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58-465: Teen Wolf is a 1985 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is changed when he discovers that he is a werewolf . James Hampton , Scott Paulin , Susan Ursitti , Jerry Levine , Matt Adler , and Jay Tarses appear in supporting roles. Filming took place from November to December 1984. Teen Wolf

116-589: A 17-year-old high school student, is tired of just being average. Living in a small town in Nebraska, his only claim to popularity is playing for the Beavers, his school's winless, unsuccessful basketball team. Scott fawns after Pamela Wells even though she is dating his rival Mick who plays for the Dragons, a dominant opposing team that bullies him on the court and beat them by a landslide. Completely oblivious to

174-554: A Canadian actor of Japanese descent who played recurring villain Nobu Yoshioka on Daredevil , suggested that Loeb forced the show's writers to drop proposed storylines fleshing out Nobu and fellow recurring villain Madame Gao . Shinkoda accused Loeb of explaining to writers that "there were three previous Marvel movies, a trilogy called Blade that was made where Wesley Snipes killed 200 Asians each movie. Nobody gives

232-486: A Teenage Girl (2015), Mistress America (2015), The Edge of Seventeen (2016), Lady Bird (2017), Sweet 20 (2017), Aftersun (2022) and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023). Jeph Loeb Joseph " Jeph " Loeb III ( / l oʊ b / ) is an American film and television writer, producer and comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series Smallville and Lost , writer for

290-541: A boy named Sam serves as the inspiration for Clark Kent to later become Superman. During Loeb's tenure as the head of Marvel Television, the Netflix shows Daredevil , Iron Fist and The Defenders were criticized for promoting negative stereotypes of East Asians and East Asian culture . Following the controversy surrounding Iron Fist ' s casting , Loeb defended the casting of white actor Finn Jones , emphasizing that Danny Rand 's status as an "outsider"

348-509: A comedy that would cost almost nothing and take very little time to film. The project came together when Michael J. Fox accepted the lead role and his Family Ties co-star Meredith Baxter-Birney became pregnant, which created a delay in the sitcom's filming that allowed Fox time to complete filming and then return to his sitcom. On a production budget of $ 4 million, principal photography for Teen Wolf began in November 1984 and concluded

406-411: A role as a "werewolf cavalryman" in the school play alongside her, she comes onto him in the dressing room and they have sex. Later, after a date set up to make Mick jealous, Pamela tells Scott that she is not interested in him as a boyfriend, much to his disappointment. Harold tells Scott he is responsible for his son's conflicts with vice principal Rusty Thorne, due to a scare Harold had given him when he

464-420: A shit so don't write about Nobu and Gao." Shinkoda also claimed that he and Gao's actress Wai Ching Ho were not invited to the season 2 premiere of Daredevil and received less payment than the extras. Co-star Tommy Walker said that Daredevil and Defenders showrunner Doug Petrie had previously pitched a multiracial Asian American version of Iron Fist to Marvel Television in early development, but

522-432: A strange transformation, discovering he is a werewolf . His father Harold reveals he is one too, and that he had hoped Scott would not inherit the curse because 'sometimes it skips a generation'. The next morning, Harold tells Scott that being a werewolf will be manageable for him and that he can still live a normal life. Scott reveals his secret to Stiles, who agrees to keep it a secret. But, when Scott becomes stressed on

580-513: A three-year battle with bone cancer . In June 2006, Sam had a story published in Superman/Batman #26, which was nearly completed before his death. His father finished the work with the help of 25 other writers and artists, all of whom were friends of Sam, including Geoff Johns , John Cassaday , Ed McGuinness , Joe Madureira , Rob Liefeld , and Joss Whedon . The issue also featured a tale titled "Sam's Story", dedicated to Sam, in which

638-527: A writer/producer on the ABC TV series Lost during that show's second season. Leaving Lost , Loeb went on to become Co-Executive Producer and writer on the NBC drama Heroes , which his colleague Tim Kring had created. Loeb wrote the teleplay for the first-season episodes " One Giant Leap " and " Unexpected ". The show prominently features the artwork of Tim Sale, Loeb's longtime comics collaborator. The series

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696-492: Is an important characteristic of the genre, which relies on dialogue and emotional responses, rather than action. The story is sometimes told in the form of a flashback. Historically, coming-of-age films usually centred on young boys, although coming-of-age films focusing on girls have become more common in the early 21st century, such as The Poker House (2008), Winter's Bone (2010), Hick (2011), Girlhood (2014), Mustang (2015), Inside Out (2015), The Diary of

