TEEN WOLF (1985) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | Reaction & Commentary | A HIGH SCHOOL MOVIE!!! 

The dad is a big part of what makes this movie work. He is a great and supportive father to Scott, but then the moment when you see him as a wolf too is the funniest reveal possible. The dad even takes care of the bully principal. Great reaction to a movie I enjoyed but had forgotten so much about.

I don't think Teen Wolf is stupid at all. It's charming, funny, sweet, and it makes you feel good. Michael J. Fox is just as charismatic here as he is in Back to the Future. The songs are great. I could go on and on. I will never get tired of revisiting this movie.

*_The critics are idiots! Never listen to the critics. This movie is a classic!_*

It's a comfort, feel good movie. It's rainy day, you're home from school, sick, and this is on TBS. You watch this and eat chicken noodle soup and life is good.

I liked that the movie used the “cursed bloodline/hereditary” to keep the movie lighthearted as opposed to being bitten by another wolf.

And "Chubs" (Mark Holt) is a great character in this... And is a hero in his own right.

When I was a little kid, my parents had a recorded VHS tape with this movie and the original Ghostbusters on it. It was my introduction to monster movies & became a tape I plugged in every Halloween. Serious nostalgic fuzzy feelings here! 😊😊

The "getting lost to popularity" is a theme in a couple 80's movies. I think you would enjoy "Can't Buy Me Love."

I had *just* said to my spouse that I'd always thought they should've made a live-action Spider-Man back when Michael J. Fox was young, because he would have made a perfect Peter Parker, when Scott's dad gave that iteration of the "great responsibility" speech.

For the record, "Great Power ~ Great Responsibility" as a Spider-man thing does predate this movie as it was a concept in the comics in the 60s. But it's also a proverbial concept going back to like the 1st century BC and there are myriad variations of it throughout history.

The critics suck. You’ve discovered a whole new world. Secret Of My Success is another Michael J classic.

A classic of my childhood. Thanks Shanelle.

Secret Of My Success!!! That and TW were some of my favorites as a kid. I first saw Teen Wolf at my older brother's birthday party. One of his friends noticed that an extra's zipper was down (final scene, on the benches) and they turned around to zip it up. Luckily, it was a vhs so we could rewind it as many times we wanted (as opposed to being on tv). Man, the 80s were the best.

for me what i get from this movie is you should be yourself not what everyone else wants you to be.

Movie trivia: The editors messed one of the extras pulling out his no-no part at the final scene as the credits start to roll.

Michael J. Fox owned teen movies in 1985. He had his show Family Ties and starred in this, Posion Ivy, and the best movie series of all time Back To The Future.

I remember seeing this in the theater after a birthday party of a friend at a roller rink when I was 10.

Awesome, this is one of the movies of my childhood. It was on heavy rotation on HBO. You should like it, it has a lot of heart. "Sergeant , burn the fields and when you're done with that, burn the house" "There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body."

It’s a great theme for teenagers going through physical changes and trying to find their identity. Timeless message

It wasn't mind control that got him the beer, it was the GLOWING RED EYES.

Another great Michael J Fox movie to watch for Halloween is the first movie Peter Jackson directed, The Frighteners. That movie is awesome.

Critics weren't thrilled about this movie, but it cost a pittance compared to what it made back (boy, studios love that) and it ended up being popular enough to spawn a Saturday morning cartoon; although, come to think of it, I don't remember there being all that much merchandise. The reveal that the dad is also a werewolf gets such a reaction, I think, not just because you aren't expecting it, but because the dad's posture and speech are so matter of fact 'father having a talk with his son' that it's a real contrast to the potential seriousness of the situation and whole notion of what a werewolf is, even in this movie (to say nothing of the vicious, blood-soaked, mythology surrounding the creatures). Well... that, and the fact that they made the father so fluffy and round-cheeked as a werewolf that he brings to mind an oversized ewok; it's hard not to laugh. Besides, who ever pictures a werewolf in chinos and plaid, with a middle-aged paunch? If I had a nickel for every time one of my family has jokingly growled "Give me. A keg. Of beer." over the years, I'd probably be able to buy a keg of beer... if I actually drank beer.

