Howling III - Marsupials

Starring:Imogen Annesley, Peter Armstrong, Peter Baird, Leigh Biolos, Dasha Blahova, Bill Collins, Ralph Cotterill, Alan Dargin, Max Fairchild, Barry Otto, Christopher Pate, Steve Rackman, Robert Simper, Carole Skinner, Max Aspin, Barry Humphries, Bob McCarron, Michael Pate, Steve Shaw, Frank Thring
Director: Philippe Mora
Studio: Elite Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

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i like the movie
Another worthless Howling sequel, though not the worst of the series
A "tongue-in-pouch" horror comedy!
But what happened to Imogen Annesley?
The Howling 3: The Marsupials, The Best Werewolf Movie Ever!

Howling III: The Marsupials
Starring: Imogen Annesley , Peter Armstrong , Peter Baird , Leigh Biolos , and Dasha Blahova
Director: Philippe Mora
Manufacturer: Elite Entertainment
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ASIN: B00008H2J0
Release Date: 2003-03-25

Customer Reviews:

i like the movie.......2007-03-18

i like it because i loved watching horror movies when i was a child.

Another worthless Howling sequel, though not the worst of the series.......2005-11-26

Philippe Mora, who directed the first Howling sequel, returned to the helm for Howling 3: The Marsupials, this time with more control over the film than he had on the previous worthless sequel. However, Howling 3 is really no different from the second film, the only difference being that this installment doesn't take itself seriously and even parodies itself. The storyline is non-sensical and the acting is atrocious, but there is a good looking babe as our werewolf main character, and some of the effects and makeup are decent. However, just like every other film in the exhausted series, this can't hold a candle to Joe Dante's original classic, and on it's own it doesn't hold up as a horror film. The following installments in the series would only get worse however, so if you're looking for some corny 80's werewolf fun you can still do worse.

A "tongue-in-pouch" horror comedy!.......2005-08-03

PLOT: The film opens with archival footage labeled as "Cape York, Australia, 1905." A group of Aborigines are posing with a dead werewolf that is tied to a tree. The film then jumps to modern day. The U.S. government intercepts a KGB report of a werewolf killing three villagers in a small Siberian village and that a special army has been dispatched to take care of the beast. Some think that the Soviets are using the word "werewolf" as a code name. Others think that it is the real thing. Next, the film introduces us to Professor Harry Beckmeyer (Barry Otto), an anthropologist. He shows his class the archival footage from the beginning of the film. The footage was made by his grandfather on an anthropological expedition of the Australian outback. He never returned but this was the footage that was found. The Aborigines are shown dancing around the werewolf tied to a tree. Then they throw spears at it and kill it. Harry says that the werewolf is a woman wearing an unbelievably lifelike wolf-mask, but he secretly believes that it is a real werewolf. The U.S. government later summons Harry and informs him about the KGB reports. He admits that he thinks that werewolves really exist and that they live in places like Russia and Australia. Harry goes back to Sydney, Australia and meets up with his colleague Professor Sharp (Ralph Cotterill). He tells Sharp about his plans to get evidence of the existence of werewolves. The film next takes us to a small outback village outside of Sydney named Flow (that's Wolf spelled backwards.) A beautiful young werewolf woman there named Jerboa (Imogen Annesley) is being mistreated by her stepfather (and den leader) Thylo (Max Fairchild). She hits him and runs off. She charters a bus to Sydney. A priest on board asks her why she is running away. She simply replies, "Because my stepfather tried to rape me and he's a werewolf." After arriving in Sydney, Jerboa spends the night on a park bench. Two drunken Australians start harassing her. She quickly starts sprouting fangs and green werewolf eyes and scares them away. The next morning, Jerboa awakens to see the beauty that is Sydney. A young man driving by (Leigh Biolos) sees Jerboa on the park bench and falls in love with her at first sight. He parks his car and starts to approach her. Jerboa, fearing the man might want to hurt her, runs off. The man chases her to a dead end and quickly proclaims that he is not trying to hurt her but that he wants to offer her a job. He says that his name is Donny and that he is the assistant director on a horror film called "Shape Shifters Part 8." He says that she is perfect for the female part because she is "beautiful and wild-looking." He tells her that she won't get much money, being that it is a low-budget film, but she agrees to take the part anyway. It turns out that Donny gets a lot more than he bargained for.

