Let a
hot, sexy woman stroll through a crowd of males and one or more of them will emit this classic sound, guaranteed. The Wolf Whistle is a staple of old films and cartoons of the '30s and '40s, most notably the works of
Tex Avery. The Wolf would acknowledge the presence of Red with this whistle.
The Wolf Whistle isn't limited to men expressing their appreciation of women. It can also be used to express admiration for anything desirable. A hot sports car, awesome home electronics, a new jet fighter can also elicit this response.
It should be noted that the Wolf Whistle isn't restricted to men. On occasion women will use it to express approval of the new stud in the environment.
This was noted the most common Wolf whistle, usually approval of thought to find a person sexily attractive. A slightly different version of the Wolf Whistle involves a single, lower-pitched elongated tone, usually while the character stares at the person/object in question. It more commonly used today than the classic whistle.
Variations include the "wolf howl," the "purr," the "growl," and the "dog pant." (Note that carnivorous mammals always seem to be referenced.)
May also have the whistler become
an actual wolf, or have a wolf head. See also
Construction Catcalls.
Examples:
Anime and Manga
- Spice and Wolf's Ending theme song in the show was called the Wolf whistle song.
Film
- Famously done in the Humphrey Bogart film To Have and Have Not: Lauren Bacall instructs Bogey: "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow." When she's gone, he tries it, and produces a wolf whistle.
- In The Girl Can't Help It, a paperboy does this after seeing Jerri (Jayne Mansfield).
- Batman Returns: At Gotham City's tree-lighting ceremony, someone in the crowd lets one out when the Ice Princess slips off her fur coat, revealing she's wearing only a one-piece underneath.
- The Mask: It's actually brought up in the film that hero Stanley Ipkiss is a huge fan of Tex Avery's cartoons. After donning Loki's mask, he goes to see Tina Carlyle at the Coco Bongo Club and pays tribute to Red Hot Riding Hood by transforming into a green wolf, complete with whistle.
- Space Jam has a wolf whisle coming from the audience upon Lola Bunny entering the arena for the game.
Theater
- In the song, "There Is Nothing Like A Dame," from South Pacific, there is a break in which the sailors wolf-whistle at attractive women.
Video Games
- In the University expansion of The Sims 2, this is one of the actions a Sim can do to turn another one on.
- Only a wolf whistle is seen in the top caption after Locke has stolen and then worn the clothes from enemies in the SNES version of Final Fantasy VI.
- In Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 4: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood, during the second charge against Guybrush, Bosun Kathryn Krebbs jumps up and sits atop the witness stand, making the crowds wolf-whistle as she shows them the scar on her leg.
Western Animation
