An American Werewolf in London (1981)


An American Werewolf in London
7.1 Listal rating
7.5 IMDB rating
Directed by


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Joe Belcher

Joe Belcher

Truck Driver
David Naughton

David Naughton

David Kessler
Griffin Dunne

Griffin Dunne

Jack Goodman
David Schofield

David Schofield

Dart Player
Brian Glover

Brian Glover

Chess Player
Lila Kaye

Lila Kaye

Barmaid
Rik Mayall

Rik Mayall

2nd Chess Player
Sean Baker

Sean Baker

2nd Dart Player


Written by
John Landis

John Landis

(written by)


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A classic

1 year, 4 months ago at Jan 15 5:01
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We don't hear much from John Landis nowadays but, back in the 80's, he was one of the most successful directors at work. One of his biggest success was this werewolf flick which has now reached a cult status. To mix comedy and horror is a tricky challenge and many movies fail miserably but Landis did a good work and sometimes you wonder if you should be laughing or be horrified by the whole thing.... read more

Flat-Out Brilliant

2 weeks, 2 days ago at May 5 18:22
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"An American Werewolf in London" is a overlooked classic of horror that provides laughs and scares and remains fresh upon repeat viewings. Sporting amazing make-up effects by Rick Baker, it also contains a werewolf transformation scene which has to this day not been topped.

Goofball American youths Jack and David (Griffin Dunne & David Naughton) are backpacking in England when th... read more

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4 months ago at Jan 18 3:15
1 vote
I have seen hundreds of low ratings on this movie. Which shouldn't be if people actually paid attention to who it's aimed at; The British.
Why are Americans watching this, or any other Nationalities I guess, but I'll tell you now, this isn't a movie for Americans, obviously you get the odd American that appreciates British Cinema, but not many. Americans when they think of werewolf they exp... read more
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Two American tourists in Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
Release date : 21 August 1981
UPC: 012236045304
Horror (31), Werewolf (17), Comedy (14), Black Comedy (12), 1981 (9), Romance (8), Werewolves (7), 1980s (7), Lycanthropy (7), England (7), Ghost (6), Sex (6), Supernatural (6), Blood (5), Zombie (5), Death (5), Hospital (4), Dark Comedy (4), Shower (4), Nurse (4)
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“"An American Werewolf in London" is a overlooked classic of horror that provides laughs and scares and remains fresh upon repeat viewings. Sporting am”

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“"An American Werewolf in London" is a overlooked classic of horror that provides laughs and scares and remains fresh upon repeat viewings. Sporting am”

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Flat-Out Brilliant

“"An American Werewolf in London" is a overlooked classic of horror that provides laughs and scares and remains fresh upon repeat viewings. Sporting amazing make-up effects by Rick Baker, it also contains a werewolf transformation scene which has to this day not been topped.

Goofball American youths Jack and David (Griffin Dunne & David Naughton) are backpacking in England when they are attacked by a werewolf, leaving Jack dead and David barely injured, but infected with lycanthropy that takes hold of him every full moon.

After a stay in a hospital whilst having his wounds treated, David is taken to the flat of a pretty nurse (Jenny Agutter) who has taken a shine to him (if this is starting to sound a little like a "Playboy" pubescent fantasy, read on.)

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"Seems curiously unfinished, as if director John Landis spent all his energy on spectacular set pieces and then didn't want to bother with things like transitions, character development, or an ending. - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times It's a failure, less because the odd stylistic mix doesn't take (it does from time to time, and to striking effect) than because Landis hasn't bothered to put his story into any kind of satisfying shape. - Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader"


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"Attached: Producer Sean Furst,writer Fernley Phillips for the screenplay. Status: UnKnown Release Date/Year: 2014 Sean Furst is a man who likes to take classic horror movies and americanize them, This movie is another classic horror movie, but this one set the standards for all werewolf movies. For a 80's flick the special effects for amazing and the actors were also great. I can see this movie having to be modernized, but because it set the standard it should be left alone. "


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"Before the lead character in this movie was a werewolf, he was a Pepper. And for some subliminal reason, that made me want to be a Pepper too. (Sorry kids. I know that the majority of you most likely won't understand that comment, b'cuz it's before your time. Look it up on youtube if you don't wanna be left in the dark. And you don't wanna be in the dark. Because the dark is where werewolves like dwell.) IMO, the best werewolf movie ever."


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