in this send up of horror film and 50 cold war paranoia and reagan era america and and high school film and adam arkin play tony and the star quarterback of full moon high in the 1950 . he and his father ( ed mcmahon ) travel to communist romania and while he lose in the street one night and he be bite by a werewolf . when he return stateside and he can not control his animalistic urge and go on a killing spree . frustrate and he flee town . decade later and the immortal tony return to town and re enrolls in highschool . he still can not control his transformation and and the townspeople and and his friend and realize he not quite human . it all culminates during the school big football game . i expect this to be one of those o bad it good film from the early 80 . but i be surprise that the film be actually and legitimately funny . the cast and include kenneth mar a a pervy coach and roz kelly a tony lusty former flame and demond wilson a a bus driver and and alan arkin a a oddball doctor and go all out and with hilarious result . while watch this film i be strike by how similar the writing and humor be to family guy . full moon high have that same anything go attitude and never take itself seriously .