An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)

Director:

Anthony Waller

Writers (WGA):

John Landis (characters in An American Werewolf in London)
Tim Burns (written by) ...
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Release Date:

25 December 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Romance | Thriller | Comedy

Tagline:

Things are about to get a little hairy.

Plot:

An American man unwittingly gets involved with werewolves who have developed a serum allowing them to transform at will.

Plot Keywords:

Public Nudity | Transformation | Male Nudity | Morphing | Female Nudity

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 15

2:45 AM

TBS

Cast

Tom Everett Scott	...	Andy McDermott
Julie Delpy	...	Serafine Pigot
Vince Vieluf	...	Brad
Phil Buckman	...	Chris
Julie Bowen	...	Amy Finch
Pierre Cosso	...	Claude
Thierry Lhermitte	...	Dr. Thierry Pigot
Tom Novembre	...	Inspector LeDuc
Maria Machado	...	Chief Bonnet
Ben Salem Bouabdallah	...	Detective Ben Bou
Serge Basso	...	Officer with Flashlight
Charles Maquignon	...	Bouncer
Jochen Schneider	...	Lycanthrope
Alan Mckenna	...	Lycanthrope
Hervé Sogne	...	Lycanthrope
Edgar Kohn	...	Lycanthrope
Jean-Claude Deret	...	Professor Martin
Isabelle Constantini	...	Serafine's Mom (Alex Price-Pigot)
David F. Friedman	...	Nightclub Visitor
Christian Magnani	...	Bruno
Chris Bearne	...	Surgeon
Pierre Bodry	...	Waiter on Train
Pieter Riemens	...	Waiter in Restaurant
Emile Cappachione	...	Bodybuilder
Serge Hugel	...	French Car Driver
John Waller	...	British Car Driver
Nicholas Waller	...	Taxi Driver
Anthony Waller	...	Metro Driver

Directed by
Anthony Waller

Writing credits (WGA)
John Landis		(characters in An American Werewolf in London)
Tim Burns		(written by) &
Tom Stern		(written by) and
Anthony Waller		(written by)

Produced by
Klaus Bauschulte	....	associate producer: Berlin
Alexander Buchman	....	co-producer
Richard Claus	....	producer
Jimmy de Brabant	....	associate producer: Luxembourg
Patricia McMahon	....	line producer
Jacques-Eric Strauss	....	co-associate producer: Paris
Anthony Waller	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Wilbert Hirsch

Cinematography by
Egon Werdin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Peter R. Adam

Casting by
Gail Levin

Production Design by
Matthias Kammermeier

Art Direction by
Hucky Hornberger

Set Decoration by
Andrea Schlimper

Costume Design by
Maria Schicker

Makeup Department
Julia Díaz	....	additional makeup artist
Marliess Hupperts	....	additional makeup artist
Marie-Claire Junker	....	makeup artist
Victor Leitenbauer	....	makeup artist
Katja Reinert-Alexis	....	hair stylist (as Katja Reinert)
Katja Reinert-Alexis	....	makeup artist (as Katja Reinert)

Production Management
Klaus Bauschulte	....	post-production supervisor
Patrick Gordon	....	production manager: Paris crew
Corinne Le Hong	....	production secretary
Claude Ludovicy	....	unit manager
Jean-Claude Schlim	....	unit production manager
Renzo Soriano	....	production manager: E film
Rutger Weber	....	executive in charge of production: Stonewood

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Laurent Dumas	....	assistant director
Iseult Frere	....	assistant director
Eric Paulin	....	assistant director: Paris
Veronique Souques	....	assistant director
Stuart St. Paul	....	second unit director
Marc van der Bijl	....	assistant director

Art Department
Manuel Demoulling	....	property master
Robert Hickson	....	storyboard artist
Peter Lloyd	....	storyboard artist
Phillip Norwood	....	storyboard artist
Edouard Pallardy	....	painter
Jill Robertson	....	construction buyer
Tiffany Rodenfels	....	art department
David Russell	....	storyboard artist
Robert Schaetz	....	scenic artist: wolfcam effects
Otfried Suppin	....	prop master assistant
Nicholas Waller	....	storyboard artist
Bruno Zenatello	....	metal construction

Sound Department
Hubert Bartholomae	....	sound designer
Bernd Burkhardt	....	adr recordist
Pit Kuhlmann	....	foley artist
Pit Kuhlmann	....	sound effects editor
Frederic Legier	....	adr recordist
Andreas Musolff	....	sound editor
Jörn Poetzl	....	foley artist
Frank Reinke	....	sound recording engineer
Derek Sample	....	adr recordist
Jan Wouter Stam	....	additional sound mixer
Roberto van Eijden	....	production sound
Seppe van Groeningen	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Jan Bernotat	....	animatronic engineer
Michael Geissler	....	animatronic engineer
Clive R. Kay	....	special effects contact lenses
Franziska Loeding	....	special effects
Waggi von Seidlein	....	animatronic engineer
Daniel v. Volckamer	....	animatronic engineer
Harrie Wiessenhaan	....	rain effects

