Please help - 80s film about a Pagan Nanny Wolf Woman?

[Leon Retro]

I need to know the name of an 80s film about a woman who gets a job as a nanny, looking after a baby, and she can turn into a white wolf. I have vague memories, but can't remember the title or the lead actress?

Thanks for any help.

[JazzFunk]

The Company Of Wolves? Angela Lansbury?

Else, I remember there was this obscure '86/'87 VHS called 'Freaky Fairy Tales' that had a 'werewolf' segment.

[Space Monkey]

Maybe not a werewolf type thing but anything here?http://www.werewolfpage.com/multimedia/film/1980.html

[JazzFunk]

^It could possibly be "My Mom's A Werewolf", from the 80s bit of that website(?)

Whay do I get caught up in these types of threads?

[Leon Retro]

The Company Of Wolves? Angela Lansbury?

Else, I remember there was this obscure '86/'87 VHS called 'Freaky Fairy Tales' that had a 'werewolf' segment.

Nope.. I have that classic. It's definitely a full film, so wouldn't be on Freaky Fairy Tales. Thanks for trying to unravel the mystery though.

Maybe not a werewolf type thing but anything here?http://www.werewolfpage.com/multimedia/film/1980.html

It's not in that list. I actually found another list of 80s wolf films, and it wasn't on that too.


I will describe it better.

I think the lead actress is English, possibly a blonde? ... It's set in America. A couple have a baby and need someone to mind it and take care of the house, so they employ a woman who seems perfect. The housekeeper turns out to be some sort of Pagan, who can turn into a wolf. A detective tracks her down and starts to watch her movements, but I think she kills him. There is also some kind of sacred tree in a forest, where she takes the baby near the end, for it to be sacrificed.

It wasn't a cheap film. No.. it was quite well made, and on BBC, late at night for years.

I hope someone can identify it, because it's driving me crazy trying to remember

[Kieran76]

I remember this, but can't remember the title. I too saw it on BBC late at night. Will try and have a think while at work today.

[PrayforMojo]

It sounds like it's William Friedkin's The Guardian from 1990.

[Leon Retro]

It sounds like it's William Friedkin's The Guardian from 1990.

That's it. I thought it was an 80s film( 1990 is close ), and I completely forgot about the star, Jenny Seagrove.

Sadly.. it's an out of print dvd, with only one copy on U.S. Amazon for ?75. There isn't a Pal version.

Such a shame, because I would like to own it.

[eastyy]

oh i know that film the guardian.....recall a blood filled tree and a chainsaw

[112]

Doh, beaten to the punch! I thought the Guradian as soon as I read the title lol.......

Freaky movie when i saw it back in the day, wierd as tree thing towards the end iirc....... The movies wasn't that great neither ii also rc......

As for owning it, Im sure my bro has the pal vhs copy in his stash from back in the day.

EDIT. lol having read through the thread properly, it has dawned on me how similar we all remembered certain parts lol........... Althouhg I do believe the wierd ass blonde woman was actually hot-ish........

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[gunrock]

Jenny Seagrove used to Michael Winner's bit of stuff (bleurrrgh!) and he cast her in lots of trashy sex-scene filled guff.

One where she plays a prosi was pretty revolting.

[Baseley09]

I like her as the frog woman in Local Hero.

[Space Monkey]

There is an active torrent of the film floating around if anyone is interested.

[Leon Retro]

There is an active torrent of the film floating around if anyone is interested.

I looked around and found it. It may not be a great film, but I remember enjoying it, and if it's not on dvd... I will have to go down another avenue to watch it. I won't hold my breath for a Blu-ray release.

[anephric]

If you'd have said she turns into a TREE instead of a WOLF I might have got it.

Terrible film, very gory, utter turd!