Release
The film was released theatrically in the United States by Paramount Pictures in October 1985. It grossed $10,490,791 at the box office.
The film was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in 2002.
The film was not heavily anticipated when it was released and received mixed reviews, garnering a 50% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Roger Ebert gave the film three stars out of four, saying that the film "is either the worst movie ever made from a Stephen King story, or the funniest." Ebert admitted that he thought that the film was a parody of the novella and of King's work in general but said that he enjoyed the film. Felix Vasquez Jr. of Film Threat called Silver Bullet "a great horror film."
The film had its equal amount of detractors however. James Kendrick of Q Network Film Desk said that the film "feels episodic and slight, little more than a slasher film in which the slasher is a lycanthrope." Scott Weinberg of DVDTalk.com called the film " horror flick for young fans who aren't quite prepared for the really scary stuff."
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