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3''Wolfman'' is a 1979 {{horror film|s}}.
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5A man comes home after his father dies. While there, he discovers that his family has a curse placed on them that causes the men to become werewolves. Soon, he goes after the man who cursed his family.
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7Not to be confused with the [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 classic Universal Monster movie]] or its [[Film/TheWolfman2010 2010 remake]].
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9!!This film contains examples of:
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11* ArchEnemy: Reverend Leonard is this to the Glasgow family, whom he curses with lycanthropy because an ancestor broke a deal with Beelzebub.
12* BigBad: Reverend Leonard, the SinisterMinister responsible for the curse.
13* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Leonard is defeated and the curse lifted, but at the cost of Colin's life.]]
14* DealWithTheDevil: The Glasgows are cursed because the eldest son broke one of these three generations ago.
15* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: Colin and Leonard fall out of a second-story window during their climactic battle.]]
16* GreaterScopeVillain: Leonard serves and gains his power from [[{{Satan}} Beelzebub]].
17* HereditaryCurse: The Glasgows have lycanthropy passed down from father to son.
18* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: Colin goes out a window and has a silver dagger fall through his heart.]]
19* OneWordTitle
20* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: These werewolves are your traditional WolfMan archeype, except they're caused by a Satanic curse and an index finger longer than the others is a sign of lycanthropy.
21* SinisterMinister: Reverend Leonard looks and acts in public like a traditional priest, but secretly worships the Devil.
22* VillainOpeningScene: Leonard and his CoDragons murdering the previous Glasgow werewolf [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness for being useless]].

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