Synopsis
Beware the Moon.
Two American tourists in England are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
1981 Directed by John Landis
Two American tourists in England are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
David Naughton Jenny Agutter Griffin Dunne John Woodvine Don McKillop Brian Glover David Schofield Lila Kaye Rik Mayall Sean Baker Frank Oz Paul Kember Joe Belcher Paddy Ryan Anne-Marie Davies Colin Fernandes Albert Moses Jim Henson Dave Goelz Michele Brisigotti Mark Fisher Gordon Sterne Paula Jacobs Claudine Bowyer Johanna Crayden Nina Carter Geoffrey Burridge Brenda Cavendish Christopher Scoular Show All…
Universal Pictures Guber/Peters Company American Werewolf Inc. Lyncanthrope Films PolyGram Filmed Entertainment PSO
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the people making this movie: *cracking knuckles* aight how many songs about the moon can we fit into 97 minutes
bom ba ba bom ba bom ba bom bom ba ba bom ba ba bom ba danga dang dang ba dinga dong ding
bro.... what if i were a slowly rotting corpse and you were a werewolf and my soul couldn’t be at peace until you were dead... and we were both boys...
John Landis' horror comedy is probably the best werewolf movie ever made with a fantastic transformation sequence that still holds up to this day it looks and feels painful, a true landmark moment. A true classic of the genre.
why have only one version of Blue Moon in your film when you can have three instead
best transformation was seeing
“I will not be threatened by a walking meatloaf!”
turn into
“I didn't mean to call you a meat loaf, Jack!”
that’s what we call character development ladies!!
David: I became a werewolf and killed people
Alex: I love you but please stop becoming a werewolf or give me a call. I cannot support hate. Please stop this. I know this isn’t your heart.
The best shot of the movie comes during the transformation scene when he stares directly into the camera, his eyes filled with agony, arm outstretched in paralyzed fear, so utterly helpless that he breaks the fourth wall and looks at the audience to call timeout and stop the impossible nightmare from happening. Then the very end which cuts to credits like a knockout punch and "Blue Moon" kicks in, which throws all the weight and urgency of the climax against the wall with such gleeful punctuation, reminding you this is a horror movie with serious consequences but it's also aware of the silliness that's embedded in werewolf films. It's this balance of genuine horror and playful nodding to the tropes that makes it a flawless homage and the ultimate modernization the genre would ever receive.