I have a better appreciation for the human wolfman after watching a movie from 1973

[hobub]

I saw the creepy movie, The Boy Who Cried Werewolf", 1973 last night and couldn't help but think, that now I know where they were coming from. I don't know if there was any influence but the Mego version does resemble this one a bit and the timing is just about right.

http://www.threemoviebuffs.com/review/boy-who-cried-werewolf.html

[Hedji]

I've never seen this flick. How'd you like it?

[PNGwynne]

Some cracking good moments but tepid direction. The conclusion is laughable.

Damn good appliances but shoddy hair work. (It's a POTA-style make-up.) Always nice to see Kerwin Mattews, though.

I'd rate Legend of the Werewolf as altogether more successful, if more traditional.

[PNGwynne]

I can't link, but there's a Rick Baker Werewolf mask that looks almost exactly like our beloved Human Wolfman. I think it might have been in the Star Wars cantina scene, too?

(Don't mean to derail, Hobub--I cant see your point entirely.)

[hobub]

I thought it was good, but almost in a 66 Batman sort of campiness. It still made my skin crawl a bit watching late on a Saturday night. I can only imagine how it would frighten a 10 year old in the 1970s, as I'm sure it did. I am almost sorry I missed it. I heard of Ssss but not this one at the time. Missed them both during the decade.

[hedrap]

http://werewolf-news.com/2017/05/rick-baker-resurrects-the-amazing-werewolf-mask-he-let-george-use-in-star-wars/

So the first is the space werewolf Baker couldn't believe Lucas actually put in frame.



The second is the creature I remember moreso as it had such a Famous Monsters mask vibe to it. It's undoubtedly another werewolf, but more modern nerdverse looks give it a bat-like visage.



The latter has a distinct Human Wolf vibe, but there's almost no chance Mego would have seen this design in '73. My guess would be Mego was Man-Wolf inspired, as he debuted in Spider-Man 124, (Sept '73) shortly turned into the massively printed Power Record.



You have the full snout, big ears, fur mutton chops. I see a similarity in the comics yellow tunic and the figures brown one-piece, and how the grey/arm legs could have been the cheap way out for hairy limbs.

[PNGwynne]

Thank you, Hed.

[hobub]

Better stay away from him, he'll rip your lungs out Jim, I'd like to meet his tailor