Dean Stockwell, helpful hologram Al from '80s TV series Quantum Leap, has a 100% probability of sporting fur and fangs when his character, political reporter Jack Whittier, is bitten by a werewolf in Hungary. When Jack returns to Washington to work as press secretary for the president (Biff McGuire), he goes on a nightly killing spree that threatens both his career and his relationship with Marion (Jane House), the president's daughter.
This Watergate-era werewolf flick tries to part comedy-tinged horror and part political satire, but doesn't really succeed at either. The horror fails thanks to a terrible looking werewolf design that looks more like Teen Wolf than An American Werewolf, and a total lack of gore; the political aspect is, to my mind at least, extremely boring (although I guess it may have seemed a bit more interesting when it was more topical, as Nixon's presidency came to an abrupt end).
Those who enjoy films that throw in totally unexpected weirdness for no discernible reason will no doubt get a few giggles from the inexplicable introduction of a dwarf mad scientist called Dr. Kiss, who gets licked by werewolf Jack, but believe me when I say that it isn't worth trudging through this dreary mess of a movie for one moment of genuine madness.
This Watergate-era werewolf flick tries to part comedy-tinged horror and part political satire, but doesn't really succeed at either. The horror fails thanks to a terrible looking werewolf design that looks more like Teen Wolf than An American Werewolf, and a total lack of gore; the political aspect is, to my mind at least, extremely boring (although I guess it may have seemed a bit more interesting when it was more topical, as Nixon's presidency came to an abrupt end).
Those who enjoy films that throw in totally unexpected weirdness for no discernible reason will no doubt get a few giggles from the inexplicable introduction of a dwarf mad scientist called Dr. Kiss, who gets licked by werewolf Jack, but believe me when I say that it isn't worth trudging through this dreary mess of a movie for one moment of genuine madness.