Two American travelers get attacked by a Werewolf.
Writer John Landis
Cast
David Naughton, David Kessler
Jenny Agutter, Nurse Alex Price
Lila Kaye, Barmaid
Frank Oz, Mr. Collins
Griffin Dunne, Jack Goodman
John Woodvine, Dr. J.S. Hirsch
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Running time 97 minutes.
Two American friends traveling through the English country side are attacked by a werewolf, one of the friends is killed and the other is badly hurt. While in hospital the surviving friend begins to see the ghost of his recently deceased friend. His dead buddy explains that he was killed by a werewolf and he is now cursed and forced to walk the earth as a rotting ghost, he explains that the only way to lift the curse is to end the werewolf blood line.
An American Werewolf in London is probably my favorite werewolf movie of all time and in my opinion one of the best films of the 80s. It has a very simple story yet it's told very well with good charismatic performances from the actors, especially David Naughton as David Kessler who is largely responsible for making this movie stand above many others.
There are some great memorable scenes, like when David Kessler wakes up in the Zoo wolf enclosure completely naked and in broad day light and then he tries to remain unseen and escape the Zoo. There is a really good sense of humour and some good banter throughout. My favorite moment is the transformation scene which is very intense and it still looks good to this day. It also includes a good sound track which adds a great deal to the experience, the music is well paced throughout the film.
Some of the effects are looking a bit dated now, there are a couple of scenes with the werewolf which are looking a little unrealistic these days.
Overall a very entertaining and funny movie which is probably the best werewolf movie ever made, I would personally like to see a remake.
7 out of 10
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