It's Michael J. Fox...MJF is synonymous with the 80's. He had that charm about him that made his characters likable. Glad you reacted to this movie! *Note - To answer your question at the house party...Stiles told the pair they had to go to the superintendent's house to get a urine sample from him to "test his blood sugar"...just a dare.

When you said about the girl and dad playing basketball just to get her at the house haha I remember when I was 14-15yrs,me and my brother came back from playing football with our friends and my mum said two girls "Christina and Emma who were my age " came up and asked if they could wait for me,one of them asked my mum if she could iron my school uniform for the next day,while my mum was ironing clothes haha she did a good job so I just left it that 😊

This film means a lot to me.. it was one of the first films I ever became obsessed with when I was 4-5 years old, still love it to this day.. but Boof and Scott's dad playing basketball is sweet and innocent, not everything is sinister.. it might seem weird to some, but it's really not, especially in this film.. but I'm glad you liked it! I would've kinda been disappointed if you didn't lol..

The dad still being so incredibly "Dad" even in his wolf form is awesome. The plaid shirt, the glasses, the whole dad thing, but hairier. He's so matter-of-fact about it. The dad in this film is one of those really good dads, who you can tell love their child so much. He's not so much the "Father known best", "Leave it to Beaver" perfect Fatherly-authority-figure. And he's not the "complicated father-son relationship" career father who's too tied up with work, or too emotionally distant, or anything like that. He's a decent guy, who runs a decent business, who loves his son in a healthy way, is there for him to support him, and tries to do good by him. When he growls at the principal, that's hilarious.

Boff was one of my early crushes.

I watched this no less than a million times as a kid. The old liquor store guy was just scared, he wasn't mind controlled. I thiiiiiink the whipped-cream-on-the-ground thing at the party is them trying to pop a balloon between their bodies with their hands tied behind them. Who among us didn't strip down to our undies in front of everyone and get covered in whipped cream at high school parties? The prank about blood sugar was they had to go to the principal's house and ask him to pee in the cup. When you've watched it a million times you can also notice random things like there are some lines that are dubbed that clearly aren't what's being said, 13:22 being one of them. I always wondered what they were actually saying. And I will fight anyone who says Coach Finstock isn't one of the all-time greatest characters in 80s cinema.

I’m pretty sure Pixar borrowed much of the plot from Teen Wolf for “Turning Red”. Substitute werewolf for red panda and making it about an Chinese mother and daughter in Canada

"Dumb fun" is the 100% correct two-word synopsis of this film. Though I did not think so at the time... I was already dumb and thirteen years old back then (and a big MJF fan) Just "fun" then, lol. Love your work Shanelle, keep going! Always a joy to watch. TY for all you do, hope your channel grows and grows.

I saw this in theatres when it came out. As a 13-year-old boy, this felt like other teen films of the time -- think Secret Admirer, Real Genius, or Private School -- but with a fantasy twist. It's about a school nobody getting attention and winning the girl. It was only watching it again when I was older that I realised that there's more to it than other films of that type. The coach was played by Jay Tarses, a writer-producer who wrote episodes for Bob Newhart, Tony Randall, and Carol Burnett in the 70s plus a few Muppet movies. My guess is that Boof is a version of Buffy, which is a diminutive of Elizabeth (believed to come from the way some children say Beth).

I would love to see Star Trek reactions from you.

WOAH! After so many requests, finally! Let this be a lesson to you kids: pestering Shanelle works! 🤪

I absolutely love this movie and have since my childhood! I think Boof just came over to the house to see Scott but since he wasnt there she and the dad prob played basketball to kill time til Scott got home. Thanks for watching and reacting to this classic Shanelle!

