An american werewolf london
- 1. An American Werewolf in London By Pav
- 2. What’s the film about?This film is about Two American students that 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.
- 3. PlotTwo American students were Hiking on a road on the Yorkshire moors of Northern EnglandThe college students David Kessler and Jack Goodman come to a small village. They go into the local pub, called the Slaughtered Lamb, where they're coldly greeted by the locals. One of the regulars tells an off-colour joke and while everyone including David and Jack laughs, Jack asks why the bar has a sort of shrine with candles and a pentacle.The bar is immediately silenced and the locals become even more unfriendly, prompting David and Jack to leave. Before they leave, the locals tell them to stay on the road outside and not to wander into the moors.
- 4. Extra informationReleased: August 21, 1981Runtime:97 minutesGenres: Comedy Thriller Romance Horror FantasyCountries: UK USADirector: John LandisMichael Jackson cited this film as his reason for working with Landis on his subsequent music videos Thriller and Black or White.
- 5. Main CastDavid Naughton David KesslerJenny Agutter Nurse Alex PriceGriffin Dunne Jack GoodmanJohn Woodvine Dr. J. S. HirschLila Kaye BarmaidAnne-Marie Davies Nurse Susan GallagherFrank Oz Mr. Collins / Miss Piggy
- 6. How the film idea startedJohn Landis came up with the story while he worked in Yugoslavia He was driven in the back of a car when they came across a group of gypsies.The gypsies appeared to be performing rituals on a man being buried.This made Landis realize that he would never be able to confront the un dead and gave him the idea for a film.