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The Wolf Man (Universal Studios Classic Monster Collection)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: UNI DIST CORP. (MCA)
Fabric Type: 9780783227528
Graphics Memory Size: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD, Special Edition, NTSC
Legal Disclaimer: 0783227523
Manufacturer Labor Warranty Description: 120
Maximum Color Depth: Universal Studios
Maximum Focal Length: EnglishSubtitledFrenchSubtitled
Metal Type: Universal Studios
Pearl Type: MCAD20331D
Processor Count: 1
Total Firewire Ports: Universal Studios
Total Metal Weight: 1
Total Parallel Ports: November 02, 1999
Total S Video Out Ports: 70 minutes
Universal Studios
December 12, 1941
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Product Description:
LON CHANEY, JR. PORTRAYS ONE OF THE SCREEN'S MOST INFAMOUS MONSTERS, THE WOLF MAN, IN THE ORIGINAL HORROR CLASSIC. BONUS FEATURES: MONSTER BY MOONLIGHT AN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY, FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH TOM WEAVER, THE WOLF MAN ARCHIVES, PRODUCTION NOTES, CAST AND FILMMAKERS BIOS AND MORE.
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Even a man who is pure in heart,
And says his prayers by night,
May become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms
And the autumn moon is bright.
If you haven't heard this piece of horror-movie doggerel before, you'll never forget it after seeing The Wolf Man for two reasons: it's a spooky piece of rhyme and nearly everybody in the picture recites it at one time or another. Set in a fog-bound studio-built Wales, The Wolf Man tells the doom-laden tale of Lawrence Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.), who returns to the estate of his wealthy father (Claude Rains). (Yes, Chaney's American, but the movie explains this, awkwardly.) Bitten by a werewolf, Talbot suffers the classic fate of the victims of lycanthropy: at the full moon, he turns into a werewolf, a transformation ingeniously devised by makeup maestro Jack Pierce. Pierce was the man who turned Boris Karloff into the Frankenstein monster, and his werewolf makeup became equally famous, with its canine snout and bushy hairdo--and, of course, seriously sharp dental work. The Wolf Man was a smash hit, giving Universal Pictures a new monster for their already crowded stable, and Chaney found himself following in the footsteps (or paw prints) of his father, who had essayed a monster or two in the silent era. This is a classy horror outing, with strong atmosphere and a thoughtful script by Curt Siodmak--well, except for the stiff romantic bits between Chaney and Evelyn Ankers. It's also got Bela Lugosi (briefly) and Maria Ouspenskaya, the prunelike Russian actress who foretells doom like nobody's business. --Robert Horton
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Great classic Halloween DVD.Acting and story lines arent that great but has been around since my childhood. It was great to add to my DVD library
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Bought this for my father who loves classic horror from when he was a younger man. He and I both love this movie.
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The film starts out strong with good character development. The cinematography and script are good but there a few places when the movie gets too melodramatic. I wish Bela Lugosi had a larger part in the movie, and Claude Rains. The fight scene at the end was very well done for its time. I am really looking forward to seeing the remake with Benicio Del Toro, and interested to see how faithful it is to the original movie.
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"Even a man who is pure in heart/And says his prayers by night/May become a wolf/When the wolfbane blooms/And the autumn moon is bright..."
Sure, Dracula gave a face and a mythology to the vampire in the 1800s, but the werewolf didn't get similar treatment for quite some time. It was only with "The Wolfman" that the werewolf got his due, creating the template for lycanthropes everywhere -- a haunting, atmospheric story about a mildly creepy man who (through no fault of his own) turns ... Read More
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I CANT EVEN DESCRIBE LON CHANEY! BRILLIANT,ALL CHARACTERS WERE GREAT!!!! THIS IS WHAT IS MISSING NOW A DAYS IN THE MOVIES,GOOD OLD FASHION PLOTS AND GREAT ACTION AND ACTORS,GET IT YOU WONT SURELY REGRET IT,THIS IS AN AMERICAN CLASSIC!! I USE TO WAIT UNTILL IT COMES ON,NOW I OWN IT AND IM GLAD!!!!
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