Full Moon High
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Full Moon High is a 1981 horror comedy film written and directed by Larry Cohen
. It involves a high school werewolf that tries to keep his secret. He also ignores his girlfriend's sexual advances because it's "his time of the month".
with his father and gets bitten by a werewolf
. Made ageless, he attempts to put his life back together a couple of decades later by enrolling in high school
. The basic premise of the movie is that he tries to keep his secret from the school and his girlfriend with comedic results. The movie was filmed partially at John Burroughs Senior High School in the city of Burbank, California in the Summer of 1979.
A portion of this movie was also filmed on location in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. On the football field in Bergen County Park at the foot of Valley Brook Ave. and River Road. The stands were filled with everyone from the town and the Varsity football team of that year were also used.
Larry Cohen
Lawrence G. "Larry" Cohen is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is best known as a B-Movie auteur of horror and science fiction films - often containing a police procedural element - during 1970s and 1980s...
. It involves a high school werewolf that tries to keep his secret. He also ignores his girlfriend's sexual advances because it's "his time of the month".
Plot summary
A teenager goes on a trip to TransylvaniaTransylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
with his father and gets bitten by a werewolf
Werewolf
A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope , is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse...
. Made ageless, he attempts to put his life back together a couple of decades later by enrolling in high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
. The basic premise of the movie is that he tries to keep his secret from the school and his girlfriend with comedic results. The movie was filmed partially at John Burroughs Senior High School in the city of Burbank, California in the Summer of 1979.
A portion of this movie was also filmed on location in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. On the football field in Bergen County Park at the foot of Valley Brook Ave. and River Road. The stands were filled with everyone from the town and the Varsity football team of that year were also used.
Cast
- Adam ArkinAdam ArkinAdam Arkin is an American television, film and stage actor and director. He played the role of Aaron Shutt on Chicago Hope. He has been nominated for numerous awards, including a Tony as well as 3 primetime Emmys, 4 SAG Awards , and a DGA Award...
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