An American Werewolf in London
An American Werewolf in London
“ From the director of Animal House... a different kind of animal. ”
CINEMA1981-08-21
DIGITAL2010-09-01
RegionGB / US
Runtime97 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“The undisputed crowning achievement of practical FX makeup featuring cinema’s most agonizing, flawless transformation scene.”
Storyline
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.
DIRECTOR / Director
约翰·兰迪斯
KEYWORDS
dying and deathlondonenglandintensive carenurseloss of loved onezootransformationaffectationfull moonblack humorlondon undergroundyorkshirerural areawerewolfcreaturemoor terrainbritish pubdream sequencemacabreangryhikersaggressivemaliciousplayfullondon zoopractical special effectsprovocativeabsurdincreduloushilariousadmiringadoringambiguousambivalentbaffleddefiantforebodinghorrified
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Collection: An American Werewolf Collection
An American Werewolf in London is a cult classic horror comedy film. The film tells the story of two American students who are attacked by a werewolf while on a backpacking holiday in England. A sequel, An American Werewolf in Paris, follows the general concept of the original, it follows three American tourists in Paris.
