Track Of The (Werewolf) Moon Beast

"The very presence of the moon itself, a moon rock of gigantic size, if you will..."


This would have been a lot more entertaining if it had featured Apollo Astronauts. Imagine "Buzz" Collins* converted into a ravening beast inside the LEM.

Lets do a werewolf mystery, only lets make it a were-reptile, and hey, we'll trigger it be shooting a meteor into a man's head, only he'll never notice**, better yet, make it a self-detonating atomic were-reptile.
And lets make the Main Character a motorcycle-riding archeologist.
Is this the first Action Archeologist on film?
Beyond this audacious concept, it had nothing but the usual: the Singalong, the filter effects, the jerky time lapse transformations.

The blonde heroine couldn't act, which was all right because no one else could either. Watch the scene where they discuss the previous night's mysterious murders, paying attention to their body language. This scene gets extra points for groping the underage actresses boob on camera.

Also the first time I ever saw an Indian tribe have a traditional tribal mask made of sheet aluminum.

* My least favorite Apollo Astronaut. I'm scare-quoting 'Buzz' because Wikipedia told me to.
**hey, Patrick Lawler  didn't notice the roofing nail in his skull. At least for the first little while. (".... I mean, he had been eating ice cream to help the swelling.”)