Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. After retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon begins experiencing disturbing changes to his body and mind.
- dying and death
- london
- england
- intensive care
- nurse
- loss of loved one
- zoo
- transformation
- affectation
- full moon
- black humor
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
David Naughton
David Kessler
Griffin Dunne
Jack Goodman
Jenny Agutter
Nurse Alex Price
John Woodvine
Dr. J.S. Hirsch
- Don McKillop — Inspector Villiers
- Brian Glover — Chess Player
- David Schofield — Dart Player
- Lila Kaye — Barmaid
- Rik Mayall — Second Chess Player
- Sean Baker — Second Dart Player
- Frank Oz — Mr. Collins
- Paul Kember — Sergeant McManus
- Joe Belcher — Truck Driver
- Paddy Ryan — First Werewolf
- Anne-Marie Davies — Nurse Susan Gallagher
- Directed
- John Landis
- Written
- John Landis
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 2,783 ratings
- Studio
- Lyncanthrope Films, Polygram Pictures
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1981 · You’re hereAn American Werewolf in London
Where it starts.
An American Werewolf in Paris
1997
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
