An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Genre:
Comedy / Horror / Romance / Thriller (more)
Tagline: From the director of Animal House -- a different kind of animal (more)
Plot Outline: Two American tourists in England are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists. (more) (view trailer)
User Comments:
A Horror Comedy?
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User Rating:
 
7.3/10 (9,341 votes)
Also Known As:
American Werewolf
Runtime:
97 min / Sweden:92 min (heavily cut)
Country:
USA / UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
DTS (re-release) / Mono
Certification:
Argentina:18 / Australia:MA (21st anniversary special edition) / Australia:M / Brazil:18 / Canada:13+ (Québec) / Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) / Chile:18 / Finland:K-18 / France:-12 / Iceland:16 / Norway:18 / Peru:18 / Singapore:R21 / Sweden:15 / UK:18 / USA:R / West Germany:16
Trivia:
John Landis wrote the screenplay for this film while he was a gofer on the Kelly's Heroes (1970) shoot.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When David is watching TV before his transformation, he sees a contemporary advertisement for The News Of The World, which is trumpeted as being available "tomorrow". The News Of The World only appears on Sunday, yet when Dr. Hirsch buys a newspaper the next day, after the night of mayhem, it is clearly a weekday edition.
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Quotes:
Little boy:
A naked American man stole my balloons.
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 2 wins
&
2 nominations
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User Comments:
2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
A Horror Comedy?, 29 August 2004
Author:
(caspian1978@hotmail.com) from Attleboro, MA
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.
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