Up for sale “Bad Moon” Mariel Hemingway & Michael Paré Hand Signed 10X8 B&W Photo.
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Bad Moon is
a 1996 Canadian-American horror film written and directed by Eric Red, and produced by James G. Robinson. The film is about a mother and son who are
threatened by her brother, who struggles to overcome the curse of lycanthropy. It stars Michael Paré, Mariel Hemingway and Mason Gamble. The film is based on the novel Thor by
Wayne Smith, which mainly tells the story from the dog's viewpoint. Thor was
published in the United States (Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's Press hardback,
Ballantine paperback), and in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands,
Sweden and Norway, in English, German, Dutch, Swedish and Norwegian. Bad
Moon received negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office. During a work expedition
in Nepal, photo-journalists Ted Harrison and his girlfriend
Marjorie are attacked by a werewolf. The werewolf snatches Marjorie
and Ted attempts to rescue her but gets bitten in the shoulder. He manages to
kill the werewolf with his shotgun, but not before it kills Marjorie. Seeking
isolation, Ted moves into a trailer in the woods. Eventually, he invites his
sister, Janet, and his nephew, Brett, to a meal at his home by the lake. Upon
seeing him, the family dog, Thor, runs into the woods. Picking up a scent, Thor
is led to human remains hanging from a tree branch. Meanwhile, Ted lies to
Janet, telling her that Marjorie left him and went back to Seattle. Janet invites him to stay with them but he declines
and insists they leave before sunset. The next day, authorities investigate the
remains of several missing hikers and a Forest Ranger, found in the woods near
Ted’s trailer. Fearful of being found guilty, Ted calls Janet and accepts her
offer. Upon arrival, Thor is again suspicious of Ted and acts hostile towards
him. Later that evening, Thor follows Ted into the woods and finds him turned
into a werewolf and handcuffed to a tree. Meanwhile, Janet goes into the woods
looking for Thor. Aware of the danger, Thor leads her safely back to the house.
The next morning, Janet sees a news report of the killings and confronts her
brother about not telling her his motive for accepting her invitation and asks
him to stay permanently. Ted tries to warn her by advising she pay attention to
Thor’s sudden behavior changes. He also hints that the murders had been done by
a wolf. She ignores him. Later, as the sun sets, he leaves his trailer in hopes
of chaining himself up again. Thor, knowing what is happening, barks until
Brett lets him out of the house. He runs to the woods to find that Ted was too
late in handcuffing himself. Thor follows Ted’s trail back to the backyard and
Ted attacks him but the dog fights back. Janet wakes up and turns on the deck
lights, scaring Ted away. She sees an injured Thor and calls the Sheriff;
however, when she goes to Ted's trailer to tell him, she finds a book about
werewolves, with gruesome pictures of Marjorie's body and some of Ted's victims
attached to it. She also finds a journal in which Ted details his turmoil with
not finding a cure for his "disease” and his hopes of finding peace near
his family. Later that night, the traveling salesman who had previously tried
to frame Thor for an attack, returns to Janet’s yard with the intention of
killing Thor, but is instead fatally wounded by Ted. The sheriff questions
Janet about Thor and informs her of the salesman being attacked by a wild
animal; his mutilated body was found near her property. She asks if it could
have been a wolf, but the sheriff dismisses it and advises her to send Thor to
the dog pound. Not believing Thor could be the killer, she confronts Ted, who
provokes Thor to attack him. As a result, Thor is taken to the pound. Ted
urinates on Thor's doghouse and is hostile towards Brett. That night, Janet
confronts Ted in the woods. He accuses her of not listening to his warnings and
knowing the truth all along. As he transforms, she flees back to the house and
retrieves a revolver hidden in the kitchen. Meanwhile, Brett manages to sneak
out and free Thor from the dog pound. Thor returns home just as Ted is about to
attack Janet. A vicious fight ensues, ending with Ted throwing Thor across the
room, seemingly killing him. Brett, having returned home, is nearly strangled
by Ted, but Janet fires several rounds into him. Then, Thor throws himself at
Ted, knocking them both through the window and into the yard. Ted, severely
injured, retreats into the woods, but Thor tracks him until sunrise. Ted, now
human, emerges from behind a tree and tells a reluctant Thor to "do it.”
Thor kills Ted. After, Janet apologizes to Thor for taking him to the pound.
Suddenly, Thor as a werewolf growls at her, but it turns out to be a nightmare;
Janet, Brett, and Thor are healing from their ordeal.
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