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.
Title | An American Werewolf in London |
Year | 1981 |
Genre | Comedy, Horror |
Country | United Kingdom, United States of America |
Studio | Lyncanthrope Films, Polygram Pictures |
Cast | David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, John Woodvine, Don McKillop, Brian Glover |
Crew | John Landis (Director), George Folsey Jr. (Producer), Elmer Bernstein (Original Music Composer), Robert Paynter (Director of Photography), Malcolm Campbell (Editor), Debbie McWilliams (Casting) |
Keyword | dying and death, london, england, intensive care, nurse, loss of loved one, zoo, transformation, affectation, full moon, black humor, london underground, yorkshire, rural area, werewolf, creature, moor (terrain), british pub, dream sequence, macabre, angry, hikers, aggressive, malicious, playful, london zoo, practical special effects, provocative, absurd, incredulous, hilarious, admiring, adoring, ambiguous, ambivalent, amused, baffled, defiant, foreboding, horrified |
Release | Aug 21, 1981 |
Runtime | 97 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.40 / 10 by 2,521 users |
Popularity | 5 |
Budget | 10,000,000 |
Revenue | 31,973,249 |
Language | English |