Set in modern times, a young five-year-old boy named Johnny McGowan travels to Scotland to live at his grandfather's castle after he loses both his parents in a traffic collision.

One day after the years go by, documentary filmmaker Bob Armstrong, his daughter Beth, and his pilot Brownie McGee stumble upon Yowler.

Eager for fame and money, Bob convinces John to "rent" Yowler to local corrupt businessman, Lester McIntyre.

[citation needed] The film was released directly to videocassette and LaserDisc in 1994 by Paramount Home Video.

It was officially released on DVD and Blu-Ray by Full Moon Features on February 8, 2022 in North America.