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:

    Oh heavens, how I long for a little ordinary human enthusiasm. Just enthusiasm—that’s all. I want to hear a warm, thrilling voice cry out Hallelujah! Hallelujah! I’m alive!
    John Osborne (1929–1994)

    A wolf does not kill another wolf.
    Estonian proverb, trans by Ilse Lehiste (1993)