754-424: Is as charismatic as ever, Teen Wolf ' s coming-of-age themes can't help but feel a little stale and formulaic." On Metacritic , the film has a 25 out of 100 rating based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Vincent Canby of The New York Times gave the film a negative review calling it "aggressively boring". He went on to say that "the film is overacted by everybody except Mr. Fox, who

812-592: Is seen to far better advantage in Back to the Future ." Colin Greenland reviewed Teen Wolf for White Dwarf #75, and stated that "Anxious that their movie should be perfectly wholesome, clean and bloodless, writers and director forgot Scott was supposed to be a werewolf, and made him a basketball star instead." An animated series adaptation aired on CBS for two seasons from 1986 to 1987. Townsend Coleman voiced

870-409: Is the film's theatrical trailer. The film was reissued on Blu-ray Disc on August 8, 2017, by Scream! Factory, with a remastered transfer and a new "making of" featurette. The film's critical reception was mixed. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 46% of 35 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 5.4 out of 10. The consensus summarizes: "Though Michael J. Fox

928-637: The Avengers , and Buffy the Vampire Slayer , much of which he has produced in collaboration with artist Tim Sale . Jeph Loeb was raised in a Jewish family in Stamford, Connecticut . He began collecting comic books in mid-1970. His stepfather was a vice-president at Brandeis University , where Jeph met one of his mentors and greatest influences in comic book writing, the writer Elliot Maggin . Jeph attended Columbia University , where he

986-669: The Jules Verne Festival in Paris , France, on April 22, 2007, for their work on Heroes . Loeb himself was also presented with a belated 2005 Jules Verne Award for Best Writing for his work on Smallville , which he had not previously been given because his trip to the Festival that year had been cancelled due to his son's ill health. On November 2, 2008, Daily Variety reported that Loeb and fellow Heroes co-executive producer, Jesse Alexander , were no longer employed on

1044-458: The Red Hulk . In 2006, Loeb chose his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut , to be subject to superhero destruction in the first issue of the 2006–2007 Marvel miniseries Civil War , the central title of the crossover storyline of the same name. That same year, Marvel announced an untitled Spider-Man series by Loeb and J. Scott Campbell , to be released "sometime in 2007". The series

1102-506: The " Heroes Reborn " version of Captain America in 1996–1997. He and Tim Sale crafted several limited series for Marvel including Daredevil: Yellow Spider-Man: Blue , and Hulk: Gray . Loeb became the writer of Superman with issue #151 (Dec. 1999). His tenure on the title, largely drawn by Ed McGuinness , included the "Emperor Joker" and " Our Worlds at War " crossovers. He left Superman with issue #183 (August 2002). At

1160-511: The 2005 feature film Batman Begins , the others being Batman: The Man Who Falls and Batman: Year One . Other Loeb-Sale collaborations at DC include the Superman for All Seasons limited series and Catwoman: When in Rome . At Marvel Comics, Loeb worked on the " Age of Apocalypse " crossover storyline in 1995 and co-created the character X-Man with artist Steve Skroce . Loeb wrote

1218-404: The Future (also starring Michael J. Fox). After its initial run, the film grossed $ 33,086,661 domestically, with a worldwide gross of about $ 80 million. Teen Wolf was first released on DVD via MGM in a "Double Feature" pack with its sequel Teen Wolf Too on August 27, 2002. The film was later released on Blu-ray on March 29, 2011. The only special feature available on any of the releases

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1276-627: The Marvel Universe to the loss of the assassinated Captain America. The first issue ranked No. 1 in sales for April 2007, and the fifth and final issue, dated July 4, 2007, was the "Funeral for Captain America", which was covered by the Associated Press and The Washington Post . Loeb wrote two miniseries for the Ultimate Marvel Universe . His work on The Ultimates 3 in 2007, with artist Joe Madureira,

1334-497: The affections of his childhood friend Boof, Scott constantly rebuffs her advances due to their history together. After startling changes such as long hair suddenly sprouting on his hands and chest, he decides to quit the team, but his coach, Finstock, changes his mind. Scoring a keg with his best friends, Stiles and Lewis, for a party, Scott and Boof end up alone in a closet and Scott gets rough when they begin making out, accidentally clawing her back. When he returns home, he undergoes

1392-467: The basketball team. He apologizes to Boof and assures her that he is done relying on the Wolf to succeed. During the championship game, he arrives to rally his teammates to play without the Wolf. Despite the odds, the team begins to work together and they make ground against the Dragons. During the final quarter, behind by one point, Scott is fouled hard by Mick at the buzzer. He makes both free throws, winning

