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Released
1985 · FILM

Silver Bullet

A determined teen must uncover the truth behind a string of savage killings and confront a terrifying, hair‑covered predator before the whole town succumbs to nightmarish panic.

It started in May. In a small town. And every month after that whenever the moon was full...It came back.

Directed by
Written by
Runtime
95 min
Horror

Synopsis

The small city of Tarker's Mills is thrown into turmoil by a series of brutal and sadistic murders. At first, the townspeople suspect the acts are the work of a human maniac, but soon reports emerge of a mysterious, hairy creature. As fear spreads, residents begin locking themselves indoors at night. However, one boy continues to wander outside, drawing suspicion and concern from those around him.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 18

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Daniel LoewenthalShot by Armando NannuzziScored by Jay ChattawayDesigned by Giorgio Postiglione

Box Office

1985 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.8× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$12.4M

Budget$7.0M
Worldwide gross$12.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $12.4M 100% of worldwide · International: $38K (0%)

Opening weekend: $4.8M 39% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $4.8M39% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,285 theaters

Also known as

  • Der Werwolf von Tarker Millsde
  • Stephen Kings Werwolf von Tarker Millsde
  • Stephen King's Silver Bulleten
  • Peur bleuefr
  • Unico indizio la luna pienait

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