Teen Wolf is a 1985 American fantasy comedy film released by Atlantic Releasing Corporation starring Michael J. Fox as Scott Howard, a high school student who discovers that his family has an unusual pedigree when he finds himself transforming into a werewolf. The film was directed by Rod Daniel based on a script co-written by Joseph Loeb III and Matthew Weisman. The film grossed $33,087,700 in the box office and debuted at #2 in its opening weekend, behind Back to the Future (also starring Michael J. Fox).