1450-409: The championship. Brushing past Pamela, he kisses Boof as his father embraces them both. Mick tells Pamela that they should leave, but she tells him to "drop dead" and storms off while everyone else celebrates the victory. Teen Wolf was one of the first scripts written by Jeph Loeb . Loeb was hired to write it because the studio, after the surprising success of the film Valley Girl , wanted to make

1508-468: The company after nearly a decade. Loeb had been planning his departure, however, before Feige's promotion. Loeb is known for his extensive use of narration boxes as monologues to reveal the inner thoughts of characters, though the character interactions he writes are sparse in terms of dialogue. Jeph Loeb's first comic work was Challengers of the Unknown vol. 2 #1 – #8 (March – October 1991), which

1566-492: The court, he becomes the Wolf and helps win their first game in three years. As a result, Scott gains fame and popularity as the high school is overwhelmed with 'Wolf Fever'. He is also alienated from Boof and his friend Lewis, who is scared of him now. The basketball team goes on a winning streak, but his teammates now resent him as he begins to hog the ball during games. Stiles merchandises "Teen Wolf" paraphernalia and Pamela finally begins paying attention to Scott. After he gets

1624-648: The end of 2002, Loeb teamed with artist Jim Lee to create the year-long story arc "Batman: Hush", which spawned three lines of toys, posters and calendars, and sat at the #1 spot for eleven of the twelve months it was in publication. The following year, Loeb and McGuinness launched Superman/Batman . Loeb's run on the title spawned a new ongoing Supergirl series, and an animated film adapted from Loeb's "Public Enemies" story arc. After signing an exclusive contract with Marvel in September 2005, Loeb launched Hulk with artist Ed McGuinness, in which he introduced

1682-653: The entire Ultimate Universe and in the long run brought about its cancellation. "Over the course of just five issues, 34 different heroes and villains were murdered, often by gruesome means: Doctor Strange was squeezed until his head exploded; Magneto was decapitated; the Blob ate the Wasp and, while holding her half-devoured corpse, belched out, 'Tastes like chicken'; and so on." The review site Let's Be Friends Again described Ultimatum as "a base and insulting comic book." Critic Jason Kerouac wrote, " Ultimatum #5 could quite possibly be

1740-411: The face, then proceeds to insult Boof and taunt Scott until the Wolf angrily attacks. Horrified by his loss of control, as well as seeing his friends scared, Scott runs out of the hall right into Thorne, who threatens expulsion. Harold sends his son home before going on to intimidate Thorne by growling in his face, causing the vice principal to wet himself. Scott renounces using the Wolf and plans to quit

1798-758: The films Commando and Teen Wolf , and a writer and co-executive producer on the NBC TV show Heroes from its premiere in 2006 to November 2008. From 2010 to 2019, Loeb was the Head of and Executive Vice President of Marvel Television . A four-time Eisner Award winner and five-time Wizard Fan Awards winner, Loeb's comic book work, which has appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list , includes work on many major characters, including Spider-Man , Batman , Superman , Hulk , Captain America , Cable , Iron Man , Daredevil , Supergirl ,

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1856-510: The former is usually a wider genre. The Bildungsroman (from the German words Bildung , "education", alternatively "forming" and Roman , "novel") is further characterized by a number of formal, topical, and thematic features. It focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from childhood to adulthood ( coming of age ), in which character change is important. The genre evolved from folk tales of young children exploring

1914-460: The lead role of Scott Howard, with James Hampton reprising his role as Harold Howard. The series retained the basic premise and most of the characters from the film, but made changes to the story, such as Scott attempting to keep his werewolf identity secret from the general public. It also featured new characters, including Scott's grandparents (voiced by Stacy Keach Sr. and June Foray ) and younger sister Lupe. A sequel entitled Teen Wolf Too

1972-476: The miniseries The Defenders , along with younger adult shows like Runaways and Cloak & Dagger , and other live action or animated shows based on Marvel characters like M.O.D.O.K. , The Gifted , Legion , Helstrom . In October 2019, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige was promoted to Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment , which includes Marvel Television, prompting Loeb to leave

2030-523: The next month. James Hampton originally auditioned for the role of Coach Bobby Finstock but was later cast as Harold Howard. The beaver mascot logo used in the film was the Oregon State University Beavers logo, in use by the university at that time. Atlantic Releasing spent $ 4 million on advertising for Teen Wolf . Released in the U.S. on August 23, 1985, Teen Wolf debuted at No. 2 in its opening weekend, behind Back to

