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- Our Score: ☆ 7/10
Read our Silver Bullet Movie Review - Overall Score: ☆ 5.29/10
IMDB: ☆ 6.4/10
Metascore: ☆ 2.6/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 4.1/10
Silver Bullet Plot Synopsis:
The small town of Tarker's Mills was a place that was very peaceful, where nothing extraordinary ever happened until one night when murders began. The townspeople believe it's some maniacal killer on the loose whom they intend to hunt down. Marty, a young handicapped boy, believes the killer is no man at all, but a werewolf. After a run-in with the werewolf, Marty and his sister Jane hunt all over town for the man who is the werewolf.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: A werewolf terrorizes a small city where lives the paralytic Marty Coslaw, his uncle, and his sister, the story's narrator.
Tagline: It started in May in a small town and every month after that whenever the moon is full... It came back.
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Silver Bullet Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 1985 (more 1985 movies)
Nominations: 2
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Silver Bullet is Streaming on Hulu, TubiLanguage: English
Country: United States, Netherlands Antilles, Italy
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Silver Bullet Release Dates Tubi: Mar 01, 2025, Blu-ray 4K: Dec 05, 2023, Blu-ray CE: Dec 17, 2019, Blu-ray: Dec 05, 2023
Writers: Stephen King
Producers: Dino De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentiis, John M. Eckert
Musicians: Jay Chattaway
Cinematographers: Armando Nannuzzi
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Silver Bullet (1985) Cast (Click to Expand)
Silver Bullet Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Busey | ... | Uncle Red |
| Everett McGill | ... | Reverend Lowe |
| Corey Haim | ... | Marty Coslaw |
| Megan Follows | ... | Jane Coslaw |
| Robin Groves | ... | Nan Coslaw |
| Leon Russom | ... | Bob Coslaw |
| Terry O`Quinn | ... | Sheriff Joe Haller |
| Terry O''Quinn | ... | Sheriff Joe Haller |
| Bill Smitrovich | ... | Andy Fairton |
| Joe Wright | ... | Brady Kincaid |
| Kent Broadhurst | ... | Herb Kincaid |
| Heather Simmons | ... | Tammy Sturmfuller |
| James A. Baffico | ... | Milt Sturmfuller |
| Rebecca Fleming | ... | Mrs. Sturmfuller |
| Lawrence Tierney | ... | Owen Knopfler |
| William Newman | ... | Virgil Cuts |
| Sam Stoneburner | ... | Mayor O''Banion |
| Laurens Moore | ... | Billy McLaren (as Lonnie Moore) |
| Rick Pasotto | ... | Aspinall |
| Cassidy Eckert | ... | Girl |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Gary Busey (b. June 29, 1944) – Uncle Red
Sign: Cancer, Height: 5' 11¾" (1.82 m)
Also known as: Garey Busey | Gary Busy | Gary - Everett McGill (b. October 21, 1945) – Reverend Lowe
Sign: Libra, Height: 6' 1½" (1.87 m) - Corey Haim, as Marty Coslaw, passed away at age 38 in Burbank, California, USA.
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Also known as: Cory Haim - Megan Follows (b. March 14, 1968) – Jane Coslaw
Sign: Pisces, Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Also known as: Megan Porter Follows | Megan Follows Porter - Robin Groves (b. May 13, 1945) – Nan Coslaw
Sign: Taurus - Leon Russom (b. December 6, 1941) – Bob Coslaw
Sign: Sagittarius, Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) - Terry O`Quinn – Sheriff Joe Haller
- Terry O''Quinn (b. July 15, 1952) – Sheriff Joe Haller
Sign: Cancer, Height: 6' 0½" (1.84 m)
Also known as: Terrance K. O'Quinn | Terrance O'Quinn | Terence Quinn | Terrance Quinn - Bill Smitrovich (b. May 16, 1947) – Andy Fairton
Sign: Taurus, Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Also known as: William Smitrovich | Bill Smitrovitch - Joe Wright – Brady Kincaid
- Kent Broadhurst (b. February 4, 1940) – Herb Kincaid
Sign: Aquarius - Heather Simmons – Tammy Sturmfuller
- James A. Baffico (b. January 1, 1942) – Milt Sturmfuller
Sign: Capricorn
Also known as: James Baffico | Jim Baffico - Rebecca Fleming – Mrs. Sturmfuller
- Lawrence Tierney, as Owen Knopfler, passed away at age 82 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Pisces, Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Also known as: Larry Tierney | Laurence Tierney
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