Visual Effects by
Dawn Bowery	....	digital compositor
Mark Buschbacher	....	film scanning recording: POP film
Michelle Butler	....	production coordinator: SBS
John Carey	....	compositing supervisor
Wade Childress	....	visual effects cameraman
Jeffrey Cilley	....	recording technician
Jim L. Clark	....	creature animator: Santa Barbara Studios
Thomas Clary	....	production manager: POP film
Michael Cooper	....	executive in charge of production: EFILM
Mitch Enzmann	....	motion control operator
Scott Gordon	....	computer graphics supervisor
John Grower	....	visual effects supervisor
Diane Holland	....	visual effects producer
Arthur Jeppe	....	digital artist: Santa Barbara Studios
Bruce Jones	....	visual effects executive producer
Michael Kaelin	....	technical assistant: SBS
Greg Kimble	....	digital optical supervisor: POP film
Scott Liedtka	....	technical director
Kenneth Littleton	....	digital effects supervisor: POP Film
Oliver Woody Lloyd	....	roto and paint artist
Peter Lloyd	....	visual effects art director
Jason MacLeod	....	system engineer
Brandon McNaughton	....	digital effects compositor: POP Film
Andrew Mumford	....	digital artist: wolfcam effects
Matt Rhodes	....	custom software
Kathi Samec	....	systems manager: SBS
Robert Scopinich	....	digital compositor
James Straus	....	animation director
Jon Tanimoto	....	digital compositor
Lucy Taylor	....	digital compositor
Peter G. Travers	....	lead technical director
Yon Van Kline	....	visual effects editor: Santa Barbara Studios
Bobby Vignato	....	digital artist: wolfcam effects
Nicholas Waller	....	visual effects script supervisor
Bruce Walters	....	visual effects supervisor
Kelly Wilcox	....	animator: computer graphics werewolf
Lance Wilhoite	....	roto and paint artist
Lance Wilhoite	....	visual effects compositor
Adam Howard	....	visual effects animator (uncredited)
Stephen Sobisky	....	project manager: Viewpoint Datalabs (uncredited)

Stunts
Joel Bissen	....	stunts
Richard Bradshaw	....	stunts (as Richard Bradshow)
Willem de Beukelaer	....	stunts (as Willem De Beukelaar)
Gil Demurger	....	stunt coordinator
Roland Goddijn	....	stunt performer
Dave Holland	....	stunt coordinator (as David Holland)
Mireille Husman	....	stunt double: bungee jump
Martin Lader	....	stunts
Philippe Lebreton	....	stunts
Tony Lucken	....	stunts (as Anthony Lucken)
Marco Maas	....	stunts
Karin Marié	....	stunts
Stuart St. Paul	....	supervising stunt coordinator
Michiel Versprille	....	stunt double: bungee jump
Steef Versprille	....	bungee jump stunt expert: Amsterdam Unit
Malcolm Weaver	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Diana Wiersma	....	stunts
Harrie Wiessenhaan	....	stunt coordinator
Rick Wiessenhaan	....	stunt coordinator
Karin Marié	....	stunt double: Julie Delpy (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Benny Ashoff	....	assistant camera
Valerie Blom	....	best girl
Guillaume De Esteban	....	assistant electrician
Gilbert Degrand	....	electrician
Patrick de Ranter	....	steadicam operator
Steve Galle	....	2-D camera match mover
Daniel Koppelkamm	....	steadicam operator
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam camera, New York
Michel Revest	....	underwater assistant camera
Erwin Roodhart	....	camera operator: second unit
Erwin Roodhart	....	gaffer
Roland Savoye	....	underwater camera operator
Roger Simonsz	....	additional camera operator
Roger Simonsz	....	director of photography: second unit
Carlo Thiel	....	focus puller
Anthony Waller	....	camera operator
Egon Werdin	....	camera operator
Jörg Widmer	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jörg Widmer	....	director of photography: second unit
Jörg Widmer	....	steadicam operator

Animation Department
Jim L. Clark	....	animator
Darren Lurie	....	animator
Michael Parks	....	animator
Mark Wendell	....	computer animation: Eiffel Tower animation

Casting Department
Isabelle Constantini	....	casting: Luxemburg
Patrick Maurin	....	casting: Paris

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cynthia Dumont	....	associate costume design
Françoise Meyer	....	wardrobe
Diana Reimann	....	additional wardrobe
Uli Simon	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Amy Tompkins	....	editor: E film
Alex Zaphiris	....	colorist: E film

