An American Werewolf in London

ComedyHorror
Overview : 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.
Budget : 10000000USD
language : en
Runtime : 97 min
Release Date : 1981-08-21
Imdb ID : tt0082010
Status : Released

Cast

David Naughton
David Kessler

Jenny Agutter
Nurse Alex Price

Griffin Dunne
Jack Goodman

John Woodvine
Dr. J. S. Hirsch

Don McKillop
Inspector Villiers

Brian Glover
Chess Player

David Schofield
Dart Player

Lila Kaye
Barmaid

Rik Mayall
Second Chess Player

Sean Baker
2nd Dart Player

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
Hospital Porter

Michele Brisigotti
Rachel Kessler

Mark Fisher
Max Kessler

Gordon Sterne
Mr. Kessler

Paula Jacobs
Mrs. Kessler

Claudine Bowyer
Creepy Little Girl

Johanna Crayden
Creepy Little Girl

Nina Carter
Naughty Nina

Geoffrey Burridge
Harry Berman

Brenda Cavendish
Judith Browns

Christopher Scoular
Sean

Mary Tempest
Sean's Wife

Cynthia Powell
Sister Hobbs

Sydney Bromley
Alf

Frank Singuineau
Ted

Will Leighton
Joseph

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
Taxi Driver

Peter Ellis
Bobby in Trafalgar Square

Denise Stephens
Girl in Trafalgar Square

Christine Hargreaves
Ticket Lady

Lucien Morgan
Lance Boyle ("See You Next Wednesday" Cast)

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
Bobby at Cinema

John Altman
Assorted Police

Keith Hodiak
Assorted Police

John Owens
Assorted Police

Roger Rowland
Assorted Police

Linzi Drew
Brenda Bristols

John Cannon
Villager (uncredited)

George Oliver
Man in Cinema (uncredited)

John Landis
Man Smashed into Window (uncredited)

Simon van Collem
Shop Owner (uncredited)

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Reviews

Potential Kermode
**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
MatthewL.Brady
"Beware the moon, lads." Still frightening and funny 38 years later. The transformation scene was absolutely incredible, but also really painful. You literally hear every bone crack in his body, and all his organs reshaping and shifting. No other werewolf movie has topped that scene and never will. The song Bad Moon Rising is the icing on the cake. Rick Baker make-up work is masterful. He's the real beast here.
Peter89Spencer
An 80s horror classic! The storyline was well written, the special effects were amazing, and Jenny Agutter was so sexy! Although the ending was a bit rushed - just like the Wolfman, the main character dies, and the film ends, just like that! What's more messed up is they play an upbeat song during the end credits, right after we see David's lifeless body. The ending is my one critique. The rest of the movie was pretty good.
Geronimo1967
"David" (David Naughton) and his pal "Jack" (Griffin Dunne) are taking a walking tour of the UK when they decide to stop off at a pub. They are about as welcome as a dose of the clap and after a few minutes banter with the natives decide they are better off walking. The thing is, those inside know how dangerous it's about to be out there - and the boys soon find out. It's "David" who wakes up in hospital, replete with some mysterious scratch marks, nightmares and claiming that they were attacked by a brutal hound. Nobody really believes him, and anyway his attention is quickly diverted by nurse "Alex" (Jenny Agutter) whom he visits for dinner and never leaves. Luckily she works nights, else she might have discovered that her beau doesn't just stop at a bit of gentle biting. With corpses piling up around London, he is at a loss to know where he goes at night (waking up naked in the wolf enclosure at the zoo might be the final straw) but try as he might, he can't engage the authorities with his claims. Maybe only doctor "Hirsch" (John Woodvine) believes that something unusual is amiss - but can he help before "David" does himself or anyone else more damage! Increasingly more often naked as he goes along, Naughton joins in with the spirit of this enjoyable comedy horror with enthusiasm. I wonder what might happen now if a naked man in a bush even mentioned a boy's balloons!? It runs out of steam a little at the end, and Agutter's acting never really evolved much from the "Railway Children" 1970) but the visual effects work quite well especially when the full moon rises!

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