COMMENTS: This is the first Howling sequel that has nothing to do with the original, or any of the other films for that matter. It was also the last one to be released theatrically. Philippe Mora, who directed Howling II, also directed this film. He felt that the producers and editors ruined Howling II, so he made sure that no one got in the way of this one. The story and screenplay were written by Mora himself. He cites Gary Brandner's novel "The Howling III: Echoes" (1985) as the source material, but it is an extremely unfaithful adaptation. The novel takes place in the same village from the original Howling. I've got to give Mora an A+ for originality here. He's an Australian so he thought it would be cool to have a movie about Australian werewolves which descended from the thylacine (Tasmanian wolf), a marsupial predator that carried its young in a pouch. I think that this was a great idea and it makes the film stand out as one of the better Howling sequels. Mora shows that the werewolves are people like anybody else and he makes the audience feel sorry for them. It is also the only Howling film to get a PG-13 rating. Mora intended for this film to not be very gory and be sort of a "tongue-in-pouch" horror comedy. In many ways it is a spoof of the first two films. The makeup and special effects are a big improvement over Howling II, though they still don't match up with Rob Bottin's makeup and special effects from the original Howling. The werewolves in this film resemble the original Howling werewolves a lot more than the ones in Howling II. A contradictory problem with this film is that some of the werewolves seem to be killed when shot by regular bullets, as opposed to silver ones. If there is one thing that the Howling series introduced us to, it is sexy female werewolves (i.e. Elisabeth Brooks, Marsha A. Hunt, Sybil Danning) and Imogen Annesley as Jerboa is no exception. The franchise also introduced us to "werewolf sex scenes", which is replaced in this film by a "werewolf birth scene". I would recommend this film to most horror fans and all werewolf fans. This new DVD version is pretty nice. The picture and sound have been completely remastered and it is presented in the original widescreen theatrical ratio. It also features a photo gallery, original promotional trailer, TV spot, and an interesting commentary by Philippe Mora. He mentions how the film within the film is called "Shape Shifters Part 8" and how the Howling franchise ironically made it up to Part 7. Check out my reviews for The Howling and Howling II DVDs as well.

But what happened to Imogen Annesley?.......2004-07-18

I first saw this on VHS long ago and - for no good reason - loved it. Perhaps it was because Imogen Annesley is so hot (...). Or the fact that the makers of this B movie KNEW they were making a B movie and even parodied it when the actors WENT to a grade B werewolf movie, IN the movie (got that?). Parts are so bad it's embarrassing, like a movie director called Speilbergman - when it's not supposed to be a joke. So it's laced with intentional and unintentional humor and famous Australian actors you'll recognize. But you'll watch it for Imogen, the eventual werewolf mother who DOESN'T die. Gad, you have to see the entire movie, reviewers!

The Howling 3: The Marsupials, The Best Werewolf Movie Ever!.......2004-03-08

This is the most unique and the best werewolf movie I've ever seen! You'll love it if you're deeply interested in werewolves. Check this out: We've got a beautiful main charachter named Jerboa (who looks a cross between Linda Hamilton and Milla Jovovich)who runs away from her home town FLOW. At the same time,Professor Harry Beckmeyer is trying to find her race, the marsupial werewolves. When he does find her, he must protect her from the government in an electrifying showdown! Buy it! See It! It's Awesome!

