Hammer made numerous Dracula movies,some Frankenstein films but in their horror history,only one Werewolf movie.A pity as this was a fine film & the werewolf makeup was one of the finest ever concocted.I'd love to have seen more Hammer werewolf movies as the wolf man is one of my favorite screen monsters.
shareSeriously, and they made 3 Mummy sequels!
Better question is why they didn't cross over these characters in other movies ala Universal in the 1930s - 40s? Might have added some momentum in the 70s when they faded out.
I hadn't thought of it before but I agree with what you say.
The box office returns for thier werewolf movie were poor and the werewolf transformation was too expensive to inspire a return to the genere.
shareI think that the costume was good, aside from the frilly pirate outfit he continued to wear, and that the movie had some good highlights to it. But for the most part, it was honestly pretty boring. I enjoyed Hammer's Dracula, Mummy, and Frankenstein adaptations, but this was the weakest of their films to feature the commonly known monsters.
The prologue was great, the climax was enjoyable, and the makeup was good, but it just seemed very lacking. We get all of this hype with the storm appearing during the dedication and the young Leon's claim of tasting the squirrel's blood and then the film just drifts aimlessly until we finally get a look at the werewolf in the last ten minutes.
I loved classic monster movies when I was growing up in the 60s and 70s and the wolfman/werewolf has always been my favorite. I do remember falling asleep the first time I watched this film and that rarely happened. As an adult I can appreciate this more but I understand what you're saying.
The frilly pirate costume was given homage to in Baker's Wolfman remake, especially when he transforms and runs amuck in London.