An American Werewolf in London - Collector's Edition

Comedy, Horror, Romance, Thriller

David Naughton	David Kessler
Jenny Agutter	Nurse Alex Price
Griffin Dunne	Jack Goodman
John Woodvine	Dr. J. S. Hirsch
Lila Kaye	Barmaid
Joe Belcher	Truck Driver
David Schofield	Dart Player
Brian Glover	Chess Player
Rik Mayall	2nd Chess Player
Sean Baker	2nd Dart Player

Director	John Landis
Producer	Goerge Folsey Jr.
Writer	John Landis

Remember back in the early 1980s when special-effects makeup artists were tripping over themselves to create the next big effect? The Howling boasted a fantastic werewolf transformation scene courtesy of makeup wizard Rob Bottin. Then along came Bottin's mentor, Rick Baker, with his own spectacular effects in this popular horror comedy directed by John Landis. An American Werewolf in London is more of a makeup showcase than a truly satisfying movie, but the film is effectively moody when David Naughton discovers that a wolf attack has turned him into a bloodthirsty lycanthrope. Jenny Agutter plays his love interest (watch out, he bites!), and who can forget Griffin Dunne as Naughton's best friend, an undead corpse who progressively rots away as the plot unfolds? All things considered, it's easy to see why An American Werewolf in London became a modern horror favorite. --Jeff Shannon