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An American Werewolf in London (1981) 7.5
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7.5/10 from 41,690 users
Metascore: 60/100
Reviews: 303 user | 151 critic | 6 from Metacritic.com Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists. Director:John LandisWriter:John Landis |
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Cast
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Joe Belcher | ... |
Truck Driver
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| David Naughton | ... | ||
| Griffin Dunne | ... | ||
| David Schofield | ... |
Dart Player
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Brian Glover | ... |
Chess Player
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Lila Kaye | ... | |
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2nd Chess Player
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Sean Baker | ... |
2nd Dart Player
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Paddy Ryan | ... |
First Werewolf
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Anne-Marie Davies | ... | |
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Don McKillop | ... |
Inspector Villiers
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Paul Kember | ... |
Sergeant McManus
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Two American college students are on a walking tour of Britain and are attacked by a werewolf. One is killed, the other is mauled. The werewolf is killed but reverts to its human form, and the local townspeople are unwilling to acknowledge its existence. The surviving student begins to have nightmares of hunting on four feet at first but then finds that his friend and other recent victims appear to him, demanding that he commit suicide to release them from their curse, being trapped between worlds because of their unnatural deaths. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
21 August 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Un hombre lobo americano en Londres See more »Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
SEK 3,103,703 (Sweden)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
| (heavily cut)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Truck Driver: That way is Proctor, and over here is the moors. I go this way.
Jack: Thanks for the ride, sir. You have lovely sheep.
Truck Driver: Boys, keep off the moors, stick to the roads. The best to ya...
David: Thanks again.
[then to the sheep]
David: We'll miss you.
David: Bye girls...
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Rick Baker and John Landis had several disagreements over what the design of the werewolf should be. Baker wanted it to be a two-legged werewolf saying he thought of werewolves as being bipedal. Landis wanted a "four-legged hound from hell". See more »Goofs
In the Slaughtered Lamb when David and Jack order tea, the conversation resumes around the room. The noise sounds like thirty people speaking but in two shots we can't see any mouths moving. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Truck Driver: That way is Proctor, and over here is the moors. I go this way.
Jack: Thanks for the ride, sir. You have lovely sheep.
Truck Driver: Boys, keep off the moors, stick to the roads. The best to ya...
David: Thanks again.
[then to the sheep]
David: We'll miss you.
David: Bye girls...
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An almost impossible genre, the horror comedy is a sometimes dead genre. One of the best, An American Werewolf in London is a comical title that lives up to being a comedy and a horror movie. The special effects by Rick Baker alone, make this movie a hit. The off edge comedy and the almost slap stick style acting welcomes the horror. Many surprises throughout the movie, An American Werewolf in London has a little bit of everything. There are moments of laughter, hate, love, drama, and horror, the movie pushes the envelope in being an original work, even though it is a remake! Keep your ear open for the movie's soundtrack. Several songs with the word "moon". Like the soundtrack, the movie is full of interesting tid-bits. All in all, a great movie, a near classic.