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An American Werewolf in London
An American Werewolf in London

7.4

An American Werewolf in London

R·1981·97m

Summary

American tourists David and Jack are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. Retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon experiences disturbing changes to his mind and body.

Cast

David Naughton

David Naughton

David Kessler

Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter

Nurse Alex Price

Griffin Dunne

Griffin Dunne

Jack Goodman

John Woodvine

John Woodvine

Dr. J. S. Hirsch

Don McKillop

Don McKillop

Inspector Villiers

Brian Glover

Brian Glover

Chess Player

David Schofield

David Schofield

Dart Player

Lila Kaye

Lila Kaye

Barmaid

Rik Mayall

Rik Mayall

Second Chess Player

Sean Baker

Sean Baker

2nd Dart Player

Frank Oz

Frank Oz

Mr. Collins

Paul Kember

Sergeant McManus

Joe Belcher

Truck Driver

Paddy Ryan

First Werewolf

Anne-Marie Davies

Nurse Susan Gallagher

Colin Fernandes

Benjamin

Albert Moses

Albert Moses

Hospital Porter

Michele Brisigotti

Rachel Kessler

Mark Fisher

Max Kessler

Gordon Sterne

Mr. Kessler

Paula Jacobs

Paula Jacobs

Mrs. Kessler

Claudine Bowyer

Creepy Little Girl

Johanna Crayden

Creepy Little Girl

Nina Carter

Naughty Nina

Geoffrey Burridge

Geoffrey Burridge

Harry Berman

Brenda Cavendish

Brenda Cavendish

Judith Browns

Christopher Scoular

Sean

Mary Tempest

Sean's Wife

Cynthia Powell

Sister Hobbs

Sydney Bromley

Sydney Bromley

Alf

Frank Singuineau

Ted

Will Leighton

Joseph

Michael Carter

Michael Carter

Gerald Bringsley

Elizabeth Bradley

Woman in Zoo

Rufus Deakin

Little Boy with Balloons

Lesley Ward

Little Boy's Mother

George Hilsdon

News-vendor

Gerry Lewis

Man in Bus Queue

Dennis Fraser

2nd Man in Bus Queue

Alan Ford

Alan Ford

Taxi Driver

Peter Ellis

Bobby in Trafalgar Square

Denise Stephens

Girl in Trafalgar Square

Christine Hargreaves

Christine Hargreaves

Ticket Lady

Lucien Morgan

Lance Boyle ("See You Next Wednesday" Cast)

Dave Cooper

Dave Cooper

Chris Bailey ("See You Next Wednesday" Cast)

Susan Spencer

Georgia Bailey ("See You Next Wednesday" Cast)

Bob Babenia

Usher

Ken Sicklen

Bobby at Cinema

John Salthouse

John Salthouse

Bobby at Cinema

John Altman

John Altman

Assorted Police

Keith Hodiak

Keith Hodiak

Assorted Police

John Owens

John Owens

Assorted Police

Roger Rowland

Assorted Police

Linzi Drew

Linzi Drew

Brenda Bristols

John Cannon

John Cannon

Villager (uncredited)

George Oliver

Man in Cinema (uncredited)

John Landis

John Landis

Man Smashed into Window (uncredited)

Simon van Collem

Simon van Collem

Shop Owner (uncredited)

Crew

Director, Screenplay

John Landis

Reviews

P

Potential Kermode

February 14, 2017

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

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$10,000,000.00

Revenue:

$31,973,249.00

Keywords

dying and death
london, england
intensive care
nurse
loss of loved one
zoo
transformation
affectation
full moon
black humor
london underground
yorkshire
rural area
werewolf
creature
moor (terrain)
british pub
dream sequence
macabre
angry
hikers
aggressive
malicious
playful
london zoo
practical special effects
provocative
absurd
incredulous
hilarious
admiring
adoring
ambiguous
ambivalent
amused
baffled
defiant
foreboding
horrified