Teen Wolf
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Teen Wolf (first released on August 23, 1985) is a United States film starring Michael J. Fox as Scott Howard, a high school student who discovers that his family has an unusual heritage when he finds himself transforming into a wolfman. He subsequently uses his "curse" to gain popularity at school, becoming the star basketball player.
The film was directed by Rod Daniel based on a script co-written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman.
The movie was followed by a sequel, Teen Wolf Too, as well as a cartoon series in 1986 with the same title.
Townsend Coleman provided Scott Howard's voice for the cartoon spin-off. Howard and his family now lived in the fictional town of Wolverton, and his grandparents were also werewolves who frequently longed for the 'old country'---Transylvania. A younger sister named Lupe ironically longs to be a werewolf. Scott's friends Boof and Stiles (voiced by Happy Dayss Don Most) provide a small but dedicated support network. The Howard family also contends with a nosy neighbor named Mrs. Seslick who is always convinced there is something 'weird' over at their house.
The Teen Wolf movie is rumoured to be inspired by the 1957 Michael Landon movie I Was A Teenage Werewolf. Michael Landon played teenager Tony. Tony's uncontrollable temper needs to be stopped. This leads him into the hands of a devious doctor out to make a name for himself. Dr. Brandon decides to use Tony for an experiment and gives his patient a shot that regresses him so far back in time that he turns into a werewolf. But Tony has plans of his own. I Was A Teenage Werewolf was a science fiction film that did really well at the box office.