2088-635: The position of Executive Vice President, Head of Television of the newly created Marvel Television , in which Loeb would work with publisher Dan Buckley, to create both live-action and animated shows based on Marvel's catalog of characters. During his time as the head of Marvel Television, he executive produced live-action shows within the Marvel Cinematic Universe such as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , Agent Carter , and Inhumans , shows on Netflix such as Daredevil , Jessica Jones , Iron Fist , The Punisher , Luke Cage , and

2146-562: The script deal fell through, Loeb met then publisher Jenette Kahn who asked Loeb to write a comic book for DC Comics . In 2002, Jeph Loeb wrote the script for the episode of Smallville , entitled "Red", which introduced red kryptonite into the series. He became a supervising producer and has written many episodes since then. He signed a three-year contract, and although producers Miles Millar and Alfred Gough offered to keep him on for future seasons, Loeb left to care for his son, who had cancer ( See Comics career below ). Loeb later became

2204-473: The script of Commando . The film was released on October 4, 1985, and starred Arnold Schwarzenegger . His next screen credit was the film Burglar , released on March 20, 1987. The plot was based on the novels of Lawrence Block about fictional burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr . His collaborators were Weisman and Hugh Wilson . The film was atypical for the time, featuring a female comedic role for starring actress Whoopi Goldberg . His second film that year

2262-515: The self-growth of an artist. In film, coming-of-age is a genre of teen films. Coming-of-age films focus on the psychological and moral growth or transition of a protagonist from youth to adulthood. A variant in the 2020s is the "delayed-coming-of-age film, a kind of story that acknowledges the deferred nature of 21st-century adulthood", in which young adults may still be exploring short-term relationships, living situations, and jobs even into their late 20s and early 30s. Personal growth and change

2320-436: The series' final issue a scathing review, saying, "Ultimatum is one of the worst comics I have ever read," and called it "the ultimate nightmare." Points of criticism among these reviews included the level of graphic violence, which included cannibalism , and the notion that the series was sold on the basis of its shock value, with some reviewers singling out Loeb's dialogue, characterization and storytelling, others asserting

2378-630: The series, along with King-Size Hulk #1, were collected into a trade paperback volume, Hulk: Red and Green , which made the New York Times Graphic Books Best Seller List in May 2009 (as did Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 , Volume 4, on which Loeb collaborated). The first issue of Loeb's The Ultimates 3 continued the series' history of ranking at No. 1 in sales, though the series

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2436-513: The series. In an interview with Comic Book Resources, Loeb stated, "As of today, Jesse Alexander and I have left Heroes . I'm incredibly proud to have been a big part of the success a show with eight Emmy nods and a win this year for NBC.com. I will miss the superb cast and writing staff and wish everyone the best." At the time, Loeb had completed writing and producing the third-season episode, " Dual ". On June 28, 2010, Marvel Entertainment, as part of its expansion into television, appointed Loeb to

2494-475: The single worst piece of writing in recorded history." A Captain America: White limited series was announced in 2008 but only a #0 issue was published. The long-delayed project was scheduled to finally see print in September 2015. Loeb shares his writing studio, The Empath Magic Tree House, with Geoff Johns and Allan Heinberg . Loeb's son, Sam, died on June 17, 2005, at the age of 17, after

2552-444: The title character, whose name was changed to Scott McCall for the series. It aired for six seasons from 2011 to 2017. A film continuation, Teen Wolf: The Movie , was released on January 26, 2023. Coming-of-age story The plot points of coming-of-age stories are usually emotional changes within the character(s) in question. In literary criticism , coming-of-age novels and Bildungsroman are sometimes interchangeable, but

2610-677: The world to find their fortune. Although the Bildungsroman arose in Germany, it has had extensive influence first in Europe and later throughout the world. Thomas Carlyle had translated Goethe's Wilhelm Meister novels into English, and after their publication in 1824/1825, many British authors wrote novels inspired by it. Many variations of the Bildungsroman exist, such as the Künstlerroman ("artist novel"), which focuses on

2668-405: Was Teen Wolf Too , a sequel of Teen Wolf , which was co-written by Weisman and Tim Kring . The film was released on November 20, 1987. The film featured teen idol Jason Bateman and veteran actor John Astin . Loeb would re-team with Kring almost two decades later for the TV series Heroes . Four years later, Loeb was working on a script for The Flash as a feature with Warner Bros. While

2726-530: Was a member of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Master's degree in Film. His instructors included Paul Schrader . Loeb's debut in filmmaking was his collaboration with Matthew Weisman in authoring the script of Teen Wolf . The film was released on August 23, 1985, and was a notable starring role for Michael J. Fox . Loeb and Weisman then collaborated in writing

2784-481: Was a vital theme of the show. While promoting the second season of Iron Fist at San Diego Comic-Con 2018, Loeb appeared on stage wearing a karate gi and headband as part of a comic bit with Iron Fist actress Jessica Henwick , who forced him to remove the costume. The stunt was heavily criticized as culturally insensitive . During the #SaveDaredevilCon panel for Comic-Con@Home in July 2020, Peter Shinkoda ,

2842-475: Was in high school while protecting his girlfriend/future wife. He advises Scott to be himself and to not abuse the powers being a wolf gives him. Boof agrees to go with Scott to the upcoming Spring Dance, but only if he goes as himself. Scott goes alone as the Wolf instead. She takes him into the hallway and they kiss, which turns Scott back into himself. When they return to the dance, Scott garners everyone's attention, including Pamela. A jealous Mick punches him in

2900-432: Was much less well-received critically than its predecessors. The first issue of Ultimatum ranked No. 1 in sales for November 2008. At Weekly Comic Book Review , Andrew C. Murphy gave it a B+ , praising David Finch's art, while Ben Berger gave it a C, opining that there was too much exposition , but praising Finch's art. The rest of the series, however, received more negative reviews. IGN 's Jesse Schedeen gave

2958-683: Was nominated for the 2007 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, and a Writers Guild of America award for Best New Series. It won the People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama, as well the Saturn Award for Best Network Television Series. It was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Dramatic Television Series. Loeb and Tim Kring were presented with the Jules Verne Award for Artistic Achievement at

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3016-550: Was panned by critics for its use of transgressive sexual and violent content for shock value "without the political relevance or epic pacing of the first two volumes." In 2008, Loeb returned to the Ultimate Universe with artist David Finch for the critically reviled five-issue miniseries Ultimatum . Described in a 2015 Vulture retrospective as "one of the biggest creative disasters in comics history", Ultimatum' s gratuitous murder scenes permanently damaged sales across

3074-419: Was planned, but never filmed. Another female version of Teen Wolf was in the works that later developed into 1989's Teen Witch . MTV greenlit a television series adaptation in 2009 that was developed by Jeff Davis . While also centered on a high school student who becomes a werewolf, the story was reimagined as a supernatural teen drama with elements of action and horror . Tyler Posey portrayed

3132-525: Was rejected by Loeb. Many of Loeb's books, such as Batman: The Long Halloween , Superman For All Seasons , and the Marvel "color" books ( Daredevil: Yellow , Spider-Man: Blue , Hulk: Gray ) have garnered critical praise, and have been adapted into other media. Hulk #1, in which Loeb introduced the Red Hulk , was the #1 selling comic book for January 2008. Subsequent issues sold well, but received mixed to negative reviews. Issues #7–9 of

3190-402: Was released in 1987 and starred Jason Bateman as Todd Howard, Scott Howard's cousin. Only James Hampton and Mark Holton returned from the original film, with the sequel focusing mostly on new characters led by Todd. Teen Wolf Too received negative reviews and failed to match the success of its predecessor, grossing $ 7.9 million on a $ 3 million budget. A second sequel starring Alyssa Milano

3248-520: Was released on August 23, 1985, by Atlantic Releasing Corporation , and received mixed reviews from film critics. It was a commercial success, grossing over $ 33 million domestically on a $ 4 million budget, with the worldwide gross being over $ 80 million. The film's success spawned a titular franchise , including an animated series adaptation in 1986, a sequel film in 1987, the supernatural live action drama series that aired on MTV from 2011 to 2017, and its continuation film in 2022. Scott Howard,

3306-425: Was subsequently cancelled and then brought back on the schedule in 2010, with a 2011 article mentioning it was "still being worked on". In 2021, Campbell confirmed that the project has been cancelled despite having two fully pencilled issues. In 2007, Jeph wrote the miniseries Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America , which used the five stages of grief as a motif to explore reactions of various characters of

3364-488: Was the first of many collaborations with Tim Sale. Their later collaborations included the "Year 1" -centered Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Specials ; Batman: The Long Halloween , a 13-issue limited series ; and Batman: Dark Victory , a 14-issue limited series set in the first years of the hero's career. The Long Halloween was one of three noted comics that influenced

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