Wolf Girl (2001 film)
Wolf Girl (also known as Blood Moon)[1] is a 2001 made-for-television horror film directed by Thom Fitzgerald and written by Lori Lansens. An international co-production of Canada and Romania, it stars Tim Curry,[2] Victoria Sanchez, Grace Jones, and Lesley Ann Warren. The film's plot concerns a girl who travels with a freak show because of her rare genetic disorder known as hypertrichosis.
Wolf Girl | |
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Directed by | Thom Fitzgerald |
Produced by | J. Miles Dale |
Written by | Lori Lansens |
Starring | Tim Curry Victoria Sanchez Grace Jones Lesley Ann Warren |
Music by | Christophe Beck |
Cinematography | Chris Manley |
Edited by | Joe Rabig |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Alliance Atlantis Home Video Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (DVD) |
Release date | 2001 |
Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Canada Romania |
Language | English |
Plot
Tara, an otherwise normal teenage girl, has a disease causing hair to grow all over her body and her face. She was born into a traveling freak show circus. As "Wolf Girl", she is the main attraction as Wolf Girl. Tara, often humiliated by local teens, finds a friend in Ryan, whose mother happens to work on an experimental depilatory treatment. Longing to be normal, Tara injects herself with the drug, but is unaware of the dangerous side effects.
Cast
- Victoria Sanchez as Tara the Wolf Girl
- Shelby Fenner as Krystal
- Shawn Ashmore as Beau
- Tony Denman as Cory
- Nate Dushku as Whiffer
- Dov Tiefenbach as Ryan Klein
- Tim Curry as Harley Dune[3]
- Grace Jones as Christoph/Christine
- Darlene Cates as Athena the Fat Lady
- Lesley Ann Warren as Dr. Klein (Ryan's mother)
- Jordan Prentice as Fingers Finnian
- Petruta Panait as Olga the Rubber Girl
- Ana Maria Bazalan as Nadja the Rubber Girl
- Scott McClelland as The Amazing Pin Cushion
- Vasile Voinovici as The Human Tadpole
- Nelu Dinu as Hans the Human Torso
- Visinel as Buster the Crab Man
- Ioana Cristescu as Tara's mother
References
- Senn 2017, p. 275.
- Thompson, Dave (2016). The Rocky Horror Picture Show FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Campy Cult Classic. Applause Books. ISBN 978-1495007477.
- Senn 2017, p. 276.
Bibliography
- Senn, Bryan (2017). The Werewolf Filmography: 300+ Movies. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786479108.