Wolf (1994 film)
- Jack Nicholson: Will Randall
- Michelle Pfeiffer: Laura Alden
- James Spader: Stewart Swinton
- Kate Nelligan: Charlotte Randall
- Richard Jenkins: Bridger
- Christopher Plummer: Raymond Alden
Wolf - The animal in man (Original Title: Wolf) is an American feature film of the genre thriller from 1994 was directed by Mike Nichols, the screenplay is by Jim Harrison and Wesley Strick. . The film starred Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Action
The publishing editor Will Randall ( Jack Nicholson ) is bitten in one night on a country road by a wolf. It changes, increasingly, his strength and his sense of smell become stronger. He can enforce better against his colleagues and competitors Stewart Swinton ( James Spader ). Laura Alden ( Michelle Pfeiffer ), the daughter of entrepreneur Raymond Alden, attention is drawn to Randall.
Swinton is by Randall, while this has become a werewolf in one night, bitten. On the estate of Alden's combat occurs between transformed into werewolves Randall and Swinton. Swinton is shot by Laura and turns back into a human, Randall flees into the forest and there transformed into a wolf. Laura baffled the police, who told her of the death of two employees on their property by Swinton, by being able to smell what this has drunk hours ago. The film ends with a large picture of her eyes, which act as the eyes of a wolf and the wolf eyes of Randall, who is already transformed.
Reviews
Some critics saw the film a satire on the situation in the U.S. companies in the 1990s. The action was certified some weaknesses, the appearance of Jack Nicholson was praised.
James Berardinelli praised on ReelViews the credible ( believable ) representation of Jack Nicholson as well as the representations of Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan, Richard Jenkins, Eileen Atkins and Christopher Plummer. The second half of the film he found disappointing.
Awards
The writers Jim Harrison and Wesley Strick won the Film Award Saturn Award. Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer and James Spader were nominated for their roles for the Saturn Award nominations, there were in the categories of Best Horror Movie and Best Make -up.
Ennio Morricone was nominated for the film music for the Grammy Award and won the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Award.
Background
The scenes in the publishing house were filmed in the Bradbury Building.
The scenes in which the mansion of the Aldens can be seen, were filmed on the grounds of the public park Old Westbury Gardens on Long Iceland, New York.