Genre: Horror/Fantasy Director: Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm St, Scream). Starring:
Christina Ricci as Ellie Hudson,
Joshua Jackson as Jake Taylor
and Jesse Eisenberg as Jimmy Myers.
The synopsis goes something like this ...
Beverley Hills 90210 meets The Howling when brother and sister Ellie (Ricci) and Jimmy (Eisenberg) are attacked one night by a werewolf on Mullholland Drive. It soon becomes apparent that what they were dealing with was a werewolf after the pair themselves begin to change - such as having an increased desire for meat. Jimmy's new animal magnetism also attracts the captain of the school wrestling team, and closet homosexual, Bo (Milo Ventimiglia). Both siblings are further hunted by the original werewolves, Ellie's boyfriend Jake (Jackson) and his obsessed jilted ex, Joanie (Judy Greer).
Something to sink your teeth into ...
The movie apparently lived up to its name behind the camera as it was plagued by script and production issues, which resulted in its release being delayed for well over a year. Almost half of the scenes were re-written and re-shot. In fact, none of the scenes involving actors Omar Epps, Robert Forster and Corey Feldman made it to the final film.