A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old legend.

Albert Finney
as Dewey Wilson

Diane Venora
as Rebecca Neff

Edward James Olmos
as Eddie Holt

Gregory Hines
as Whittington

Tom Noonan
as Ferguson

Dick O'Neill
as Warren

Dehl Berti
as Old Indian

Peter Michael Goetz
as Ross

Sam Gray
as Mayor

Ralph Bell
as Commissioner