Wolf
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Short description
Will Randall is a veteran book editor whose position at a New York publishing house is under threat from a younger, more aggressive colleague, Stewart Swinton, who is also having an affair with Randall's wife. During a drive through the Vermont countryside, Randall hits an animal and is bitten when he stops to check on it. The bite is from a wolf, and in the days that follow he notices his senses sharpening and his old energy and competitive drive returning. His transformation also draws the interest of Laura Alden, the daughter of the man who runs the company, even as something wilder takes hold of him at night and a series of killings unsettles the city. The film is a drama with fantasy, horror and romance elements, directed by Mike Nichols as the twelfth of the eighteen features he made, arriving between Regarding Henry and The Birdcage. Jack Nicholson plays Randall, with Michelle Pfeiffer as Laura, James Spader as Swinton, Kate Nelligan as Charlotte Randall, Richard Jenkins as Detective Bridger and Christopher Plummer as Raymond Alden. The screenplay is by Wesley Strick and Jim Harrison, and Douglas Wick produced for Columbia Pictures. Made for about 70 million dollars, it took in roughly 131 million worldwide, a modest return against its cost. On IMDb it holds 6.3 from about 64,000 votes and on TMDB 6.1 from over a thousand, while critics rated it slightly lower at 5.9.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film's creation was initiated by actor Jack Nicholson and his friend, screenwriter Jim Harrison, who tried to realize this project for 12 years.
- The film's release was delayed by 8 months due to the need to completely reshoot the entire third act.
- Jack Nicholson and his friend, screenwriter Jim Harrison, tried to realize this project for 12 years.
- James Spader's stunt double (the actor who played Stewart) performed all the stunts without safety precautions. In the scene where Spader's character is thrown down stone steps, he narrowly avoided serious injury.
- Mia Farrow was originally intended to play the role of Charlotte Randall. Mike Nichols had to advocate for her candidacy to the bosses of Columbia Pictures, who were hesitant to work with the actress due to her extremely scandalous divorce from Woody Allen, which was ongoing at the time. Mia even agreed to a reduction in her fee, but ultimately had to leave the project.
- Despite the fact that the film is clearly about werewolves, the word "werewolf" is never uttered in the film.
- Sharon Stone turned down the role of Laura Alden.
- At the very beginning of work on the film, the lead actor Jack Nicholson informed Rick Baker (who was responsible for special effects and makeup) that he was allergic to makeup adhesive. Baker didn't quite believe him, but decided to use a special medical adhesive anyway, which made it very difficult to glue Nicholson's hair. One day during filming, he accidentally used makeup adhesive on Nicholson. The next day, the actor's face was covered in large red spots. Fortunately, Nicholson didn't cause a scandal.
- When the wolf is shown lying on the highway in front of a car, one of the shots is a close-up of the animal's muzzle with its tongue hanging out. Will Randall (played by Jack Nicholson) begins to pull the animal to the side of the road. In the very next shot, the wolf attacks Will, then runs away into the snowy forest. Nicholson's character returns to the car to continue driving, while two wolves watch him go. Then there's a close-up of the wolf's muzzle. Both a real animal and a mechanical replica were used in this scene. The scene where the car's headlights first illuminate the animal was filmed in a studio. The wolf was placed in a specific spot, where it stood, looking at the trainer. And a 'fake' wolf was hit by the car. A real animal, trained to perform the 'lie down' command, was shown on the highway. A close-up showed the muzzle of the 'fake' animal with its tongue hanging out. In the scene where the animal is pulled to the side of the road, both the real animal and the 'fake' one were used. When the wolf growls and attacks the character played by Nicholson, the wolf reacted to the trainer's command. They also filmed a shot of the wolf jumping over the camera (above it). The filming equipment was set up directly above the ground, with one trainer standing behind the camera with a treat, and a second trainer releasing the animal. During the wolf's attack on Nicholson's character, the trainer played the part instead of the actor. He held a bone in his hand, which the animal tried to grab, snapping its teeth. When the wolf ran away, the animal was actually running from one trainer to another. The wolves that watch Nicholson's character drive away were 'fake'.
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