...from writer-director Lowell Dean. Small-town sheriff's deputy Lou Garou (Leo Fafard) is a drunk and a loser, but after he gets kidnapped and subjected to an occult ritual by a band of masked cultists, he finds himself transforming into a super-strong werewolf. He uses his new-found beast power to fight crime, but the cultists aren't done with him yet.

A sort-of parody of high-concept 80's cop movies, this doesn't quite have the resources or the script to go as far as it needed to work. Not enough time is spent with the uniformed werewolf on patrol, instead devoting too much time to secondary characters and the cult's ulterior motives. At times it seems the movie starts to take itself too seriously, but then they devote a lengthy scene to the werewolf using an auto body shop to customize his police car with big metal "W" emblems and other such silliness. The cast of mostly unknowns is good, and despite its deficiencies this is better than most of the movies of similar budget level.

Plot points that some might consider spoilers.

Lou (Leo Fafard) is a substandard cop who likes a bracer before, during, and after work. He loves the new liquor donuts store in his quiet Woodhaven town. A murder has cancelled the local "Drink and Shoot" event, and Lou has been turned into a werewolf by a local group of shapeshifters.

When the DVD cover looks like "Teen Wolf" one expects a good deal of cheese and tongue-in-cheek remarks. In that aspect, this film didn't disappoint. I loved the dialogue, background posters, radio broadcast, and biting remarks. The writers spent some time on the film and saved money by getting a local Canadian band "Shooting Guns" to do the soundtrack.

Fun horror film. Well done.

Guide: F-bomb, nudity (Sarah Lind or body double, Cheryl Mazil) Bestiality

Lou Garou is a world weary drunken small town cop. He is called in on a disturbance and finds a cult. He gets knocked out and wakes up with a pentagram carved into his flesh. He has new powers and a forever five o'clock shadow. The transformation has more goo than most. The major drawback is the lead actor and the role. He is not a compelling character and the actor does not elevate it. This is a B-horror thriller. I expected more camp and more comedy. It's rather flat.