Music Department
Paul Andrews	....	composer: song "Downtime"
Petr Belohlavek	....	orchestra coordinator
Wilbert Hirsch	....	music producer
Boris Jojic	....	orchestrator
Mario Klemens	....	conductor
George Kochbek	....	additional music arranger
George Kochbek	....	music producer
Pavel Kuehn	....	conductor: choir
David Was	....	music supervisor
Angie Rubin	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Graham Johnston	....	driver
Sander van Meurs	....	transportation coordinator: Amsterdam

Other crew
Bob Bellion	....	financial controller
Philip J. Brock	....	effects research & development director
Toni Pace Carstensen	....	producer: wolfcam effects
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot: New York
Pascal Charlier	....	location manager
Olivier de Laveleye	....	rain effects
Wayne Docksey	....	animal master
Laetitia Dom	....	production assistant
Tony Dunsterville	....	key animatronic engineer
Cathy Dutheil	....	production coordinator
Bob Engelsiepen	....	creative director: wolfcam effects
Lydia Gonzalez	....	assistant to producer
Pierre Gralhon	....	location manager: Paris
Joachim Grüninger	....	animatronics prosthetics effects supervisor
Tania C. Hammond-Adler	....	production coordinator
Jez Harris	....	animatronics prosthetics effects supervisor
Lieve Hellinckx	....	additional script supervisor
Tripp Hudson	....	producer: E film
Karin Jensen	....	production coordinator: Berlin
Graham Johnston	....	production assistant
Crazy Karim II	....	foam technician
Reza Karim	....	creature sculpturer
Thomas Kuhnen	....	werewolf performer
Tom Leonard	....	producer: wolfcam effects
Rozenn Le Pape	....	production coordinator
Dany Leyder	....	production coordinator
Peter Lloyd	....	werewolf designer
Franziska Loeding	....	key suit fabricator
Sheila McNaught	....	additional continuity
Sheila McNaught	....	additional script
Ron Moreland	....	lead technical director
Philip James Morgan	....	assistant location manager
Fiona Nottingham	....	production coordinator
Connie Oettl	....	foam technician (as Cornelia H. Oettl)
Els Rastelli	....	script supervisor
Frederic Roeser	....	location assistant
Henrik Scheib	....	workshop coordinator
Colin Shulver	....	conceptual illustration prosthetics
Colin Shulver	....	key creature sculpturer
Jean-Luc Simon	....	production assistant
Jor Van Kline	....	effects editorial
Jeni Walker	....	key artwork/hair
Nicholas Waller	....	3-D match move geometry
Mortimer Warlimont	....	prosthetic mould maker
Matthew P. Welker	....	technical director

Production Companies

• Avrora Media
• Canal+
• Cometstone Productions
• Davis-Films
• Delux Productions
• Hollywood Pictures
• J&M Entertainment
• Propaganda Films
• Président Films
• Stonewood Communications

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (2001) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Becker Home Video
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Concorde Filmverleih (Germany)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (UK)
• Hollywood Pictures Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Hollywood Pictures Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (video)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
• REP Distribution

Special Effects

• Crawley Creatures and Associates
• Magicon (animatronic and prosthetic effects)
• Santa Barbara Studios (visual effects)

Other Companies

• ARRI  cameras and lenses
• ARRI  electrical equipment
• Audio Factory, The  music mixed at
• Audio Factory, The  music recorded at (as The Audio Factory, Munich)
• Czech Philharmonic Orchestra  music performed by (as Czech Philharmonic Players)
• EFilm  digital film scanning and recording (as E Film)
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack
• Howard Schwartz Recording  adr recording: New York
• Mix Sound  adr recording: Los Angeles
• Prague Philharmonic Choir, The  music performed by
• Smécky Studios  music recorded at (as Barrandov-Smecky, Prague)
• Solid Sound  sound post-production facility (as Solid Sound, Munich)
• Studio Sonodi  adr recording: Paris
• Voice Control  adr recording: Munich

Also Known As:

American Werewolf 2
Loup-garou de Paris, Le (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for werewolf/violence and gore, and for some sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA | UK | Luxembourg | Netherlands | France

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:PA (Manitoba) | South Korea:15 | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KNT | Brazil:16 (DVD rating) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:16 (w) | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 (video premiere) | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #35147) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Avrora Media

Trivia:

John Landis was the original choice to direct this sequel.

Goofs:

Continuity: Andy's glass jumps from his hand to the table after the toast on the train.

Quotes:

Andy McDermott: Great. Come to Paris and check out les drains.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Behind the House: Anatomy of the Zombie Movement (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Psychosis

Bad wolf!

It's very hard to compare this movie with American Werewolf in London.There, the first-time seen transformation effects, the plot and the acting were very satisfying, and the movie was a classic of contemporary horror. Here, lots of loose ends in the screenplay and incredibly poor acting made this film enjoyable only for the see-all-terror-movies buffs. The movie shows well the trend of using CG (computer graphics) in every key scene, which really seems artificial and boring after some shots.