Bad Moon (1996)

A photo journalist (Michael Pare) comes to visit his sister (Mariel Hemingway) in the Pacific Northwest. But the family dog, a 105 pound German Shepherd named Thor, doesn't trust him. Maybe it's because the dog suspects what the brother really is ..... a werewolf! Based on the novel THOR by Wayne Smith and directed by Eric Red (COHEN AND TATE). Savaged by critics when first released, it's nowhere near as bad as its reputation would lead you to believe but don't take that as a recommendation. The actual werewolf isn't bad but some 15 years after THE HOWLING raised the bar, the transformation from man to werewolf is poor. The script is weak (in the book, the story is told from the dog's point of view) and the characters are poorly drawn. Example: Hemingway doesn't add 2 and 2 with her brother's "illness" and the savage killings though it's quite obvious. Red manages to work up some tension during the movie's final act but again, its characters behave illogically. With Mason Gamble and Primo as Thor.