You weren't supposed to take this movie seriously. Just have fun with it and don't question it too much. And while Pamela is very pretty, Boof would be the girl for me. Everybody needs a friend like Styles too. Great reaction again Shanelle. Keep it up.

Great movie you should also watch The Secret Of My Success. Fyi do you know there is a flasher in the end credits just about when scoot meet his dad there is a strange guy near.

Between this movie, Back to the Future, and Family Ties, MJF was the man to kid me.

This movie was a huge part of my childhood. My cousins and wore out the vhs tape, along with movies like The Goonies, The Great Outdoors, Robocop, The Lost Boys, and Dragnet, just to name a few. Michael J. Fox was what made this movie so rewacthable. Styles always made you smile, and the soundtrack fun to listen to. Now my kids watch this with me every October. Love this movie.

You want a classic 80s movie with Michael J Fox, you must check out the made for TV movie Poison Ivy. He's a camp counselor and it's awesome.

This was always a go-to vhs for me days staying home real or pretend sick from school, gonna be a nostalgic watch!

I'll never apologize for loving this classic. Boof is so solid and sweet, we need more characters with her backbone, loyalty, and honesty.

I'm glad you enjoyed teen wolf shanelle. Also at 14:12 Michael J Fox done really well to keep his balance on the wet slippery floor scene. First time I saw teen wolf was with my family a week after it's release on VHS because the owner of the video store was a good friend of the family and thats why we were one of the first families to see it so quick.

This movie was very popular back in the day. Hell it spawned a sequel and a TV series.

Nobody told me about the safety devices in the car surfing and I fell off my car imitating that scene. Fortunately I just got a little road rash for my ignorance.

One of my all-timers here! Thanks for watching it! There is a really nice deleted scene w/ Scott and his dad. You should check it out. I can watch this movie anytime. It just makes me feel good. The walk w/ Boof and the talk w/ dad were so good. The music too. :) And BOOF! She was my 80s crush! lol

I somehow managed, without being aware that MJFox was in both, to see this and Back to the Future back to back at the cinemas. Still can't think of either without thinking about the other.

Spider-man predates this movie by decades. The line was a homage

My favorite thing about reaction channels is when the 90s babies realize everything they love was just some thing that I loved, repackaged 😅

When he turns into the wolf for the first time during the game. You can see the Principal steps back behind the bleachers, I always thought it was just a fear response. I've never noticed this before that he also puts his hands over his groin, we learn later on that his father made him pee his pants in the past, nice little touch that only took me 30yrs to notice. 🤣

This was a fun 80s movie. The next one stars Jason Bateman who is the brother of Justine Bateman that played Michael J Fox's siste in family ties.

I grew up with 3 Michael J. Fox movies on VHS. Back to the Future, The Hard Way, and Teen Wolf. I love this movie! Always watched these with my dad.

The scene with the dad and Rusty Thorne is one of the best I've seen when you want to find a good example of intimidation in film. It was the perfect balance of being both subtle and extreme at the same time. Granted it does help that those two have a long history and the end result of Rusty pissing his pants again is perfect.

Check out The Secret of My Success if you want more Michael J. Fox peak 80’s. Such a classic movie that gets overlooked and I don’t think I’ve seen anyone react to that one.

19:49 - Yes...EVERYONE needs a Teen Wolf shirt. Always. 😎

Amazing that in the same year he was filming this, BTTF, and Family Ties the series at the same time.

