Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30051 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-09-02
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 97 minutes

Customer Reviews

Not What I Expected & Pleasantly Surprised!
I bought this movie "blind", just because it had the great Tim Curry in it. I was expecting another werewolf film in the style of American Werewolf In London/Paris, Wolfen, Howling etc., but what I got was a nice, little surprise! Tim Curry, is of course, excellent as always but there are some really nice performances by the whole cast. The freak show participants and their marvelous acts/dances/songs/tricks are mesmerizing to watch. Even Tim Curry sings a song along with the he/she character played by Grace Jones. The mother from "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" plays the "fat lady" and there is, of course, the geek, the sword-swallower, the fire eater, the impaler, midgets, contortionists and LOTS MORE!

The story, however, centers around the "wolf girl", Tara. Tara has trichno-something or other which causes hair to grow all over her body. She starts taking an experimental drug to become "normal" and that's when the bloodshed starts.

There are some really great scenes in this movie plus a couple of REALLY DOOZY SURPRISES!!!

If you liked the film, Freaks, like the TV show Ripley's Believe It Or Not, or just love and adore Tim Curry, you will enjoy this odd and strange movie! Happy Watching!

Stunning movie
Blood Moon (also credited as "Wolf Girl") is a surprisingly beautiful movie, at first it might seem like your usual "Werewolf Flick" along the lines of "An American Werewolf in Paris" but it's far from usual, in fact, its perhaps one of the best werewolf movies ever. If you're looking for a horror movie with scary drop-outs and a lot of teenage screaming this is not for you, this movie is a lot deeper; it touches upon several of human subjects such as: longing, loneliness and love. The movie is incredibly well done, the make-up effects especially of "wolf girl" (Victoria Sanchez) and the scenery is dark and moody, plus the shooting is extremely good and clearly done by professionals. The cast is nothing short of stunning. Tim Curry (Three Musketeers, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York) is as always at his best as the owner and leader of the Freak Show. Victoria Sanchez (Satan's School for Girls, This Is My Father) is good but most importantly believable as the wolf girl; Grace Jones (A View to a Kill, Conan the Destroyer, Vamp, Boomerang, Palmer's Pick-Up) plays the half woman, half man "Christine/ Christoph" and she does a good job (personally this is my personal movie with Grace Jones), she's perfect for the role and her two musical numbers are straight out of Cabaret. The rest of the cast includes: Shawn Ashemore (The X-Men 2, Earthsea), Lesley Ann Warren (Victor/ Victoria), (Mission: Impossible) and the quirky Dov Tiefenbach (Tommy Boy, The Mighty). One of the things that makes "Blood Moon" stand out from the crowd is the humanity, the story manages to capture most of human emotions. To be honest I've never seen a horror movie with as much depth as this movie has, everything seems extremely well executed, from the dialogue (non of that typical teenage babbling) which is actually intellectually challenging to the constant questioning you'll find yourself wondering throughout most of the movie. For the first time in a long time I've found a movie I truly liked, a movie is best when is makes you question everything about it, a movie is further developed and definitely better when everything seems so different than everything else around. Blood Mood, don't miss this hidden gem!

The best Horror film that you never saw
Most people probably never herd of this film, I had a pretty good idea why after watching the trailer. It made it out to be a splatter type werewolf film of the supernatural variety. Those of you who have seen it know that is far from the case. Nothing kills a movie faster than misrepresenting it to the audience. I'm guessing some ignorant studio suit didn't know how to sell this as it is and made a tragic mistake; as a result. While it does have some parallels with the legend of the werewolf, it's not remotely supernatural at all. Nor does it have anything to do with the phases of the moon or lunar eclipses as the title may suggest. Someone told me that it was originally called "Wolf Girl," but I can't confirm that. It probably should have been though. With all that being said, what is this film really about? This delightfully strange film seems to be asking this question. Is inner and outer beauty mutually exclusive concepts? There's a little freak in us all, it's just more obvious in some than others. What ultimately defines us is how we treat the freak in us. Do we accept it, or do we do something truly ugly to hide it? That's what I got out of it, and I hope you do to, but if you're one who shuns the freak in us all; I doubt that you will. While watching this movie I got the impression that this may be a thickly veiled allegory of someone's actual life. I even got a hint of sour grapes in the way that the antagonists were portrayed. Who can say for sure, but I do know that this film is a hidden treasure. One of my all time favorite horror films.