Teen Wolf and Teen Wolf Too

This blog is essentially going to function as an extension of conversations I have every day in the newsroom. Newsrooms are a collection of nerds who gripe about movies, music, video games and television. So, it's a lot like your workplace that way.

I've been talking about Teen Wolf a lot lately. Don't know why but it's been on my mind.
I like this movie because I like this type of werewolf. In Teen Wolf Scott Howard (Michael J. Fox) is mostly in control of the wolf. He can change back and forth at will though the moon makes him angrier or something. As a werewolf he essentially has superpowers.
And how does he use these new found abilities? He scores with the hottest chick in school, rides on top of his friend's van and helps the basketball team win.
YES.
I mean, isn't that pretty much what you would do with superpowers too? You damn sure wouldn't be out helping the helpless or what not. The movie also used the werewolf thing as a metaphor for the changes teenagers go through two decades before Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
In the end Michael learns an important lesson about friendship and being himself which for some reason means he must play basketball as a normal person and dump the hottest chick in school.
Whatever.

James Hampton is really good as the dad. The wacky coach is extra wacky and the sleazy friend is somewhat funny. In a related note the chubby guy (Chubby) still appears in stuff. He was in Days of Our Lives recently.

Useless IMDB TRIVIA
Since this movie was released after Back to the Future (1985) in Brazil, "Teen Wolf" received the title "Garoto do Futuro" ("Boy from the Future") there, even though the plot has nothing to do with time travel whatsoever.


Teen Wolf Too is the exact same movie, except with boxing and Jason Bateman. If you buy one you might as well have the other.

Teen Wolf & Teen Wolf Too