The plight of the Australian marsupial lycanthrope (a cross between a werewolf and a koala) is given a comic treatment in this the second Philippe Mora sequel to Joe Dante's THE HOWLING (1981). Mora's last sequel, 1985's THE HOWLING II . . . YOUR SISTER IS A WEREWOLF, boasted the presence
of Christopher Lee and Sybil Danning. No such luck with THE HOWLING III. Although it has a relatively unknown cast and is inept technically, THE HOWLING III makes up for its deficiencies with its intentional silliness. A scientist (Barry Otto) whose raison d'etre is the study of a tribe of
Australian marsupial werewolves (differentiated from their European cousins by their pouches...
Released:
1987
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
94 mins