An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)

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

Director:

Anthony Waller

Writers:

John Landis (characters in An American Werewolf in London), Tim Burns

Stars:

Tom Everett Scott, Julie Delpy, Vince Vieluf

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

The daughter of the werewolf from AWIL is alive and living in Paris where her mother (from the first film) and stepfather are trying to overcome her lycanthropic disease. A trio of American tourists on a thrill seeking trip around Europe manage to stop her from plunging to her death from the top of the Eiffel tower and are embroiled in a horrific but often hilarious plot involving a secret society of werewolves based in the city and a drug which allows werewolves to change at any time... This time there's no need for a full moon...

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Plot Keywords:

werewolf | full moon | breasts | female werewolf | animal attack | 

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Taglines:

Things are about to get a little hairy.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Julie Bowen commented on the makeup: "I'd go to work at 3:30 in the morning for a 9 0'clock call. The makeup guys were very funny and very sympathetic, there are times when you're sitting in the chair, and you're fine, and then all of a sudden you have an attack of, 'Oh my god, I can't sit for another minute!' and you have to jump around [Wearing nearly-opaque contact lenses,] you're just praying that you're going to hit your mark and say your line at the right time. It is definitely a challenge."

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Goofs

Andy is in hospital bed after Brad and Chris went looking for the suicide note, he supposedly sees "the mystery woman" in nurse garb walking down the hallway. When Andy gets out of bed to chase her, and is in the hallway, all the rooms windows are covered with frosted glass.

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Quotes

Chris: [Chris and Brad are helping Andy get ready for his date] First thing we're going to do is work on your outfit. Now, okay-- remember 80% of all these French girls really go for that macho type
[gives Andy his jacket and Brad's hat]
Brad: Oh, throwing it up on the playboy-- excellent.
Chris: All right. Don't show any insecurities that's the worst.
[Chris lends Andy his sunglasses]
Chris: and uh...
Brad: [Serafine is approaching] Split. She's coming. She's coming.
Chris: [stuffs condoms in Andy's shirt pocket] Here, be prepared.
Andy McDermott: [...]

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Alternate Versions

When first released on DVD in Australia, the film featured the werewolf baby ending. Subsequent Australian DVD releases feature the more widely seen Statue of Liberty ending.

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Connections

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

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Soundtracks

If I Could (What I Would Do)
Written by Peter Daou and Vanessa Daou
Performed by Vanessa Daou
Courtesy of Krasnow Entertainment/MCA Records
Under License from Universal Music Special Markets

User Reviews

I quite Enjoyed it

I enjoyed this movie. Its not in the same league as the Original (An American Werewolf in London), but fun all the same. I think a lot of the reviewers on here have gave it a bad write-up, because they were probably comparing it to the original too much.

6 out of 10 ... It's worth watching.

Details

Country:

UK Netherlands Luxembourg USA France Germany

Language:

English French German

Release Date:

25 December 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

An American Werewolf in Paris

Filming Locations:

Studio Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,600,878, 28 December 1997

Gross USA:

$26,570,463

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$26,570,463

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hollywood Pictures, J&M Entertainment, Cometstone Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1