{"id":69955,"date":"2021-02-28T12:21:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T19:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69955"},"modified":"2023-10-13T19:54:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T02:54:20","slug":"full-moon-high-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69955","title":{"rendered":"Full Moon High (1981)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I know all about werewolves and their little problems.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Poster-199x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-69956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Poster-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Poster-678x1024.png 678w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Poster-179x270.png 179w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Poster.png 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a high school football player (Adam Arkin) travels to Transylvania with his father (Ed McMahon), he&#8217;s turned into a werewolf. Twenty years later, he returns to his high school and attempts to get help from a pretty vegetarian (Joanne Nail) in filming his transformation so he can get caught.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alan Arkin Films<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth Hartman Films<\/li>\n<li>High School<\/li>\n<li>Larry Cohen Films<\/li>\n<li>Werewolves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/full-moon-high-1982.htm\">&#8220;no budget werewolf comedy&#8221;<\/a> by cult director Larry Cohen &#8212; best known for helming <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=70509\"><em>It&#8217;s Alive<\/em> (1974)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=70536\"><em>God Told Me To \/ Demon<\/em> (1976)<\/a>, and <em>Q: The Winged Serpent<\/em> (1982) &#8212; was originally meant to be a comedic take on <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37440\"><em>I Was a Teenage Werewolf<\/em> (1957)<\/a>, but turned into its own cheesy brand of juvenile satire. Unfortunately, the humor on display here is exceedingly silly, and will only appeal to a certain type of audience member. With that said, I enjoyed all interactions between Arkin and Nail, whose plucky can-do horniness reminded me of Elizabeth Banks&#8217; character in <em>The 40 Year Old Virgin<\/em> (2005). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Still2-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Still2-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Still2-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Still2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Still2-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Still2-1536x825.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Still2-503x270.png 503w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Still2.png 1837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch for Alan Arkin (Arkin&#8217;s real-life dad) in a bit role as an &#8220;insults-based&#8221; therapist called in to try to help. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Arkin-Sr.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Arkin-Sr-1024x540.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Arkin-Sr-1024x540.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Arkin-Sr-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Arkin-Sr-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Arkin-Sr-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Arkin-Sr-1536x810.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Arkin-Sr-512x270.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Arkin-Sr.png 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joanne Nail as Ricky<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Nail.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Nail-1024x545.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Nail-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Nail-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Nail-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Nail-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Nail-1536x817.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Nail-508x270.png 508w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Nail.png 1841w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A few mildly amusing lines: &#8220;Someone has broken in, and I may not like him.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Cinematography-1024x537.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Cinematography-1024x537.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Cinematography-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Cinematography-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Cinematography-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Cinematography-1536x806.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Cinematography-515x270.png 515w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Full-Moon-High-Cinematography.png 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one unless it sounds like your cup of tea. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0082425\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/75817\/full-moon-high#articles-reviews?articleId=1104940\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/full-moon-high-1982.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I know all about werewolves and their little problems.&#8221; Synopsis: When a high school football player (Adam Arkin) travels to Transylvania with his father (Ed McMahon), he&#8217;s turned into a werewolf. Twenty years later, he returns to his high school and attempts to get help from a pretty vegetarian (Joanne Nail) in filming his transformation so he can get caught. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan Arkin Films Comedy Elizabeth Hartman Films High School Larry Cohen Films Werewolves Review: This&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69955\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69955"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92465,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69955\/revisions\/92465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}