An American Werewolf in London
IMDB Rating: 7.40, 14578 votes
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Taglines
- A masterpiece of terror
- Beware the Moon
- From the director of Animal House -- a different kind of animal
- John Landis - the director of Animal House brings you a different kind of animal.
- The Monster Movie
- Twenty Years Later, The Moon Rises Again... [20th Anniversary Re-Issue]
Storyline
Two American students are on a walking tour of England and are attacked by a Werewolf. One is killed, the other is mauled. The Werewolf is killed, but reverts to it's human form, and the townspeople are able to deny it's existence. The surviving student begins to have nightmares of hunting on 4 feet at first, but then finds that his friend and other recent victims appear to him, demanding that he find a way to die to release them from their curse, being trapped between worlds because of their unnatural death.
Actors
| David Kessler | David Naughton |
| Nurse Alex Price | Jenny Agutter |
| Jack Goodman | Griffin Dunne |
| Dr. J. S. Hirsch | John Woodvine |
| Barmaid | Lila Kaye |
| Truck Driver | Joe Belcher |
| Dart Player | David Schofield |
| Chess Player | Brian Glover |
| 2nd Chess Player | Rik Mayall |
| 2nd Dart Player | Sean Baker |
| First Werewolf | Paddy Ryan |
| Nurse Susan Gallagher | Anne-Marie Davies |
| Mr. Collins/Miss Piggy | Frank Oz |
| Inspector Villiers | Don McKillop |
| Sergeant McManus | Paul Kember |
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Posted in: 1981, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Horror, Romance, Thriller
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