Average customer rating:

flopy,sucky.yucky!
Great DVD for a okay werewolf flick.
Wait a Tic
A "tongue-in-pouch" horror comedy!
Surprisingly decent

Howling III - The Marsupials
Starring: Barry Otto , William Yang , Imogen Annesley , Deby Wightman , and Leigh Biolos
Director: Philippe Mora
Manufacturer: Elite Entertainment
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ASIN: B00005B8U3
Release Date: 2001-07-03

Customer Reviews:

flopy,sucky.yucky!.......2007-05-21

I dont understand how some people can give this flick 4 stars!? I will not watch this movie again.

Great DVD for a okay werewolf flick........2006-12-21

(I am over 13 by the way, this is just easier.) HOWLING III is a really weird film. But it is so weird that it is really entertaining. It takes place in Austrailia, and a new race of werewolves have been born. Marsuplial-werewolves (hence the name). Believe it or not, there are werewolf nuns in this movie! But the DVD is the best part. It has been beautifully remastered and now is in widescreen. There are two really good extras worth mentioning. The trailer and the Director's Commitary. You should check them both out. Special effects are cheezy, but what did you expect?

Wait a Tic.......2006-03-16

People are reviewing this as if it's some genuine attempt at making a high-quality film. I really don't think it can be judged as such, because, for starters, it is called:

The Howling III: THE MARSUPIALS.

This is not a horror film, this is kitchy and hokey and tacky and so incredibly, horribly bad that it crosses over again into the realm of good because it's just so freaking *funny*... and not intentionally.

This was one of my favorite movies when I was in high school. The same four kids would come over to my house and we would watch it over and over again. It never failed to hold our attention, and it never failed to make us laugh. If you are into really awful movies (Kiss and the Phantom of the Park, anyone?), then this is well worth the investment.

A "tongue-in-pouch" horror comedy!.......2005-08-03

Surprisingly decent.......2005-07-30

The least worst of the Howling sequels, this one is surprisingly intelligent. Don't get me wrong. It's nowhere near the quality of the original movie. But, unlike, say, IV, it doesn't try and fail to be, either.

The visual effects are cheesy, but the movie is also not afraid to make fun of itself. (Early on, they show scenes in the filming of a movie within the movie, and it's enormously hoaky.)

The second half of the movie is actually the better part, even if it does poke along. The werewolf characters become sympathetic beings with goals and ambitions, and motivations that are something other than the evil slathering beast; for 1988, this is pretty innovative. (Werewolf fandom includes a large number of people dissatisfied with most werewolf movies because of the heavy reliance on evil, bestial motivations. I'm participating in a forum hosted by a film-maker today at work on Freeborn, a movie in pre-production as of this time, July 2005, which plans to challenge the conventions in a much bigger and more polished manner.)

If you've got two hours to kill or are a die-hard werewolf fan who has to see everyone, you may be in for a pleasant surprise; I was. But, don't expect the quality of the original Howling in this or any of the other sequels, and don't look for the dark overtones of, say, Ginger Snaps. Think more of something you might stumble across on the Sci Fi Channel on a weekend afternoon.

Sights, Frights, and Tights (Communion / The Howling III - The Marsupials / The Return of Captain Invincible)

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Sights, Frights, and Tights (Communion / The Howling III - The Marsupials / The Return of Captain Invincible)
Starring: Christopher Walken , Lindsay Crouse , Frances Sternhagen , Andreas Katsulas , and Terri Hanauer
Director: Philippe Mora
Manufacturer: Elite
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ASIN: B00008H2JN
Release Date: 2003-03-25

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From acclaimed Director Philippe Mora comes a collection sure to please all "genre" film fans. "Howling 3" is a "tongue-in-pouch" horror comedy, set in Australia, is about a werewolf colony that evolved from the (now-extinct) marsupial wolf. During World War II, superhero Captain Invincible helped us fight the cause and was called a hero. But soon after, he was labeled a communist sympathizer and simply disappeared from sight. Can he learn how to fly again? Will Mr. Midnight destroy the world? Find out in "The Return of Captain Invincible" . In "Communion", a writer experiences personal and professional crises after a series of encounters with non-human beings. Based on the novel by Whitley Strieber.

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