When high school nerd Scott Howard (Michael J. Fox) learns from his father, Harold (James Hampton), that being a werewolf runs in the family, he decides to take advantage of his freakish trait. With his newfound strength and agility, Scott quickly becomes the hero of his school’s basketball team while winning over longtime crush Pamela Wells (Lorie Griffin). As he grows more popular, Scott worries he is being celebrated as a novelty rather than for who he is. Steve W. Winner Fantasy Basketball.

Release date: August 23, 1985 (USA)
Director: Rod Daniel
Sequel: Teen Wolf Too
Budget: 1.2 million USD
Cinematography: Tim Suhrstedt
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Atlantic Entertainment Group