| I Was a Teenage Werewolf | |
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 Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown | |
| Directed by | Gene Fowler Jr. |
| Written by | Herman Cohen Aben Kandel |
| Produced by | Herman Cohen |
| Starring | Michael Landon Whit Bissell Yvonne Lime |
| Cinematography | Joseph LaShelle |
| Edited by | George A. Gittens (editorial supervisor) |
| Music by | Paul Dunlap |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $82,000[1]–$123,000[2] |
| Box office | $2 million[1] |
I Was a Teenage Werewolf is a 1957 American science fiction horror film directed by Gene Fowler Jr., and starring Michael Landon as a troubled teenager, Yvonne Lime and Whit Bissell. Co-written and produced by cult film producer Herman Cohen, it was one of the most successful films released by American International Pictures (AIP).[3]
The film was originally released as a double feature with Invasion of the Saucer Men.[4] The release included the tagline, "We DARE You To See The Most Amazing Motion Pictures Of Our Time!"
- ^ a b Mark McGee, Faster and Furiouser: The Revised and Fattened Fable of American International Pictures, McFarland, 1996 p89
- ^ Aljean Harmetz (Aug 4, 1974). "The dime-store way to make movies-and money". New York Times. p. 202.
- ^ Arkoff, pp. 61–75
- ^ Heffernan, Kevin Ghouls, Gimmicks, and Gold: Horror Films and the American Movie Business, 1953–1968 Duke University Press 04/03/2004, p.94