[MOVIE] American Werewolf in London

[mTk]

When I first saw this in 1981 it surprised me how good it was, or at least how good I thought it was.
There had been very few movies about "modern" werewolves at the time so it was different right from the start.
It also had a lot of dark humor which was completely unexpected. A legitimate monster movie with humor. Huh.
Don't know how well it holds up after 39 yrs, but think I'll go find out.
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[Rico]

I LOVED that movie when it came out, especially the humour ... might be cheesy as hell now.

"A naked American man stole my balloons."

 

[Abbasid111]

David!!!!

 

[Bootie]

Yeah it hasnt aged that well... I remember being horrified during the transformation and his face stretching... damn.

Watched it a few years back and was a bit like... meh.

 

[Abbasid111]

The humor still holds up I think
At the time the transformation scenes were groundbreaking and set the standard for werewolf movies.
Still better than sparkling teenage vampires lol

 

[Meat Grinder]

Oh yea, I loved that movie back in the day. Haven't seen it in years.

My favorite werewolf transformation, however, was probably from the Howling, around the same time.

 

[Abbasid111]

Anyone seen 'Dog Soldiers'? 2002 If I remember correctly
Has quite a few notable British actors in it before they became notable

Oh yea, I loved that movie back in the day. Haven't seen it in years.

My favorite werewolf transformation, however, was probably from the Howling, around the same time.

Interesting tidbit
Horror movie SFX guy Rick Baker originally signed on the Howling to do the werewolf special effects and left the project to do American Werewolf!
The amount of useless knowledge one can accumulate in almost 63 years!!!

 

[Bootie]

Oh yea, I loved that movie back in the day. Haven't seen it in years.

My favorite werewolf transformation, however, was probably from the Howling, around the same time.

HAHAHA... that lady cant act.... check the fear at 1:25