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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 | |
Paddy Ryan | ... | First Werewolf | |
Anne-Marie Davies | ... | Nurse Susan Gallagher | |
Frank Oz | ... | Mr. Collins / Miss Piggy | |
Don McKillop | ... | Inspector Villiers | |
Paul Kember | ... | Sergeant McManus | |
Colin Fernandes | ... | Benjamin - Boy in Hospital | |
Albert Moses | ... | Hospital Porter | |
Michele Brisigotti | ... | Rachel Kessler | |
Mark Fisher | ... | Max Kessler | |
Gordon Sterne | ... | Mr. Kessler | |
Paula Jacobs | ... | Mrs. Kessler | |
Claudine Bowyer | ... | Creepy Little Girl | |
Johanna Crayden | ... | Creepy Little Girl | |
Nina Carter | ... | Naughty Nina | |
Geoffrey Burridge | ... | Harry Berman | |
Brenda Cavendish | ... | Judith Browns | |
Christopher Scoular | ... | Sean | |
Mary Tempest | ... | Sean's Wife | |
Cynthia Powell | ... | Sister Hobbs | |
Sydney Bromley | ... | Alf | |
Frank Singuineau | ... | Ted | |
Will Leighton | ... | Joseph | |
Michael Carter | ... | Gerald Bringsley | |
Elizabeth Bradley | ... | Woman in Zoo | |
Rufus Deakin | ... | Little Boy with Balloons | |
Lesley Ward | ... | Little Boy's Mother | |
George Hilsdon | ... | News-Vendor | |
Gerry Lewis | ... | Man in Bus Queue | |
Dennis Fraser | ... | 2nd Man in Bus Queue | |
Alan Ford | ... | Taxi Driver | |
Peter Ellis | ... | Bobby in Trafalgar Square | |
Denise Stephens | ... | Girl in Trafalgar Square | |
Christine Hargreaves | ... | Ticket Lady | |
Linzi Drew | ... | Brenda Bristols - 'See You Next Wednesday' Porno Film | |
Lucien Morgan | ... | Lance Boyle - 'See You Next Wednesday' Porno Film (as Lucienne Morgan) | |
Gypsy Dave Cooper | ... | Chris Bailey - 'See You Next Wednesday' Porno Film | |
Susan Spencer | ... | Georgia Bailey - 'See You Next Wednesday' Porno Film | |
Bob Babenia | ... | Usher | |
Ken Sicklen | ... | Bobby at Cinema | |
John Salthouse | ... | Bobby at Cinema | |
John Altman | ... | Assorted Police | |
Keith Hodiak | ... | Assorted Police | |
John Owens | ... | Assorted Police | |
Roger Rowland | ... | Assorted Police | |
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique: | |||
Vic Armstrong | ... | Bus Driver (uncredited) | |
John Cannon | ... | Villager (uncredited) | |
Simon van Collem | ... | Shop Owner (uncredited) | |
John Landis | ... | Man Being Smashed Into Window (uncredited) |
Réalisé par | |||
John Landis | |||
Scénaristes | ||
John Landis | (written by) |
Produit par | |||
George Folsey Jr. | .... | producer | |
Peter Guber | .... | executive producer | |
Jon Peters | .... | executive producer | |
Musique originale | |||
Elmer Bernstein | |||
Image | |||
Robert Paynter | |||
Montage | |||
Malcolm Campbell | |||
Distribution des rôles | |||
Debbie McWilliams | |||
Direction artistique | |||
Leslie Dilley | |||
Création des costumes | |||
Deborah Nadoolman | |||
Maquillage | |||
Elaine Baker | .... | makeup effects crew | |
Rick Baker | .... | special makeup effects | |
Doug Beswick | .... | makeup effects crew | |
Kevin Brennan | .... | makeup effects crew | |
Robin Grantham | .... | makeup artist | |
Tom Hester | .... | makeup effects crew | |
Steve Johnson | .... | makeup effects assistant | |
Beryl Lerman | .... | makeup artist | |
Shawn McEnroe | .... | makeup effects crew | |
Joseph Ross | .... | makeup effects crew | |
Bill Sturgeon | .... | makeup effects crew | |
Craig Reardon | .... | makeup effects crew (uncredited) | |
Directeur de production | |||
Joyce Herlihy | .... | production manager | |
Assistant réalisateur | |||
Russell Lodge | .... | third assistant director | |
Michael Murray | .... | second assistant director | |
David Tringham | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
Peter Childs | .... | assistant art director | |
Keith Pain | .... | assistant art director | |
Simon Wakefield | .... | set dresser | |
Technicien du son | |||
Don Banks | .... | sound camera | |
Gerry Humphreys | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
Tony Lenny | .... | foley artist | |
John Poyner | .... | sound editor | |
Don Sharpe | .... | sound editor | |
Ivan Sharrock | .... | production sound mixer | |
Effets spéciaux | |||
Neil Corbould | .... | special effects assistant | |
Martin Gutteridge | .... | special effects | |
Garth Inns | .... | special effects | |
Cascadeur | |||
Roy Alon | .... | stunts | |
Vic Armstrong | .... | stunts | |
Ken Barker | .... | stunts | |
Dickey Beer | .... | stunts | |
Marc Boyle | .... | stunts | |
