Cry Wolf

Cry wolf is an expression that means "raise a false alarm", derived from the fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf.

Cry Wolf may also refer to:

In music:

  • "Cry Wolf" (Venom), 1983 song by Venom
  • "Cry Wolf" (song), 1986 song by a-ha
  • "Cry Wolf" (Branigan), 1987 song by Laura Branigan later covered by Stevie Nicks
  • "Cry Wolf" (Geronimo), 1994 song by Lisa Germano
  • Cry Wolf (band), heavy metal band

In film and television:

  • Cry Wolf (1947 film), mystery film starring Errol Flynn and Barbara Stanwyck
  • Cry Wolf (2005 film), murder mystery film starring Julian Morris and Lindy Booth
  • "Cry Wolf" (Thunderbirds episode), an episode of the television series Thunderbirds
  • "Columbo Cries Wolf", an episode of the television series Columbo

In literature

  • Cry Wolf (novel) – a 1993 novel by Tami Hoag

Famous quotes containing the words cry and/or wolf:

    Pharaoh arose in the night, he and all his officials and all the Egyptians; and there was a loud cry in Egypt, for there was not a house without someone dead.
    Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 12:30.

    The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
    Bible: Hebrew Isaiah 11:6.