BA_Harrison Dean Stockwell, helpful hologram Al from '80s TV series Quantum Leap, has a 100% probability of sporting fur and fangs when his character, political reporter Jack Whittier, is bitten by a werewolf in Hungary. When Jack returns to Washington to work as press secretary for the president (Biff McGuire), he goes on a nightly killing spree that threatens both his career and his relationship with Marion (Jane House), the president's daughter.This Watergate-era werewolf flick tries to part comedy-tinged horror and part political satire, but doesn't really succeed at either. The horror fails thanks to a terrible looking werewolf design that looks more like Teen Wolf than An American Werewolf, and a total lack of gore; the political aspect is, to my mind at least, extremely boring (although I guess it may have seemed a bit more interesting when it was more topical, as Nixon's presidency came to an abrupt end).Those who enjoy films that throw in totally unexpected weirdness for no discernible reason will no doubt get a few giggles from the inexplicable introduction of a dwarf mad scientist called Dr. Kiss, who gets licked by werewolf Jack, but believe me when I say that it isn't worth trudging through this dreary mess of a movie for one moment of genuine madness.

Rainey Dawn The opening of this film is great - it sorta spoofs The Wolf Man (1941). LOL I love the humor from the get-go. The more the film goes on the more you'll find some cute & oddball werewolf and other humor. This is a comedy-horror so if you chose to watch it you should keep the fact it's a comedy in mind.The movie is not bloody - although there are people killed by the werewolf. The transformation is pretty neat - again reminiscent of the classic Wolf Man transformations. The look of the werewolf in this film reminds me a little bit like the werewolf in 'The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973)' - which came out the same year of this film.Overall this is neat werewolf flick with some silly humor. I found it worth watching.6/10

MartinHafer God-awful is the best way to describe this 'film'. Imagine making a horror film but not putting any money into the budget for decent costumes or special effects--that is the major problem with "The Werewolf of Washington". If that isn't enough, the writing is pretty awful as well--at least most of the writing.Dean Stockwell plays a reporter who seems to be half asleep during the film. He has absolutely no energy or enthusiasm for the role--and often seems more like a zombie than a werewolf! He is recalled from his Hungarian assignment about the same time he's bitten by a werewolf and now as the president's assistant press secretary, he has an ample supply of annoying people to maul--and his first victim is especially annoying. Oddly, whenever Stockwell looks into the palm of a person's hand, he sees a pentagram when this person is to soon be one of his victims. And, when he kills them the film sometimes begins to play in slow-motion--though considering how sluggish the film is, it's hard to tell it's happening! As I said in the first paragraph, this is pretty awful stuff. However, the film wavers from terrible to rather clever at times--at least when it comes to scenes with the President and some of his cabinet. It was pretty funny how they made fun of President Nixon. While the actor playing this character didn't look like Nixon, his love of bowling, team sports and the way he prattled was pretty funny...and spot on the mark. I also liked the social commentary when the racist general who just started blaming a rash of savage killings done by the werewolf on a convenient black man as a scapegoat. But then, there are just too many bizarre moments that make you wonder if the folks making this film were on LSD--such as the tiny scientist (Michael Dunn) who can somehow calm the beast, the weird bathroom scene as well as the basic concept of the movie. After all, why would they want to make a movie like this in the first place--even with the political satire?! The bottom line is that the film wasn't scary at all and was high on the cheese factor. But, it also wasn't funny enough to be a good parody (such as "Love At First Bite").By the way, you may recognize Dunn from his appearances from "Star Trek" and "Wild, Wild West". If you have a chance, read his IMDb biography--it's pretty interesting though sad as well.

Dukey Flyswatter I've seen some pretty lame horror comedies but this is one rancid hair ball. Your ten year old comes home with funnier jokes than this. So bad it makes you angry at the waste. Dean Stockwell has never looked more ill at ease or has been more miscast that he is in this miserable attempt at satire.It's so noncommittal about it's style of comedy that it takes about ten minutes into the film before you can figure out it is indeed a comedy.I know some of you may be thinking how could it not be with at title like The Were Wolf Of Washington? Well around the same time Dick Clark produced a TV special called The Werewolf Of Woodstock and it was definitely not intended to be comedy though it was so awful it induced howls of another kind.This is so bad it's just bad.Two thumbs up...the keester.