There are three rules that I live by: 

1). Never get less than twelve hours sleep.

2). Never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city.

3). Never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. 

Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese - Coach Finstock (1985)

Lead by Michael J. Fox's charm and affability, this movie certainly fits in with the decade's wide range of cinematically depicted rambunctious teenage energy, but it feels disposable in comparison to the better, funnier, and more memorable high school classics of the era. The plot is utterly predictable, the production obviously done cheaply to maximise profit, and even though I like the cheesy soundtrack it too feels like a cheap afterthought. Not to say Teen Wolf doesn't have its enjoyable moments - again, Michael J. Fox is just so likeable -but the film barely utilizes its concept and what's left is a fairly mediocre pubescent story.

I love this film.

It helped me get through puberty.

I looked like a Yeti when I was twelve.

This film taught me that that's fine.

My mom during the first basketball game: He's gonna go wolf!!!
My mom during the final basketball game: aw he's playing as himself

How's your love life? Having trouble? Suffered another failed relationship? Listen up. I'll tell you what you're doing wrong...

Stop chasing your "Pam" and start accepting your "Boof".

She likes the real you.
Lycanthropy doesn't impress her.

Dylan O'Brien is not in this movie.

I loved this movie as a child but I don't think the film holds up beyond mere novelty. It is definitely fun to see some of the transformation scenes and encounter classic 80s archetypes like Styles and Boof but overall the film is poorly edited and shot. In addition, while I accept that norms regarding gender, race, sexuality were different in the 80s and before, the sexism in this film (male entitlement, groping, etc.) went a bit beyond what I am willing to chalk up to "just being the time."

Hey I'm not a lycanist or anything but this teen wolf guy has a clear physical advantage on the court. If I saw this guy on the court I would be petitioning for drug testing.

I find it kind of interesting that message of this movie is basically "show your pubes and people will think your cool". I'll tell you what kids there's nothing cool about car surfing, it's a very dangerous activity and you shouldn't succumb to the peer pressure of teen wolves.

GIVE ME A KEG OF BEER

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“Boof” indeed.

Executing a comfortably familiar 80’s tone that I adore but lacking any particular narrative of particular aim or journey. Realistically I dont think being super hairy and having claws suddenly makes you popular, even by the 80’s standard. Credit to Michael J Fox for being a distressed yet swag teenager in another role in the same year, miss the legend.

Maybe I’m a simple guy, but I enjoyed it when he turned into the werewolf and played basketball good.

A film I watched on repeat on VHS as a kid. Rewatched on the telly at work. Very enjoyable. Obviously not good in a traditional sense but it’s beyond that.

RIP James Hampton

“ It's not as bad as it looks.”

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this movie is incredible. it's so cheesy and stupid that it's good. i love that they managed to incorporate car surfing, a fast-talking best friend that's always scheming, a girl named boof, and a scene where michael j fox slides around a hallway for like a really long time.

Shout out to stiles and the dude with his fly down.

My favorite movie about overactive puberty and the perils of an all white high school basketball team.

So che a tanti è piaciuto questo film per cui non uccidetemi se vi dico che io invece l’ho odiato a dir poco, l’unica cosa che si salva è l’interpretazione di Michael j Fox, per tutto il resto sto film è scritto proprio male, con una regia che non sa bene che pesci pigliare e cerca di veicolare un messaggio finale che è di un moralismo banale e spicciolo da far schifo veramente, colonna sonora non pervenuta, degli effetti di make up da lupo mannaro meglio non parlarne (brutti pure per essere un film anni 80) e nel suo insieme è di una lentezza disumana, meno male che doveva essere una dark comedy dai toni leggeri, ovviamente non ho riso manco per sbaglio.
Voto:4,5

thank u god for basketball tank tops

mason grayback from wizards of waverly place got a movie