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

Details

Official Sites:

Metropolitan Filmexport Official site

Country:

UK Netherlands Luxembourg USA France Germany

Language:

English French German

Release Date:

25 December 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

American Werewolf 2

Filming Locations:

Studio Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,600,878, 28 December 1997, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Julie Delpy now admits that the only reason she made the film was to pay her rent.

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Goofs

When Andy is fighting Claude on the subway train, Claude is supposed to be naked after transforming back to human form again, but in several shots during the fight you can see that he is wearing pants.

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Quotes

Andy McDermott: I didn't choose to become a werewolf. I can't face the fact that I've got to go around killing and eating people for the rest of my life.
Brad: Better get used to it.

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Connections

Referenced in Big Wolf on Campus: Stage Fright (1999)

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Soundtracks

I'm The Wolf
Written by Howlin' Wolf
Performed by Howlin' Wolf
Courtesy of MCA Records
Under License from Universal Music Special Markets

User Reviews

A genuinely hilarious horror film.

"An American Werewolf in Paris" is an excellent horror-comedy, in the great tradition of "The Lost Boys" and "Fright Night". I see that a lot of people dislike this movie. These are obviously hardcore horror fans who wanted to see something dark and gothic; but instead got something blackly humorous and were not amused by it. I admit, "An American Werewolf in Paris" is not really scary, but neither are "The Lost Boys" and "Fright Night," and those two movies seem to be highly regarded by horror fans. I don't understand why everyone hates this one so much. If you are a fan of horror-comedies, or if you have a morbid sense of humor, this is definitely for you. I think it's great: nine out of ten stars (On a one star DVD, I should say. It would have been nice to have some extra features besides the trailer.)