Teenage Werewolf

I Was A Teenage Werewolf movie poster

Before MTV's Teen Wolf series, there was the 1985 movie by the same name it was loosely based on. It starred someone named Michael J. Fox. You might have heard of him. He's kind of a big deal. That was not however, the fist time an actor played a teen werewolf and then went on to do bigger and better things. That distinction belongs coincidentally to another actor by the name of Michael, in this case, Landon.

Michael Landon, who is probably best known for his role as "Charles Ingalls" on the TV series Little House on the Prairie, once was a teenage werewolf in what else but the aptly-named I Was A Teenage Werewolf. Landon played the role of Ingalls for eight seasons. He was also "Little Joe" on Bonanza for 14 seasons and "Jonathan Smith" on Highway To Heaven for five.

You may roll your eyes at the thought of these movies but young actors have to start somewhere and it's always interesting to see them before they were stars.

Even special makeup effects artist Rick Baker enjoyed Landon's performance and the werewolf makeup.

Trailers From Hell with Rick Baker

I Was A Teenage Werewolf by The Cramps

In the video above, Baker mentions the song I Was A Teenage Werewolf by The Cramps. Have a listen to it now, if you want.

The B-movie Cast

Click on the link to listen to the guys from the B-Movie Cast podcast discuss the film.


Dark Corners Reviews

Little House on the Prairie

Watch Landon as Charles Ingalls in the pilot movie of the TV series.

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