Jordan Sands is an awkward and nerdy 17-year-old girl with a bad case of allergies who became the woman of the house after the recent death of her mother. Her father David is struggling to make ends meet while her 14-year-old brother Hunter drives the family crazy with gory pranks as he loves monsters. They inherit their mother's Great-Uncle Dragomir's castle in Wolfsberg, Romania, which they did not know existed. After arriving in Wolfsberg, they meet the strange and steely castle housekeeper, Madame Varcolac. Varcolac discourages David from selling the property, but he decides to so that they can put an end to their financial struggles. He goes on dates with the bubbly real estate agent Paulina von Eckberg, who handles the selling. One day, while snooping around Dragomir's lab, Jordan accidentally steps on a vial of blood. Though Hunter pulls the bloody glass from her foot, her behavior changes, her senses heighten, and her allergies disappear. Hunter's friends explain that Jordan has become a werewolf, and that she is one because of either a bloodline curse, a werewolf bite, or becoming infected with the blood of a werewolf. Hunter realizes it was the vial of blood, which is revealed to have been LB-217, short for "Lycanthrope Blood". Jordan transforms into a werewolf, which Hunter witnesses. She holds back from attacking Hunter and flees. Hunter's friends reveal that there is no cure they know of other than shooting a werewolf dead with silver. Hunter refuses to do this. His friends warn that if Jordan is not cured by next sunrise, she will remain a werewolf, cursed to shift every night until the end of her life. Hunter turns to Varcolac, who reveals that Dragomir was also a werewolf and was actually the famed "Wolfsberg Beast", protector of the castle and the town. Vampires attempted to take over the castle and rise to power but Dragomir stopped them before he was killed. Before his death, he had been working on a cure to lycanthropy. As Varcolac quickly gathers the ingredients for the cure, Paulina captures the siblings, revealing herself as a Vampire and the one who killed Dragomir. She wants to take over the manor but must kill Jordan first, as she is unable to take the castle as long as Dragomir's werewolf relatives are alive. Jordan, in her werewolf form, is restrained, while Hunter escapes and leads David to the hideout. However, they are also captured. Before Paulina can shoot Jordan, Hunter suddenly turns into a werewolf himself; he is part of the bloodline, making him a true descendant, unlike Jordan. The siblings fight the Vampires until the sun rises and the Vampires are killed in sunlight. Back at the manor, Hunter's blood is used in the antidote, and it successfully subsides Jordan's werewolf, making her half-human and half-werewolf. The Sands family formally receives the money they inherited from Dragomir, which turns out to be enough for them to both keep the castle and their original home. Hunter becomes the Wolfsberg Beast, his true destiny, and takes Dragomir's place. The family returns to California, where Jordan demonstrates a new confidence at school. In a twist, it turns out that Paulina survived, and has moved to their neighborhood to continue her attempts at taking the castle. The movie ends as the cast sings "...Baby One More Time" on karaoke.
Cast
Home release
The film was released on DVD on November 8, 2013, and on Blu-ray on December 4, 2015.
Reception
The movie received highly negative reviews from critics for its plotline, though was generally praised for its sound effects. Felix Vasques Jr. of CinemaCrazed stated, "The Boy Who Cried Werewolf ends up being a surprisingly solid family horror comedy that isn't as soapy or girly as I originally assumed it would be. Within the pandering to preteens salivating after Justice, there is also a solid however flawed and derivative story and some wicked special effects." Brian Lowry of Variety called the film inoffensive and cheap, finding little to recommend.
Awards and nominations
Nominations
Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Leading Young Actress – Victoria Justice
