Eccentric millionaires, huh? If they're not hiring Elton John to do a birthday party they're inviting guests to stay at their plush pad in the middle of nowhere on the off chance that one of them is a werewolf. Some of the guests had a few dodgy dealings in the past, you see - including tasting human flesh. The fact that one of them did it as a medical student prank doesn't satisfy our intrepid millionaire hunter one little bit.
That's the premise. Tom Newcliffe (Calvin Lockhart) having obviously watched The Most Dangerous Game at some point, decides to hunt the greatest game of all - Man himself. His guests, played by, amongst others, Peter Cushing, Charles Gray Michael Gambon and a Rick Wakeman look-alike who was obviously chosen for the part because he resembles a Werewolf, treat it as a joke at first; but when the werewolf turns up to spoil the party, they fail to see the funny side.
This is a watchable, very curious film indeed. Riffing on werewolves, funky seventies blaxploitation movies, Agatha Christie and Hammer Films, there really isn't anything like it out there in movie-land. Compelling it may be but it's also unintentionally funny.
Our Hero spends a fortune on a state of the art security system only to see it wrecked in moments because he put a bloody massive window in the surveillance room for the Werewolf to get in by...
Our Hero decides to hunt the wolf by helicopter. For such a famed hunter he's a bit rubbish, actually. He not only misses several easy shots he also manages to blow up the helicopter.
His attempts to beat his own security system at the beginning results in total failure. He gets caught about 20 times by what look like the blokes from the old Tetleys Tea adverts.
The car chase sequence, when he pursues a rightly terrified Michael Gambon (our hero must be at least a bit barking after all) is conducted at the speed of 20 miles an hour.
In spite of knowing there's a werewolf killer on the loose, Our hero never locks any doors. He even thinks his own wife might be the werewolf. Marriage guidance Counsellors would have a field day.
The werewolf is actually a rather large dog. He looks very friendly judging by his playing with the helicopter pilot, who is found to have his throat ripped out afterwards. That is when it isn't played by what looks like a piece of carpet.
Saying all that is meant affectionately. This is great fun if you're in the mood and don't take it seriously (how could you possibly - it's a werewolf/Shaft murder mystery!!!) They should really have ended it like Murder on The Orient Express and have everyone a werewolf - including our Hero!
That's the premise. Tom Newcliffe (Calvin Lockhart) having obviously watched The Most Dangerous Game at some point, decides to hunt the greatest game of all - Man himself. His guests, played by, amongst others, Peter Cushing, Charles Gray Michael Gambon and a Rick Wakeman look-alike who was obviously chosen for the part because he resembles a Werewolf, treat it as a joke at first; but when the werewolf turns up to spoil the party, they fail to see the funny side.
This is a watchable, very curious film indeed. Riffing on werewolves, funky seventies blaxploitation movies, Agatha Christie and Hammer Films, there really isn't anything like it out there in movie-land. Compelling it may be but it's also unintentionally funny.
Our Hero spends a fortune on a state of the art security system only to see it wrecked in moments because he put a bloody massive window in the surveillance room for the Werewolf to get in by...
Our Hero decides to hunt the wolf by helicopter. For such a famed hunter he's a bit rubbish, actually. He not only misses several easy shots he also manages to blow up the helicopter.
His attempts to beat his own security system at the beginning results in total failure. He gets caught about 20 times by what look like the blokes from the old Tetleys Tea adverts.
The car chase sequence, when he pursues a rightly terrified Michael Gambon (our hero must be at least a bit barking after all) is conducted at the speed of 20 miles an hour.
In spite of knowing there's a werewolf killer on the loose, Our hero never locks any doors. He even thinks his own wife might be the werewolf. Marriage guidance Counsellors would have a field day.
The werewolf is actually a rather large dog. He looks very friendly judging by his playing with the helicopter pilot, who is found to have his throat ripped out afterwards. That is when it isn't played by what looks like a piece of carpet.
Saying all that is meant affectionately. This is great fun if you're in the mood and don't take it seriously (how could you possibly - it's a werewolf/Shaft murder mystery!!!) They should really have ended it like Murder on The Orient Express and have everyone a werewolf - including our Hero!