An American Werewolf in London

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Rating: 6.7 / 10 (123 votes cast)

In Theatre : August 21, 1981
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In John Landis' (THE BLUES BROTHERS, ANIMAL HOUSE) dripping black comedy, two American students (David Naughton and Griffin Dunne) on a European vacation wander into a creepy local pub in Northern England and are quickly thrown out.

Stranded and alone in the dark countryside, the pair get lost in their search for warm lodging. Little do they know that they are about to be changed forever by an ancient terror as they walk along the moors on a moonlit night.

Only one of the students survives a deadly attack by a supernatural beast--at least he thinks he survived, until the next full moon rolls around.

Terrific makeup effects (by Oscar winner Rick Baker), clever editing, and raunchy tongue-in-cheek humor made this suspenseful and thrilling horror effort an instant classic.

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An American Werewolf in London Review by Dirigible

"Listen in awe and you'll hear him...Bark at the moon"John Landis hit home with his maniacal genius and this film. An American Werewolf in London has it all. It has laughs, it has tears, it has hot babes (Jenny Agutter *...

An American Werewolf in London Review by Goon

One of my all time favorite Werewolf films of all time. Oddly enough my dad pointed me out to this movie because he thought it was pretty funny. However when I watched this movie I learned that John Landis was a genious....

An American Werewolf in London Review by Moviemave...

An American Werewolf in London is arguably the best werewolf film ever made. Hell, it is one of the best horror films made. Period. I will accept no argument that disputes that. How can one possibly watch it and disagree...

An American Werewolf in London Review by Norrock T...

An American Werewolf in London is a true ass kicking werewolf flick. this is one of my fav werewolf movies of all time. besides "Dog Soldiers" this is a smart fun horror movie to watch. its got some good special fx in it...

An American Werewolf in London Review by TerrorWat...

Wow let me start, An American werewolf in London is one of the greatest movies Ive ever seen, its entire look, feel and total atmosphere catches you and makes love to you. The movie was released in 1981 and directed by J...

An American Werewolf in London Review by Steve Lew...

"When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth." A classic line said by Ken Foree in the original and remake of Dawn of the Dead. The dead have definately out-numbered the human popution ...

An American Werewolf in London (1981) Review by ga...

I don't think I've enjoyed watching a werewolf movie more than watching An American Werewolf in London. I love Dog Soldiers as much as this film, but AAWIL has such a lightheartedness to it that I just adore. ...

An American Werewolf in London Review by Googopqp

John Landis, although he doesn't do much in horror, is a horror legend just for making this movie. Many people have him to thank for introducing comedy and horror into the same movie, idk if he was the first but he ...

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A classic, redefining movie that breathed vital life into the lore of Werewolf films. There was a slump in the love of this poetic type of film and to see it reinvigorated so lovingly on screen was beautiful and still re...

An American Werewolf In London Review by jennynat2...

LOVE,LOVE,LOVE this movie! I watched this movie when I was a kid. My older brother would sneak me in his room to watch horror movies without my mom knowing and this was the first werewolf movie I ever watched. I couldn...

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