An American Werewolf in London
Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
March 27, 1919 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
7 March 1958, Harlow, Essex, England, UK
2 March 1952, Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
3 January 1911, Greenwich, London, England, UK
25 April 1907, West Ham, London, England, UK
9 March 1908, Belfast, Ireland
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!
August 16, 2013
Landis maintains the delicate balance between horror and humor until the final scene's gratuitous series of car crashes.
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.
October 28, 2012
One of the few horror films that explore the psychological effects of lycanthropy alongside the physical and the fallout...
November 05, 2002
When the movie backfires, which it finally does, it's because too much grisly footage has been used too lightly.
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.
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.
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]
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.
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.
August 16, 2013
Director John Landis here pulls off the difficult trick of revitalising the horror genre while parodying it at the same time.
