelly Johnson is the cinematographer. Plot is set in 1891 and finds Toro as Lawrence Talbot, who upon learning of his brother's grizzly murder, returns to his estranged father's estate in Blackmoor to investigate. Upon arriving he forms an instant bond with his dead sibling's fiancée, Gwen (Blunt), but soon Lawrence finds himself mired in a world of lycanthropy and family secrets. It had a much publicised troubled production, with a director switch, numerous release date changes and enforced cuts to the running time, sitting atop of this particular iceberg. With that it mind, film is arguably better than it had any right to be. What is now readily available is an extended cut of the film where some 17 minutes of footage have been put back into the story. Footage cut originally to foolishly speed up the moment when the first transformation from man to wolfman arrives. Is the extended cut a far better movie than the trimmed theatrical version? The answer is resounding yes it is. It still contains flaws, but now the narrative is stronger and crucially by waiting much longer for the first "big change scene", tension and anticipation now exist where previously it didn't. In spite of some modern day advancements for this 21st Century wolfman - excessive speed for the wolf - creature smack down finale - Johnston's movie is very faithful and respectful of the 1941 original. Which is perhaps not surprising since the weight of Universal is backing this remake of one of their original classic monsters from the 30's and 40's. But it's nice to see that a remake keeps the things that made the original so beloved. Gothic texture is rich, none more so than with the mist/smog shrouded village, while the tortured sadness that permeated Lon Chaney's take on Larry Talbot back in 1941, is perfectly essayed by del Toro this time around. The creature design itself cleaves close to the original, with Rick Baker and Dave Elsey picking up the Academy Award for Best Makeup for their excellent efforts. Fans of shred and gore are also well served here, with Johnston (The Rocketeer/Jumanji) showing a keen eye for action construction. An attack at a Gypsy camp and a bloody rampage through a bus are the stand outs, while an asylum sequence is also not to be sniffed at. Chuck in the murder mystery element, and the intriguing father and son axis, and it's a film that has more to it than merely being a CGI popcorn piece. Even Elfman's score fits neatly into the period setting. Problem wise it comes down to Blunt and Weaving being under used, and Hopkins veering dangerously close to over hamming the omelette, yet all remain strong in characterisations. Toro, though, is not, as some have suggested, miscast. Already lupine like before transformation, he plays it perfectly troubled and brooding like. Talbot has inner demons and unanswered questions in his past, a past he has tried to shred but finds he now must confront those demons. The onset of lycanthropy serving, one feels, as a metaphor for his personal torment finally being unleashed. Toro nails it with an excellent and subdued portrayal, even if the choice of hair style leaves much to be desired. Worth a mention as well is Shelly Johnson's photography, where nice atmospheric visuals complement the tone and period flavour of the piece. More homage than outright horror, but with a little something for everyone interested in Horror/Gothic/Mystery type movies, The Wolfman in extended form is an enjoyable enough experience. 7/10