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Jason Bateman trades his dignity for a fur suit and a boxing scholarship in this sequel that is basically the first movie with more punching and less charm.
3.58%
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Skip it. Even if your kid loved the original Teen Wolf, this sequel is a soul-crushing retread that replaces Michael J. Fox's charm with a plot that makes no sense.
It’s safe enough for a rainy afternoon, but with a 3.5 IMDb rating, your time is better spent elsewhere. If you're desperate for a Bateman fix, watch Arrested Development with your teens instead.
Best for kids 10 and up who have a high tolerance for cheesy 80s movies. Younger kids might find the 'transformation' scenes weird, but mostly they'll just find the whole thing slow and confusing compared to modern pacing.
It tries for a 'be yourself' message, but it's buried under 80s teen comedy tropes and a plot that feels like a cynical cash-grab.
It is a beat-for-beat remake of the first movie, just swapping basketball for boxing. Zero points for originality.
Standard PG fare from 1987. Mild teen partying, light innuendo, and some boxing violence. The wolf makeup is more goofy than scary.
Minimal value here beyond a very basic lesson about not letting popularity go to your head.
It is almost impressive how much Teen Wolf Too manages to fail while having a young Jason Bateman as its lead. Bateman plays Todd Howard, the cousin of the original's Scott Howard, who heads to college on a boxing scholarship he doesn't deserve. When the family 'curse' kicks in, he becomes a star athlete and a campus celebrity.
If that sounds familiar, it's because it is the exact plot of the first movie, just moved from a high school gym to a college boxing ring. The film lacks the heart of the original and feels like a production that was rushed to capitalize on a trend that had already peaked.
Modern kids used to the fast-paced, high-stakes storytelling of Marvel or even modern Nickelodeon sitcoms will find this painfully slow. The jokes land with a thud, and the 'spectacle' of the werewolf transformation—which was impressive in 1985—looks like a high school theater project here.
There is a certain ironic enjoyment to be had for parents who grew up in the 80s, but as a standalone piece of media for a 2026 kid, it's a relic. If you want a werewolf story with actual teeth (or at least a better script), stick to the original or look for modern animated alternatives.
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