Full Eclipse

Full Eclipse

Year: 1993

Runtime: 93 mins

Language: English

Director: Anthony Hickox

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The Los Angeles police department fields a specialized unit of officers known for taking down major crime syndicates. Its commander boasts an impressive record of slashing crime in other major cities, but his tactics are unorthodox—and he isn’t ordinary himself: he’s a werewolf.

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1

Strain at home and partner's suicide

Max Dire is a Los Angeles detective under mounting strain as his wife Liza accuses him of bringing work home. The tension peaks when his partner Jim Sheldon shoots himself, a shocking event that reveals the personal cost of their demanding jobs.

Los Angeles
2

Invitation to Garou's support group

Adam Garou invites Max to a weekly gathering at his apartment for officers facing difficulties. Garou tells Max that, as a capable detective, he should try to solve his problems rather than quitting the force. Max is skeptical but agrees to attend.

Adam Garou's apartment
3

First meeting with fellow officers

At the meeting, Max meets other officers such as Casey Spencer and Ramon Perez. The group praises Garou's influence and the improvements it has brought to their fortunes. The atmosphere is hopeful, yet there's an undercurrent of something foreboding.

Garou's apartment
4

Vigilante missions begin

Max joins the group’s vigilante missions to clean the streets of criminals. The operations are conducted under Garou's direction, and the line between policing and vigilantism becomes increasingly blurred. The city seems to respond to their actions with a dangerous sense of empowerment.

City streets
5

Chemical injection and power

The group injects themselves with a strange chemical produced by Garou. After the injection, they become stronger and seemingly impervious to injury. Max begins to notice the dramatic physical and mental changes in the others.

City streets
6

Warning to boss goes unheeded

The day after joining, Max attempts to warn his incredulous boss about the strange goings-on. He is met with disbelief and a lack of institutional support, leaving him isolated. The warnings fail to halt the group's activities.

Police precinct
7

Max starts using the chemical

Despite the risks, Max starts taking the chemical himself and participates in the vigilante missions. He feels the power rise as the campaign against criminals intensifies. The transformation blurs his sense of right and wrong.

City streets
8

Encounter with deformed ex-officer

In a holding cell, Max encounters a deformed ex-police officer who previously worked with Garou. The ex-officer warns that once the streets are cleaned, all officers linked to Garou will be killed, though he has managed to escape. The encounter plants the first seeds of a dangerous bargain with Garou.

Police holding cell
9

Deformity and price of the chemical

The ex-officer explains that his deformity was caused by overuse of the chemical. He speaks of the price of Garou's power and the toll it takes on those involved. The details deepen Max's sense of peril.

Police holding cell
10

Garou's chemical extraction scene

Max discovers Garou extracting the chemical from his own brain with a syringe, a moment that shakes his understanding of the group’s power. This horrifying scene reveals the extreme lengths Garou will go to sustain control.

Garou's private lab
11

Realization of Garou's true nature

With the syringe scene, Max realizes that Garou is a werewolf and that the group's power comes at a monstrous cost. The revelation reframes the entire operation as something far beyond ordinary law enforcement. Max confronts the gravity of the situation and his complicity.

Garou's lair
12

A grim future looms after the revelation

Garou's true nature reframes the story, casting the group's actions as dangerously unstoppable. Max is left to face a grim future where restraint, secrecy, and possible confrontation loom large. The narrative shifts toward an uncertain, perilous path.

Garou's hideout

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