Howling II: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf
Original title: Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
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3.7/10
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A man discovers that his sister was a werewolf, and helps an investigator track down a gang of the monsters through the United States and eastern Europe.A man discovers that his sister was a werewolf, and helps an investigator track down a gang of the monsters through the United States and eastern Europe.A man discovers that his sister was a werewolf, and helps an investigator track down a gang of the monsters through the United States and eastern Europe.
Ferdy Mayne
- Erle
- (as Ferdinand Mayne)
James Crawford
- American Priest
- (as James M. Crawford)
Jirí Krytinár
- Vasile
- (as Jiri Krytinar)
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Did you know
- TriviaSir Christopher Lee stated in an interview at the time of this movie's American release that his reason for accepting the role was because he had never before appeared in a werewolf movie.
- GoofsWhen Christopher Lee reads from the Book of Revelation, his Bible is opened near the middle, but this book is the last book of the Bible. Visually, it probably wouldn't have looked as good if the book was opened to the end, plus balancing it in his hand with all the weight on one side would have been difficult.
- Crazy creditsThe closing credits run over what appear to be deleted scenes and alternate footage, along with the same scene of Sybil Danning ripping off her shirt, which is repeated 17 times.
- Alternate versionsThe original HBO/Thorn tape release is dark and unwatchable, as well as cut. The cable version is bright and clear and features European folk music over the formerly silent end credits, but cut. The Republic/Lumiere tape release is bright and clear, (almost too bright in some suspense scenes), and was the longest version in existence until the release of the MGM DVD, which is not only uncut and in widescreen, but is bright, clear, and watchable. The Republic/Lumiere tape bears the retitling "Howling II: Stirba, Werewolf Bitch", while the DVD and the other VHS versions are still titled "Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hidden City (1987)
- SoundtracksHowling
Written by Stephen W. Parsons (as Stephen Parsons)
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Cheese Yourself Silly
Lately, I have been craving the goofiness of a well selected 80's horror, and, thanks to multiple mentions of "Howling 2" on Reddit when asked for best bad horror movies, I scored a jackpot. "...Your Sister is a Werewolf" or "Stirba - Werewolf Bi**h" is, by all means, a very bad movie and a needless sequel, but it's also hilarious and beyond cheesy.
The plot is, frankly, null, and it sort of destroys the ending of the first part - the actual solid, serious cult werewolf flick. Ben discovers his sister is a werewolf, and together with a friend and journalist Jenny, helps an occult investigator Stefan, none other than Christopher Lee, to track down a gang of werewolves in Transylvania. Nothing else besides the expected resolution will happen.
I don't even know where to start, "Howling 2" is quite the inept, bad genius movie. With the company of 80's-in-a-nutshell soundtrack, we tag along Ben (Reb Brown) and Jenny (Annie McEnroe), on an adventure with, for example, super cheesy, extra cheap, goofy and unrealistic action scenes. The head of a fake werewolf in close-up, then a guy in a shabby costume quickly doing the rest. Rinse and repeat. And costume design was whacky not only for werewolves. Also, Ben enters the room with a gun and a loud "BOO!", and runs around like a crazy man. Nearly all the performances are funny as well, for the dialogue can be real silly, and characters are required to be quite inept in order for movie to move forward. Most amusing was Christopher Lee, who may have lost a bet or something, because this movie is so, so, way below him. He fights like hell to add seriousness, but unintentionally adds even more pleasant camp. It was the moment Stefan put on punk rocker's glasses that I knew this is going to be a hoot. Besides being ridiculously silly and pretty senseless, "Howling 2" is also super sleazy and offers a great selection of breasts, as well as some extremely hairy love making scenes (although kind of awkward too). Werewolf make-up, or behavior, is a serious down-grade from the first "Howling", and most of the werewolf movies I've seen. The cheese truly has melted all over this film. The main villain, Stirba, portrayed by Sybil Danning, is pretty much reduced to just her looks, but I can agree to what she has said about "Howling 2" - "People start out hating it and by the end they come around to its charms".
Production values are low no matter where and how do You look, dialogue is always silly, direction and writing is highly flawed and, possibly, reasonably careless, but at the same time "Howling 2" is all a B flick needs to be, and also a little window into the madness of the 80's. Near the weak, huh?-kind ending, Christopher Lee dramatically stabs a werewolf while saying "IN THE NAME OF GOD", and that was awesome, I'm telling You. Oh, and part of the credits are a shot of Sybil Danning ripping of her bra over and over. Says it all. My rating: 4/10
The plot is, frankly, null, and it sort of destroys the ending of the first part - the actual solid, serious cult werewolf flick. Ben discovers his sister is a werewolf, and together with a friend and journalist Jenny, helps an occult investigator Stefan, none other than Christopher Lee, to track down a gang of werewolves in Transylvania. Nothing else besides the expected resolution will happen.
I don't even know where to start, "Howling 2" is quite the inept, bad genius movie. With the company of 80's-in-a-nutshell soundtrack, we tag along Ben (Reb Brown) and Jenny (Annie McEnroe), on an adventure with, for example, super cheesy, extra cheap, goofy and unrealistic action scenes. The head of a fake werewolf in close-up, then a guy in a shabby costume quickly doing the rest. Rinse and repeat. And costume design was whacky not only for werewolves. Also, Ben enters the room with a gun and a loud "BOO!", and runs around like a crazy man. Nearly all the performances are funny as well, for the dialogue can be real silly, and characters are required to be quite inept in order for movie to move forward. Most amusing was Christopher Lee, who may have lost a bet or something, because this movie is so, so, way below him. He fights like hell to add seriousness, but unintentionally adds even more pleasant camp. It was the moment Stefan put on punk rocker's glasses that I knew this is going to be a hoot. Besides being ridiculously silly and pretty senseless, "Howling 2" is also super sleazy and offers a great selection of breasts, as well as some extremely hairy love making scenes (although kind of awkward too). Werewolf make-up, or behavior, is a serious down-grade from the first "Howling", and most of the werewolf movies I've seen. The cheese truly has melted all over this film. The main villain, Stirba, portrayed by Sybil Danning, is pretty much reduced to just her looks, but I can agree to what she has said about "Howling 2" - "People start out hating it and by the end they come around to its charms".
Production values are low no matter where and how do You look, dialogue is always silly, direction and writing is highly flawed and, possibly, reasonably careless, but at the same time "Howling 2" is all a B flick needs to be, and also a little window into the madness of the 80's. Near the weak, huh?-kind ending, Christopher Lee dramatically stabs a werewolf while saying "IN THE NAME OF GOD", and that was awesome, I'm telling You. Oh, and part of the credits are a shot of Sybil Danning ripping of her bra over and over. Says it all. My rating: 4/10
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- Howling II: It's Not Over Yet
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- Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic(as Filmove Studio Barrandov, Prague, Czechoslovakia)
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