My Mom's a Werewolf

My Mom's a Werewolf

Jennifer's mother is having an identity crisis.

PG 1989 · 88 min · ★ 4.7 · Comedy, Horror

The frustrated housewife Leslie visits an animal shop to purchase a flea-collar. Unknowing that the owner is a werewolf, she accepts his invitation to lunch and later in his apartment. Through a bite in her toe he starts her slow transformation in a werewolf. Home again, she desperately tries to hide the often disgusting process from her family, but her daughter Jennifer and her - from horror magazines well educated - friend recognize what's going on, and help to kill the non-human.

Directed by Michael Fischa · Written by Mark Pirro

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Susan Blakely Leslie Shaber
John Saxon Harry Thropen
Tina Caspary Jennifer Shaber
John Schuck Howard Shaber
Diana Barrows Stacey Pubah
Ruth Buzzi Madame Gypsy
Marcia Wallace Peggy
Geno Silva Dr. Rod Rodriguez
Marilyn McCoo Celia Celica
Lou Cutell Butcher
Lucy Lee Flippin Nurse Mammosa
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