3.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Howling III: The Marsupials (1987)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.4
Overview
A strange race of human-like marsupials appear suddenly in Australia, and a sociologist who studies these creatures falls in love with a female one. Is this a dangerous combination?
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Trans: Neutral
Christianity: Positive
Overview
A strange race of human-like marsupials appear suddenly in Australia, and a sociologist who studies these creatures falls in love with a female one. Is this a dangerous combination?
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film primarily focuses on the biological survival and adaptation of a unique species facing human fear and scientific curiosity, rather than explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or offering a politically charged solution to the conflict.
The movie primarily features traditional casting with a predominantly white cast and no explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on a creature feature premise, without explicitly critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities or centering modern DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features Jerboa, a character who transitions from male to female to become a ballerina. This aspect of their identity is presented as a character detail within the film's campy tone. The narrative does not explicitly affirm or denigrate this identity, and Jerboa achieves their goals without their gender identity being a source of conflict or mockery.
The film portrays a group of nuns who, despite their comedic attempts at exorcism, offer genuine care and refuge to a pregnant werewolf. The narrative gently satirizes traditional religious responses to the unknown but does not condemn the faith itself, instead highlighting the nuns' compassion.
Howling III: The Marsupials does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story centers on a species of marsupial-werewolves and their interactions with human society, with all relationships and character arcs presented within a heterosexual framework. Therefore, there is no LGBTQ+ portrayal to evaluate.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film introduces an entirely new cast of characters and a distinct storyline within the Howling franchise. It does not feature any characters who were previously established in source material or prior installments with a different gender.
This film introduces new characters and does not adapt specific, racially defined characters from prior source material, previous installments, or real-world history. Therefore, no instances of a race swap are present.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
3.5
4.5
Critic Ratings
2.3
N/A
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