“Teen Wolf” is aimed at teenagers and young adults, so it’s understandable that the filmmakers didn’t want to include any scenes that could even be perceived as nudity. That said, the film’s editor, Lois Freeman-Fox, explained in the aforementioned documentary that she kept the shot in the final cut because she liked it. This opinion, however, wasn’t shared by her colleagues.
“It was something that I found, and I just loved the movement of it, so I went ahead and put it in,” she recalled. “I feel sorry that I did it now, because [director of photography] Tim [Suhrstedt] was so upset.”
Of course, the shot has arguably benefited the film, as people are still talking about Michael J. Fox’s cult comedy after all these years. Despite its aforementioned “questionable moments,” “Teen Wolf” is an example of an ’80s movie that still holds up today, so the filmmakers should feel proud about everything they accomplished. Besides, who doesn’t love inspiring silly fan debates about whether something is nudity or not?
