My Mom's a Werewolf
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My Mom's a Werewolf

Jennifer's mother is having an identity crisis.

4.8 / 10 1989 1h 28mPG English
ComedyHorror

Storyline

The frustrated housewife Leslie visits an animal shop to purchase a flea-collar. Unknowing that the owner is a werewolf, she accepts his invitation to lunch and later in his apartment. Through a bite in her toe he starts her slow transformation in a werewolf. Home again, she desperately tries to hide the often disgusting process from her family, but her daughter Jennifer and her - from horror magazines well educated - friend recognize what's going on, and help to kill the non-human.

Cast & Crew

Susan Blakely

Susan Blakely

Leslie Shaber

Lead
John Saxon

John Saxon

Harry Thropen

Tina Caspary

Tina Caspary

Jennifer Shaber

John Schuck

John Schuck

Howard Shaber

DB

Diana Barrows

Stacey Pubah

Ruth Buzzi

Ruth Buzzi

Madame Gypsy

Marcia Wallace

Marcia Wallace

Peggy

Geno Silva

Geno Silva

Dr. Rod Rodriguez

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Fischa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. My Mom's a Werewolf is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker