Day 9: Favorite Stephen King Film Adaptation - Silver Bullet

I've never read Cycle of the Werewolf, but I've watched Silver Bullet probably around 50 times and I love it. The movie is about Jane and her brother, Marty, and their weird uncle Red (played by Gary Busey), who dotes on Marty and does all kinds of things to piss off the kids' mom.

After a series of attacks in town, the fireworks show is canceled, so Red 1. Gives Marty a wheelchair that he built with a motor fast enough to outrun a wild animal and 2. Buys Marty a bunch of fireworks so he won't be as disappointed over the cancellation of the fireworks show. (Jane gets nothing because apparently no one likes her.) So what does Marty do? He sneaks out of the house in the middle of the night (even though his best friend was recently torn apart and killed by someone or something), gets on the motorized wheelchair Red built for him, and goes off to set off the fireworks. Smart.

Enter the werewolf. Marty shoots off one of the fireworks at it, impaling its left eye, and manages to escape thanks to the Silver Bullet from uncle Red. At this point, Marty asks his sister to go around town looking for someone with an injured eye and eventually, the two of them go to Red, who reluctantly decides to help them, even if he doesn't believe their story.

I know there are a lot of people who think Gary Busey is just a punchline to a joke, but I love him as an actor. He's great in this movie and he was so talented before the motorcycle accident that caused all of his strange behavior. He was even nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Buddy Holly in The Buddy Holly Story and he should have won it because he was perfect. Flawless. This has nothing to do with Silver Bullet, but I wanted to throw it out there anyway.

The last thing I want to briefly mention is that there's a scene in this movie where everyone in church turns into a werewolf and it's terrifying, probably one of the scariest scenes I've ever seen in any film, so thanks to my parents for letting me watch this when I was like, five-years-old. A+ parenting.