Bad Moon (1996)

Film details

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DirectorEric Red
Year1996
CountryUSA
TypeMovie
Runtime80m
CastMariel Hemingway, Michael Paré, Mason Gamble, Ken Pogue, Hrothgar Mathews, Johanna Marlowe, Gavin Buhr, Julia Montgomery Brown, Primo

Review

"Would you believe that the hero and central character of BAD MOON is the family dog? Yup, BAD MOON was actually adapted from a novel entitled Thor, which tells its story from the point of view of its German Shepard protagonist, who does everything in his power to protect the humans he considers to be part of his pack. While I have not read the novel, it is obvious a film could not be made entirely from a dog's point of view. So, BAD MOON has altered the structure of the original story to suit cinematic conventions. Despite whatever changes were required to translate the story from the printed page to the screen; a German Shepard named Thor remains the heroic center... a fun little werewolf movie that is worth checking out for Halloween or any other night you are in the mood for some horror flicks." - Derek M. Germano, The Cinema Laser

Ranking history

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#629#910#1,190TOP 1,000201820192020202120232024202520262018 — #905 · Top 1,0002019 — #974 · Top 1,0002020 — #956 · Top 1,0002021 — #990 · Top 1,0002023 — #1,139 · Outside Top 1,0002024 — #1,151 · Outside Top 1,0002025 — #719 · Top 1,0002026 — #668 · Top 1,000
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Addicted to Horror Movies' The 10 Best Horror Movies of 19962017Ranked#5
Collider's Chris Cabin's The 50 Best Horror Movies of the 1990s2016Ranked#45
CraveOnline's William Bibbiani's The 100 Best Horror Movies of the 1990s!2017Ranked#93
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Cult Labs' Community Top 100 Horror Films of All Time2014Ranked#353
Hollie Horror's 1990-19992021Ranked#44
Horror Bound's Bud's Top 5 Werewolf Movies You Probably Haven’t Seen2019Unranked—
Horror Freak News' Matt Molgaard's 20 Greatest Werewolf Movies2016Ranked#12
Horror Society's Monsterman's Top 5 Greatest Werewolf films of all-time!2013Ranked#5
Jarvis City's 15 Best Horror Movies Of 19962017Ranked#5
Jarvis City's 50 Best Horror Movies Of The 1990s2017Ranked#45
Jarvis City's Beware The Moon - 25 Greatest Werewolf Movies Of All Time2017Ranked#22
Josh Keown's My Top 25 Werewolf Movies of All Time2013Ranked#15
Mark H. Harris' The 15 Best Werewolf Horror Movies2019Ranked#5
Mike Mayo's VideoHound's Horror Show - 999 Hair-Raising, Hellish, and Humorous Movies1998Unranked—
Otto's Movies' Ultimate Top 500 Horror MoviesRanked#277
Paste's Jim Vorel's A Century of Terror - The 100 Best Horror Movies of the Last 100 Years - Honorable mentions2019Unranked—
Paste's Jim Vorel's The 25 Best Werewolf Movies of All Time2025Ranked#9
SlashFilm's Rob Hunter's 15 Best Werewolf Movies Of All Time, Ranked2025Ranked#6
Terror from Beyond the Dave's 13 WEREWOLF FILMS WORTH HOWLING FOR!2013Unranked—
The Horror Syndicate's Seth T. Miller's Top 25 Werewolf Films2019Ranked#7
The Orlok's Top 5 of 19962015Ranked#8
TheHorrorSyndicate.com's Rayzor's Top 50 Horror Films of the 1990s2025Ranked#46
Too Scary To Watch's Best 90's Horror Films2011Unranked—