So, I was a huge Family Ties fan and Michael J Fox fanatic before he blew up. I was obsessd with his comedic timing. There was a very specific thing he used to do on certain punchlines every episode for television that wasn't really utilized in his film work. He had this natural knack to be able to be really still, milk a moment for eager anticipation, at what his pompous acid tongue character Alex would retort back with at some comment said to him he found particularly innane and then just hit the money line with perfect masterclass precision every time. It was his trademark and TV role alter ego's signature stock and trade move to be coiled spring waiting out conversations he found beneath him just so he could smirkly pick his moment to then snap-off mercilessly and dunk hard on them using usually the minimalist amount of words to do and most aloof casual way of delivering brutal punchlines and takedowns. Michael J. Fox had another skill set of manufacturing great loads of manic energy and physicality while unloading exposition dumps simultaneously. Which served him well in the fast paced blocking and choreography of movies where plot and story move at the speed of keep moving, keep moving, next scene, etc. And then he contracted that horrible disease by 1991 so it stripped him of the ability to be able to ever use this very specific skill set ever again. When he returned to TV in '96 for Spin City, he couldn't stand perfectly still anymore by then so he developed tricks and a new comedic body language to conceal the Parkinson's, which it did for a few years. But Family Ties and Teen Wolf are really the only time capsule proof of this comedic super power he used to contain of holding on a line, building comedic anticipation and then wallop with the money line like a boss. FUN FACT: TEEN WOLF was filmed a full year before he filmed Back To The Future. So, even though Wolf was released one month after Future, on film, Michael was actually a full year younger than he is in BTTF. He actually shot Teen Wolf on his Family Ties hiatus between seasons two going into three. It was still a relatively low rated show, but fierce loyal followers. So, Michael wasn't a household name yet. But, big change #1 to happen was that when Family Ties came back for season three, it had a new lead in show: The Cosby Show. And from The Cosby Show's pilot first airing, it immediately skyrocketed to #1 in the Nelson ratings and became over night a pop culture phenomenon. So, Family Ties went from being this great deserving sitcom on the verge of cancellation to instantly the #2 show right after Cosby. This raised Michael's profile considerably. Suddenly, he had offers and quality projects pitched to him. Teen Wolf was really the only thing a TV actor on a low rated series could get at the time. It was also more unusual for a TV actor to do movies. There were definitely harder drawn lines between the two mediums back then. FUN FACT #2: when he was shooting Teen Wolf, he actually saw the talent scouts scouting for Back To The Future and acquiring about it, and wishing so much he could one day be a part of a Speilberg production like that. He had no idea. He would shoot BTTF starting in the first week of January 1985. The film had a release date of July 3rd to meet. He got the script and offering on a Friday and was on set shooting BTTF the following Monday night at the Twin Pines Mall parking lot. He would resume doing Family Ties the following week Monday which is when his life became three months of working both a TV show during the day and shooting a motion picture at night non stop. It's an amazing accomplishment on his part how his performances on those episodes for the entire season three year of Family Ties when he was basically averaging two hours of sleep a night for 100 straight days are flawless and he actually goes up another level becoming an even more confident, stronger comedic performer this season. But, also delivering his iconic work as Marty McFly on the other end of the equation too. He did this with what he admitted was on having zero prep work for the character. He basically played him as Alex P. Keaton, his TV character, but if he had a girlfriend and was actually cool. Legend.

Shanelle, I've been waiting so, so long for someone to react to "Teen Wolf". Thank you for watching, and for enjoying this movie for what it is.

I saw this at the theater in the summer of 1985 - at the end, when Scott brushes Pamela out of the way to go to Boof, the entire audience cheered out loud. It was a great flick to catch at the theater.

The actor who plays the coach is Jay Tarses. I previously saw him in a sitcom called "The Duck Factory," about an animation studio, which also starred Jim Carey as an animator (the first time I ever saw him), and Don Messick, who did the voice of Scooby-Doo and Papa Smurf (the fist time I ever saw him in front of the camera) who played (guess what?) the company's voice actor.

"Stupidly Fun!" Those two words truly encapsulates so many of the 80's teen movies that were, at the end of the day, just a great two hour escape from the rigors of being a teenager during that great decade. I graduated in 1986. So many stupidly fun movies from that time. Thank you for the review! For another great 80's fun teen movie, check out "Better Off Dead" with John Cusack.

