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The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Moon of the Wolf (1972) ** (out of 4) After several locals are brutally murdered, a Louisiana sheriff (David Janssen) starts to wonder if there might be a werewolf at work. I guess I'm being a tad bit unfair when I say that's the "story" to this movie because the werewolf stuff really doesn't happen until the hour mark, which is an extremely long time considering this made-for-TV flick only clocks in at 73-minutes. Even at just 73-minutes this thing seems to run on and on and it really gets to the point where you're asking yourself what the filmmakers were thinking by making a movie like this. I've always had a love/hate relationship with this movie because on certain levels I enjoy it but at the same time had certain things been done better then the end result could have been so much better. One of the things that do work is the Louisiana swamp settings and this creates a certain atmosphere, which is just perfect for a werewolf movie. A werewolf running around in a redneck swamp could have been used so much better but at least the atmosphere is here. This atmosphere really reminded me of the Gothic horror films because they were more centered on the mood more than anything else. The problem with the picture is that the first hour pretty much just has the sheriff going around talking to people, asking various questions and the werewolf stuff doesn't come up till late. We don't even see the creature until the final portion of the film and even then we don't ever get any clear, good looks at it. I'm not sure if the filmmakers were afraid that they were going to scare kids that might be watching but whatever the reason for this decision it's a bad one. Janssen is good in the lead role of the sheriff and the supporting cast all fit their roles nicely as well. It's just really too bad that the film didn't take advantage of the locations and atmosphere and deliver a monster.

"Sheriff Aaron Whitaker (David Janssen) covers the Louisiana bayou country and is faced with a mysterious death. The victim appears to have been attacked by a vicious animal, until the medical examiner determines the death was actually a murder. Using the circumstances of the crime and the evidence he uncovers, Sheriff Whitaker concludes a werewolf is responsible for the killing and must discover who the monster is before any further deaths occur," according to the DVD sleeve description. Responding to Dan Curtis' wildly successful "The Night Stalker", ABC-TV set director Daniel Petrie and writer Alvin Sapinsley werewolf hunting. The resulting "Moon of the Wolf" filled their prime fall "Tuesday Movie of the Week" timeslot. Familiar guest-starring faces include beautiful Barbara Rush (from "Peyton Place"), brother Bradford Dillman, and bedside-mannered John Bernardino (of "General Hospital"). Leading the pack, Mr. Janssen (formerly "The Fugitive") looks for the hairy left-handed suspect.*** Moon of the Wolf (9/26/72) Daniel Petrie ~ David Janssen, Barbara Rush, Bradford Dillman, John Beradino

Fast moving TV movie about werewolf like killings in Louisiana David Jansen is the sheriff looking into the killings and the rest of the cast is filled out with B movie and TV regulars.A speedy 75 minutes thanks to being made when TV movies often ran 90 minutes the film doesn't feel bloated and moves along at a nice clip. This is one of the few TV movies from the early 1970's that have appeared on bargain video that actually is worth taking a look at. Is it the greatest thing since sliced bread, no but it is an okay time killer that plays well as a regular movie and not just as a TV one.6 out of 10

Overall, this is not a terrible film. It is made for television, and it doesn't have "blockbuster" written all over it, but it does have likable characters and a relatively interesting plot.It begins with the murder of a young girl, Ellie, who appears to have been attacked by wild dogs. Sheriff Aaron Whitaker (David Janssen) arrives on the scene and has the local doctor perform an autopsy, which reveals a head injury that could not have been caused by wild dogs. Hence, the little backwoods Louisiana town has a murder on their hands. As time goes on, Sheriff Whitaker searches from suspect to suspect, to later discover that the killer is, in fact, a werewolf.Like many of those who have recently seen this movie for the first time, I got my copy of MOON OF THE WOLF from a cheap public domain collection, specifically Mill Creek's "SciFi Classics" 50 Movie boxed set. I do believe this movie is also available in other such collections and can likely be found for free online. It's not a bad movie for fans of werewolf-themed mystery, although I dare say this is not science fiction, nor is it horror in any sense other than the general content of a lycanthrope.