Under the Radar DVD of the Week: "She-Wolf of London"
This week, the oddest DVD to appear on release lists is:
“She-Wolf of London: The Complete Series”
Given youth culture’s current obsession with all things vampire, this short-lived TV series from 1991 seems to have appeared well ahead of its time.
It features the tale of beautiful American grad student Randi Wallace (Kate Hodge) who travels to England to study with hunky mythology professor Ian Matheson (Neil Dickson). There, on the misty and mysterious English moors, Randi is ravished by a werewolf and finds herself transformed into a hairy, bloodthirsty beast with every full moon.
Her adventures, ranging from London to L.A. in search of a cure, have Randi battling supernatural forces and fighting her romantic feelings for the good professor Ian.
“She-Wolf of London” is not to be confused with Universal’s 1946 horror cheapie of the same title which starred June Lockhart (a good decade before she played the mother of Timmy, owner of “Lassie” in that long-running TV series).
“She-Wolf of London: The Complete Series” comes in a four-disk set featuring 20 hour-long TV episodes. It will be released Tuesday by Universal Home Video. Suggested retail price is $39.98.
- Dennis King
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