This movie is a prime example as to why you never go by 'critics' scores these days, I think the last two film educated and culturally informed critics were Siskel and Ebert (look at the books about films that he wrote and other things he contributed to film), and especially don't go by sites like Rotten Tomatoes where the scores are fraudulent.

8:25 - "OK, wolf status also give you mind control?" - I think he just scared the crap out of the guy.

This is a surprise reaction! Not seen this film in forever!

I am 63. But to answer your question about parties in the 80s, yes almost anything could happen at theses parties. I had on when my parents were away for two days. Fridge was full with case's of beer, told everyone the rules about getting sick. Do it outside of the house, or get kicked out. Thanks for another awesome reaction. Hello from Pa USA 🇺🇸.

By the time this hit cable rotation, locals at my high school had started car surfing the local parking lot structures and the empty river bottom. It became quite the popular (and dangerous) teenage pastime in Phoenix, until '89-90 when the cops started busting us regularly. GEN X: We had waaaay too much time on our hands, and no adult supervision. 😀 Oh, and Consent as we know it today barely existed in The '80s. Yes, we are scarred emotionally as a result.

yes im the first.this is a funny movie i was 12 in 1985 love you shanelle

The very first thing I bought on ebay back in the 90's was the Teen Wolf soundtrack on vinyl. Also included a CDr rip of the soundtrack.

James Hampton (Scott's dad) wasn't wearing a toupee. I think it's funny that, with all the powers of a werewolf, you may still eventually need corrective eyewear.

A great 80s teen movie with all the tropes is Some Kind of Wonderful.

I love this movie and the Teen Wolf cartoon series.

Blow drying his hair and dancing in the white suit is a parody of John Travolta and Saturday Night Fever a popular movie in the 80's

Believe it or not, this was another in a long line of 80s properties that had it's own Saturday Morning Cartoon Spin-off. I actually saw the cartoon before the movie. There, it's not just him and his dad, but his grandparents and a little sister. Had a rocking theme song too that's worth a listen.

The "with great power" quote came from a Spider-Man comic in 1962.

I was 11 when this movie came out. I still watch it at least once a year. I love it.

31:49 - Oh, so he was also a writer! Agreed, that *IS* kewl!

If you like MJF, you should really check out Doc Hollywood. He was also good in The Secret of My Success, but Doc Hollywood is the better film imo.

The guy surfing on the van roof reminded me of hood surfing. In our youth we would ride on the hood of a car.

"You're always here, babe. With your vests." I died lol 🤣😂💀 I'm 42 and I've loved this movie almost my entire life. Just something a little offbeat about it, even for an 80s movie. also, the thing about the extra exposing himself is not false. It was edited out of this version. At the end, where Scott is hugging his dad after winning the game, if you look to the top left, you'll notice someone cut off from the waste up, adjusting his pants. Well, seconds before, his you-know-what was hanging out. They cut away that part, for this version, to a point just after he put it away. I own the VHS version and it's there lol. Also, I was just watching this on Max the other night and for some reason, they decided to stream the "unedited" version. So you can see it there too lol I loved how much fun you had with this movie. It's by far one my favorite silly movies to throw on when I'm doing other stuff.

I was 16, in"85"! And this is pretty close to how we partied.

I love Michael J. Fox in this film I love Teen Wolf👍👍👍👍

Teen Wolf walked, so Air Bud could run.

My Nana used to have this on tape and I used to watch it quite a bit - I haven't seen it in like 25 years. No wonder I'm how I am.

I'm surprised more people don't react to this movie. I was 1 year away from heading to high school when I 1st saw this movie and my friends and I were nervous about having to go to parties like the one in this movie. Later on we were disappointed no party we went to was like this. It's a great movie to just sit back and watch. I hate hearing people say how unrealistic it is; no sh!t, how many werewolf movies or hollywood movies are realistic. Even the ones that are 'based on a true story' are exaggerated.

