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An American Werewolf in London
David and Jack are studying at an American university, but they will one day be exposed to an exciting and frightening incident. The disaster begins when they are attacked by a huge wolf, with both students carrying their bags through Britain. David managed to escape from that savage attack a large figure in the body, but Jack would kill the wolf. David remained in the hospital wounded until he recovered from the bite but suffered from nightmares from his deformed friend, who still comes to him in his sleep every day and warns him that he has become a victim and must commit suicide. When David discovers that dreadful truth, he begins to think of suicide before the moon is complete or else will endanger everyone's life because he has become a wild wolf.
March 27, 1919 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
21 July 1929, Tyne Dock, South Shields, England, UK
July, 1945 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
7 July 1941, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
September 19, 1935
1933, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
7 November 1929, Middlesbrough, England, UK
October 30, 2009
The best movie ever written by a teenager -- Landis was 19 when he penned the first draft - and a constant comic delight.
January 01, 2000
Considering its often campy competition, it's hard to argue that, if your in the mood for lycanthropy, London is the place to go.
October 23, 2004
Seems curiously unfinished, as if director John Landis spent all his energy on spectacular set pieces and then didn't want to bother with things like transitions, character development, or an ending.
October 28, 2012
One of the few horror films that explore the psychological effects of lycanthropy alongside the physical and the fallout...
August 16, 2013
Landis maintains the delicate balance between horror and humor until the final scene's gratuitous series of car crashes.
November 07, 2016
A film that, despite 35 years of evolution in special effects, do not surpass the carnal naturalness of this one. [Full review in Spanish]
September 23, 2007
A clever mixture of comedy and horror which succeeds in being both funny and scary, An American Werewolf in London possesses an overriding eagerness to please that prevents it from becoming off-putting.
August 16, 2013
Director John Landis here pulls off the difficult trick of revitalising the horror genre while parodying it at the same time.
September 23, 2007
It's a failure, less because the odd stylistic mix doesn't take (it does from time to time, and to striking effect) than because Landis hasn't bothered to put his story into any kind of satisfying shape.
November 05, 2002
When the movie backfires, which it finally does, it's because too much grisly footage has been used too lightly.
October 30, 2009
Not just gory but actually frightening, not just funny but clever, 'American Werewolf...' has its flaws, but these are outweighed by the film's many, mighty strengths.
January 26, 2017
John Landis teaches us two things in An American Werewolf in London (1981): turning into a werewolf is a very painful process, and the dead are boring!