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An American Werewolf in London

"From the director of Animal House... a different kind of animal."

User Score2,649 votes
74%7.4/10
Release1981
Runtime1H 37M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased

Synopsis

American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. After retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon begins experiencing disturbing changes to his body and mind.

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Director

John Landis

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Box Office

Budget$10M
Revenue$32M

Certification

R

Keywords

dying and deathlondon, englandintensive carenurseloss of loved onezootransformationaffectationfull moonblack humorlondon undergroundyorkshirerural areawerewolfcreaturemoor (terrain)british pubdream sequencemacabreangryhikersaggressivemaliciousplayfullondon zoopractical special effectsprovocativeabsurdincreduloushilariousadmiringadoringambiguousambivalentbaffleddefiantforebodinghorrified

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Reviews4

Potential Kermode10/10

**The best horror film of the eighties** This is a gem, it really is. Alternately amusing and horrific - John Landis plays our emotions like a fiddle here. He is pulling all the strings and we are uncertain as to which string he is going to pull next. From the eerie Yorkshire countryside of the opening scenes through David's _awful_ nightmares in hospital to amusing zombie chit chat and finally the climactic slaughter in London - this film never lets up. How many films will you find Kermit the frog sharing a scene with throat slicing, machine gun wielding mutants dressed as Nazis? - Potential Kermode

Feb 14, 2017
Matthew Brady9/10

"Beware the moon, lads." Still frightening and funny 38 years later. The transformation scene was absolutely incredible, but also really painful. You literally hear every bone crack in his body, and all his organs reshaping and shifting. No other werewolf movie has topped that scene and never will. The song Bad Moon Rising is the icing on the cake. Rick Baker make-up work is masterful. He's the real beast here.

Jan 27, 2020
Peter89Spencer8/10

An 80s horror classic! The storyline was well written, the special effects were amazing, and Jenny Agutter was so sexy! Although the ending was a bit rushed - just like the Wolfman, the main character dies, and the film ends, just like that! What's more messed up is they play an upbeat song during the end credits, right after we see David's lifeless body. The ending is my one critique. The rest of the movie was pretty good.

Oct 30, 2020

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Production:Lyncanthrope FilmsPolygram Pictures