An American Werewolf in London

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Theatrical - Wide 1981-08-21

Cast David Naughton Griffin Dunne Jenny Agutter
Directed by John Landis
Written by John Landis

Genres: Comedy Horror

Synopsis

Two American students are on a walking tour of England and are attacked by a Werewolf. One is killed, the other is mauled. The Werewolf is killed, but reverts to it’s human form, and the townspeople are able to deny it’s existence. The surviving student begins to have nightmares of hunting on 4 feet at first, but then finds that his friend and other recent victims appear to him, demanding that he find a way to die to release them from their curse, being trapped between worlds because of their unnatural death.

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