Howling Reborn

UPC: 013132345499

Studio: Starz/Anchor Bay

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:null

Summary: A high school senior learns he descends from a long line of werewolves, and attempts to choose between embracing his inner-beast and holding on to his humanity as the long-running horror franchise returns. Will Kidman (Landon Liboiron) is your typical teenager; he's got an eye for girls, and lately his gaze has been lingering on a gorgeous classmate (Lindsey Shaw). Meanwhile, an enigmatic woman (Ivana Milicevic) from Will's distant past resurfaces with a shocking revelation: Will's ancestors were lycanthropes, and now he will inherit the secrets of their incredible power. But when Will realizes that embracing his destiny will spell certain death for the girl he loves, he prepares to make a choice that could spell the end of his monstrous bloodline, and incur the wrath of the very creatures that have claimed him as one of their own. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Horror

Features: Audio commentary with Writer/Director Joe Nimziki and Actor Lindsey Shaw
The making of The Howling Reborn
Storyboard gallery

Howling Reborn

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 10/18/2011

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Alternate Wide Screen

Audio: DTHD null

Runtime: 92 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: Spanish

Region: Blu-ray region A (North America, Central America, South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia)

Jeremy Wheeler

Howling Reborn is a rotten mix of Twilight, Fright Night, and Harry Potter, although to its credit, the picture does sport a super silly werewolf fight at the end complete with dummy dude grunts (yes, that's literally the best that can be said about it). Curious to note: Gary Brandner's Howling II novel is credited as being the story the film is based on, which is a thoroughly bogus claim since that book is a direct sequel to the first film/novel and absolutely zero to do with this cash grab at the sad teen creature market. It seems fitting that the franchise continues in this kind of dull fashion considering that the series went straight downhill after the campy (and rather entertaining) Ozploitation outing, Howling III: The Marsupials. If by any chance you do sit through it, the end credits provide a setup for large-scale sequel that is far more delectable than anything that was presented in the rest of this embarrassing dreck. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Steve Lane  Executive Producer 
Robert Pringle  Executive Producer 
Etchie Stroh  Producer 
Klaus Badelt  Composer (Music Score) 
Joe Nimziki  Director 
Joe Nimziki  Screenwriter 
Kevin Kasha  Executive Producer 
James Robert Johnston  Screenwriter 
Joel Kastelberg  Producer 
Landon Liboiron  Actor 
Lindsey Shaw  Actor 
Ivana Milicevic  Actor 

Country: USA