Sue Crosland | .... | stunts | |
Clive Curtis | .... | stunts | |
Peter Diamond | .... | stunts | |
Tracey Eddon | .... | stunts | |
Sadie Eden | .... | stunts | |
Terry Forestal | .... | stunts | |
Romo Gorrara | .... | stunts | |
Fred Haggerty | .... | stunts | |
Frank Henson | .... | stunts | |
Nick Hobbs | .... | stunts | |
Billy Horrigan | .... | stunts | |
Arthur Howell | .... | stunts | |
Alf Joint | .... | stunt gaffer | |
Carl La Fong | .... | stunts | |
Gareth Milne | .... | stunts | |
Valentino Musetti | .... | stunts (as Val Musetti) | |
Terence Plummer | .... | stunts (as Terry Plummer) | |
Greg Powell | .... | stunts | |
Doug Robinson | .... | stunts | |
Ken Shepherd | .... | stunts | |
Colin Skeaping | .... | stunts | |
Tony Smart | .... | stunts | |
Rocky Taylor | .... | stunts | |
Terry Walsh | .... | stunts | |
Paul Weston | .... | stunts | |
Nick Wilkinson | .... | stunts | |
John Landis | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
Ray Andrew | .... | steadicam operator | |
Alan Barry | .... | best boy | |
Peter Bloor | .... | electrician | |
Dennis Fraser | .... | grip | |
David Garfath | .... | camera operator | |
Maurice Gillett | .... | gaffer | |
Malcolm MacIntosh | .... | steadicam operator | |
Robin McDonald | .... | steadicam operator | |
Robert Willoughby | .... | special still photographer | |
Costas Charitou | .... | titles & opticals: Camera Effects Ltd (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
Sue Wain | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
Simon Battersby | .... | associate editor | |
Roy Benson | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
Dave Bickers | .... | action vehicles coordinator | |
Divers | |||
Ray Freeborn | .... | location manager | |
Pamela Mann | .... | continuity | |
Joseph Ross | .... | location crew | |
Bill Sturgeon | .... | puppeteer | |
Thanks | |||
Jim Henson | .... | thanks (as Mr. Jim Henson) | |
James C. O'Rourke | .... | dedicatee (as Jim O'Rourke) | |
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While backpacking through Europe, two friends, David Kessler (David Naughton) and Jack Goodman (Griffin Dunne), find themselves out on England's moors, despite advice to avoid them. When a wild animal attacks them, one of them dies, and the other just might be turning into a monster.
Director John Landis' "pet project"--he had to sit on the script for 10 years before he had enough clout from other films for this one to be greenlighted--is an excellent, seamless melding of comedy and horror, with a surprising amount of brutality and one of the most wonderfully dark, abrupt conclusions ever made.
John Irving once said that he loves to put comedy and tragedy in close conjunction because each can make the other more effective. That's just the effect that the combination has in An American Werewolf In London. Both the comedy and the horror in the film are fully committed to, unlike many attempts to merge the two. If "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts" is ever true, this is an example. The comic bits wouldn't be nearly as delightful if they didn't supervene on the disturbing, and the horror wouldn't have near the impact if they didn't arrive in the context where you half-expect the next moment to be just as lighthearted and amusing. Both the initial "animal attack" and the apocalyptic ending are perfect examples of this.
Aside from that exquisite unusualness, An American Werewolf In London has many other superb characteristics. The cast is perfect. Naughton, who also starred in the seriously underrated Desire, The Vampire (aka I, Desire) (1982), carries the film with ease. The cinematography is excellent. The shots of the countryside (actually filmed in Wales) are actually both beautiful and very eerie at the same time. The make-up effects are awesome, and the transformation effects are unsurpassed. The music, which is primarily a number of different "moon" related pop songs, is also perfect, partially because of the bizarre contrasts in mood that the music creates, which echoes the comedy/tragedy juxtaposition. Unlike many other films, every scene in this one is a something I'd like to spend years exploring. The settings, the characters, the scenarios are all so fascinating.
This film is a 10 out of 10 even with one hand tied behind its back. If you enjoy it, and you're open minded about newer horror film styles, the "sequel", An American Werewolf in Paris, is also worth a watch.