Don't know how they got Beach Boys but for most of the songs they were written for the movie which is kind of crazy. Some of the artists like Amy Holland were big deals. Her song plays over the end and it makes me genuinely emotional every time I hear it.

I was born in 81 and this was a favorite of mine through the 80s and into the 90s. You're the first person I've seen react to it and when you said the RT score I was shocked. Not by the critic's score, cause they're so constantly wrong, but by the audience score. It's such a fun movie and is quintessential 80's.

"With great Power..." was Spider-Man's all the way back in the 60's at the beginning.

The urban legend was always about a man exposing himself (when even in the actual shot, it's literally a shirt tail sticking out of the pants' opened fly. On the TEEN WOLF blu-ray documentary, it was finally revealed it was actually a woman whose pants were too tight to sit down on the bleachers, so she'd unbuttoned them, but when she stood up, she didn't realize that her fly had come undone. Rod Daniel and his editor never noticed it until years later when DVD picture quality cleared up the shot and the "flub" became legend.

In the very niche genre of 'highschooler becomes a monster' comedies, I must also recommend My Boyfriend's Back - zombie - and Once Bitten (with a young Jim Carrey) - vampire

Boof playing basketball with Scott's dad isn't weird or inappropriate. Several 80s movies have scenes where teens get guidance from friend's parents or neighbours.

13:22 - No, it's actually from Spiderman. The comic started in the '60s. The filmmakers were probably fans, no idea.

With great power comes great responsibility is a Spiderman saying. It first appeared in the comics in 1962.

11:12- the inspiration for Monster Energy drinks.

5:45 - Good for you! You didn't go straight for "Are we in New York?" 😁

This came out when I was a kid, and I probably watched it quite a bit. Brings back memories. Nice to see Matt Adler again! Ha! He was the friend Lewis in this, but he had a period where he was kind of successful, and I think he may still be acting! You should see him in "North Shore", which was a kind of budget 80s surfing movie that wasn't very successful, but has grown a cult following over the years, and was another childhood favorite of mine. If you love high-school movies, another favorite that he had a smaller part in was "Dream A Little Dream" starring Corey Feldman and Corey Haim. You're probably too young to know the hype of the two Coreys back in the day, but that road will lead you to more teenie bopper movies you'll probably dig. Marc Rocco, son of actor Alex Rocco, who is also in the movie, directed that one, and unfortunately died fairly young, but made a few really good movies. Another real favorite of his, "Murder In The First", is a really good period piece supposedly based on the true story of the trial that brought down Alcatraz, starring Kevin Bacon and Christian Slater among a great ensemble cast. As far as I've always been concerned, it is Kevin Bacon's greatest performance ever! I think I was 15 when it came out, and I think it might have been nominated for some sound and/or editing Academy Awards, but I remember feeling that it was such a great movie that had been ignored, and it was probably the beginning of me being disillusioned with the Academy Awards. Also, since I brought up Christian Slater, "Pump Up The Volume" is another one that was an epic 90s high-school movie! Maybe in a less stereotypical way, but definitely worth putting on your list.

Only in the 80s could a high school basketball game get interrupted by a werewolf transformation and the game continue like nothing happend

I’ve always loved this movie. It makes me so happy to see someone else getting as much enjoyment out of it as I always have! 😂

Ha ha ha. The teammate Chubby also played Francis in Pee Wee's Big Adventure also had a bit part as the adult Steelwell in a League Of Their Own

😂😂 I swear I love your reactions! I haven’t seen this movie since I was a kid and rewatching it with you, I was cracking up at all the parts you laughed at as well. Such a fun movie!

I love this movie (cheesy in a good way!) I absolutely love the song "Win in the End" by Marc Safan!

8:29 - Uh, yeah. Or as we used to call it: scaring the shit out of old people. 😁