“Where, wolf?”
If you’re a teenage zombie, your best friend’s a vampire, and your stepmother’s an alien, then you might want to sink your teeth into this long-forgotten mixed bag of mon-com kibble.
“There, wolf.”
My Mom’s A Werewolf (1989) is a classic Crown International release, which means it’s fast, cheap, and desperately chasing the tail-end of a trendy horror-comedy wave. To throw it a bone, it sniffs around a few familiar genre tropes, wags some light creature gags, and let’s face it—that title alone practically rents itself off the video store shelf. There’s a lot to dig up here, even if it tries desperately to fetch Teen Wolf’s signature schtick.
Why This Lycanthropic Treat Is Worth a Fetch:
- Campy B-Movie Royalty: Features horror legend John Saxon (A Nightmare on Elm Street) playing a slick, pet-shop-owning werewolf who bites a bored suburban housewife (Susan Blakely), kicking off her hair-raising transformation.
- Peak Late-’80s Schlock: Loaded with cheesy practical effects, outrageous transformations involving hairy toes and false teeth, and an undeniably goofy, lighthearted tone that never takes itself too seriously.
- Fun Family Chaos: Blends coming-of-age teen angst with creature-feature antics as a daughter tries to save her mom from fully giving in to her wild, bloodthirsty instincts before the full moon peaks.
I’ll happily lap this up every Halloween season—it just scratches an itch that bigger-budget horror movies can’t reach. These lycan tropes belong on the retro shelf right between Once Bitten (1985) and Mom (1990).
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