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An American Werewolf in London (1981)
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Ratings: 7.5/10 from 33,886 users
Metascore:
60/100
Reviews: 299 user | 139 critic | 6 from Metacritic.com Two American tourists in Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists. Director:John LandisWriter:John Landis |
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Cast
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Joe Belcher | ... |
Truck Driver
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| David Naughton | ... | ||
| Griffin Dunne | ... | ||
| David Schofield | ... |
Dart Player
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Brian Glover | ... |
Chess Player
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Lila Kaye | ... | |
| Rik Mayall | ... |
2nd Chess Player
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Sean Baker | ... |
2nd Dart Player
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Paddy Ryan | ... |
First Werewolf
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Anne-Marie Davies | ... | |
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John Woodvine | ... | |
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Don McKillop | ... |
Inspector Villiers
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Paul Kember | ... |
Sergeant McManus
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Storyline
Two American students are on a walking tour of Britain and are attacked by a Werewolf. One is killed, the other is mauled. The Werewolf is killed but reverts to its human form, and the local townspeople are unwilling to acknowledge its existence. The surviving student begins to have nightmares of hunting on four 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 deaths. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
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The American Werewolf See more »Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$3,786,512 (USA) (23 August 1981) (870 Screens)Gross:
$30,565,292 (USA)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Truck Driver: That way is Proctor, and over here is the moors. I go this way.
Jack: Thanks for the ride, sir. You have lovely sheep.
Truck Driver: Boys, keep off the moors, stick to the roads. The best to ya...
David: Thanks again.
[then to the sheep]
David: We'll miss you.
David: Bye girls...
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actual events or persons, living, dead, or undead, is purely coincidental. See more »
Music by Richard Rodgers (uncredited)
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (uncredited)
Performed by Sam Cooke
Courtesy of R.C.A. Records See more »
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Trivia
Studio executives hoped John Landis would cast Dan Aykroyd in the role of David and John Belushi as Jack. John Landis refused. See more »Goofs
Crew or equipment visible: When the werewolf is seen approaching the escalator in the Tottenham Court Road underground station, a foot of one of the crew pushing the werewolf along is clearly visible at the end of the shot. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Truck Driver: That way is Proctor, and over here is the moors. I go this way.
Jack: Thanks for the ride, sir. You have lovely sheep.
Truck Driver: Boys, keep off the moors, stick to the roads. The best to ya...
David: Thanks again.
[then to the sheep]
David: We'll miss you.
David: Bye girls...
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Crazy Credits
All characters and events in this film are fictitious. Any similarity toactual events or persons, living, dead, or undead, is purely coincidental. See more »
Soundtracks
"BLUE MOON"Music by Richard Rodgers (uncredited)
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (uncredited)
Performed by Sam Cooke
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