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DVD Release Date
• R1: Sep 1, 2003
• R2: 4 Mar 2002
Budget $10,000,000
Official Website:
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MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
1 hour, 37 minutes
Country USA, UK
Studio Lycanthrope Films, Universal
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Other Titles
• An American Werewolf in London
• American Werewolf (1981)
• American Werewolf - Fürchte den Mond (1982)
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Genre: Romance, Horror, Comedy, Werewolf, Black Comedy, Zombie, Monsters, Satire, Vampires, Doctor, Police, Ghosts, Thieves, Animals, Gore, Cult Classic, Murder, Supernatural, Suspense
Tagline: From the director of Animal House -- a different kind of animal
Plot: In this grisly black comedy, David Kessler and Jack Goodman (David Naughton and Griffin Dunne, respectively) are two American students on a backpacking tour of Europe. Wandering the backroads of gloomy East Proctor, England, they find a pub where the unhelpful locals act suspiciously strange. The unsuspecting boys flee the pub in search of lodging after being warned to avoid the moors. Lost in the dark countryside, the pair is attacked by a werewolf. Only David survives, waking up three weeks later in a London hospital. As David begins to regain his memory he is tormented by nightmares and is visited by his dead friend Jack, who warns David that he will turn into a werewolf with the next full moon--and that the only way to lift the curse is to kill himself. Because the town of East Proctor has covered up the real cause of the murder, David is forced to face the truth alone. Finally, he is discharged and taken in by his nubile nurse, Alex Price (Jenny Agutter). As Alex and David begin their steamy love affair, it is only a matter of time before the next full moon comes--when the truth will be revealed. Director John Landis has crafted an entertaining, funny horror story, featuring the terrific combination of Naughton and Dunne and a sparkling rock score in which every song
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This is considered one of the best modern werewolf movies and I have to agree since barely any similarly themed movies since have really worked. It has a great 'moon' themed soundtrack, above average transformation/creature effects by Rick Baker, lots ofmorbid comedy and some really wacky nightmare sequences.  -- (TheVideoGraveYard.com)
...shocking and genuinely funny—with an incredible oldies soundtrack —Landis' film is a horror masterpiece and he never came close to making as good a movie ever again in his career.-- (eSplatter.com)
The actors are not all that well known but the performances are good. The make up and effects are brilliant and the humour is delightful. The fully changed werewolf is rather frightening and director has kept it as true to life as he can, making it believable yet shocking.  --Savieri (Bloody-Disgusting.com)
This is one of my all time favorite films, and to see it presented here in such fine quality, and with an abundance of supplemental materials, is truly a joy. This is one of those few DVD's that get's everything right, so get out there and grab a copy! -- (horrorview.com)
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John Landis
The Blues Brothers, Animal House, Coming to America |
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John Landis
Clue, An American Werewolf in Paris, The Blues Brothers |
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 | Rik Mayall
Drop Dead Fred, Valiant, Guest House Paradiso |
 | Frank Oz
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace |
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| Good story; good humor; sweet gore; werewolf running amok in the crowded streets of London; what more could you want? Definitely worth a check if you haven't seen it already. 8/10 --FrighT MasteR (UHM)
Classic to the bone the movie delivers just the right amount of blood and gore, but its will to keep the movie funny is amazing -- (terrorwatch.net)
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