The Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) The Werewolf of Woodstock (1975) User Reviews

The werewolf movie by which to compare all others

[Patchbunny · 3/10 · 3 November 2000]

In order to be "above-average", you must first establish "average". To establish "average", you must have a range of films of variable quality to set the scale. This, folks, firmly cements the lower end of the scale, easily identifying other werewolf films as "above average". Well, better than this one, at least.

A man cleaning up a stage after woodstock is struck by lightning, with the consequence that, as per the ancient legends, he turns into a werewolf every night. Stalking the local populace, he terrorizes few, and after a car chase, is cornered at a refinery where he falls to his death. He may have been shot first - I don't remember for sure, and let's face it, by this point I wasn't paying much attention.

A Hairball Coughed Up By Dick Clark

[vandino1 · 14 June 2008]

First try and find this film... a VIDEOTAPE TV movie from 1975. That's right: it wasn't even shot on film. But if you do find it (good luck), view this sorry thing with below-the-floor expectations and maybe, just maaaaaaybe you'll squeeze some entertainment out of it. Honestly, there's no need to bother trying. This is godawful nonsense that only rates a viewing for completists of the scintillating screen careers of Andrew Stevens. Michael Parks, and Tige Andrews. Andrews is listed as "Special Guest Star" which seems odd, until you realize by the end of the film that ol' Tige is barely on screen after the first few minutes. Dick Clark produced this sad spectacle and probably doesn't even recall it now (or would be willing to admit to it).

Let's see, what have we got: an embarrassing $1.99 werewolf mask... an embarrassing $1.99 wool-knit beanie hat worn by Michael Parks... a $2.99 replica of the Woodstock Festival stage, and a quick shot of some garbage strewn about in a clearing beyond the stage that is so small that this must have been where the Hamster Woodstock was held, not the full-size festival... a dune buggy chase with a werewolf at the wheel ... and flower child Beckie (Belinda Belaski) who is so tuned into the frequency of her dead pooch named Virgo that she can "feel his pain is not over." But your own pain can end with a quick skip to the finish, or a tossing of this garbage in the nearest receptacle.

Actually I make this sound better, in a supremely cheesy sense, than it truly is. Mostly it's tedious. Be warned. Woof!

Possibly the most popcorn-fun werewolf movie ever made!!!

[jreboy · 9/10 · 26 May 2022]

I don't know why the other reviews are so savage. When I first heard about this film I vowed to track it down and the month-long effort paid off handsomely!

Briefly, a crusty old farmer who hates rock music has just put up with the Woodstock festival, and now that it's over he takes his rage out on what's left of one of the empty stages. But when lightning strikes him and nearly burns him to a crisp it also ignites a transformation in him. Meanwhile a band shows up intent on recording "live at Woodstock" even though it's AFTER the big festival has ended, and their hippie chick member played affably by Belinda Balaski, ends up being pursued by the Werewolf. She hates him for killing her dog, but she kinda digs him for BEING a dog (no, really). Even MORE meanwhile, the police are investigating the crime and making spaghetti sauce.

To say the internal logic of this is skewered is an understatement, but that loopy quality only makes this that much more fun. Ultra-low budget, filmed through a coke bottle, but with engaging performances from a very talented cast who seem to be having as much fun as you'd imagine. The "disappearance" of this film is a bit of a crime, but hopefully now that it's been re-discovered it might get some traction.

I've watched it something like ten times since we tracked it down, and I could easily watch it as many times again.

Pppppeeyyyyeeeeeeeewww!

[zog-3 · 21 July 2001]

The guy that produced this toiky (Dick Clark) shudda stayed wit' "America Bandstand. it was really really bad. it starred Tige Andrews of the Mod squad as the main charecter, an unbeliveably horribly negative anal rententive farmer, whose total negativity merges with the ions in the lightning bolt which hit him as he was wrecking the abandoned woodstock stage (today it would be a precious cultural landmark) to turn him into "the woodstock werewolf".<screams please!> the only thing positive about this "tele~play", which hasn't been shown on tv since 1976, was the werewolf make up, the farmer looked like one of those flamboyant woodstock hippies he hated so much.

Okay

[Michael_Elliott · 27 February 2008]

Werewolf of Woodstock, The (1975)

** (out of 4)

Campy made for TV horror film isn't as good as the title but if you enjoy "so bad it's good" type of films then you should get a couple laughs. A farmer is mad that 'dirty hippies' trashed up his property during the Woodstock festival but after being caught in an electrical storm, he turns into a werewolf and goes out looking for hippies. This is a pretty bad film from start to finish but it's campy enough to earn a few laughs along the way. All of the performances are bad but this adds some charm, especially the hippie girl who has "vibes" from her dead dog who was killed by the werewolf. The make up effects are even worse with what appears to be a left over mask from Planet of the Apes with added hair. The film also must contain the record for the number of times dude, cool and totally are said by the hippies. Produced by Dick Clark.