An American Werewolf in London

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Timing: 1:37 (97 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1981-08-21

Country

United States, United Kingdom

Production

Universal Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, PSO, American Werewolf Inc., Lyncanthrope Films, Polygram Pictures, Guber/Peters Company

Genre

Comedy, Horror

Budget

$10 000 000

Revenue

$31 973 249

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Director

John Landis

Actors

David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, John Woodvine, Don McKillop, Brian Glover, David Schofield, Lila Kaye, Rik Mayall, Sean Baker
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Scenario

Producer

George Folsey Jr., Peter Guber, Jon Peters

Operator

Robert Paynter

Composer

Elmer Bernstein

Artist

Keith Pain, Peter Childs

Audition

Debbie McWilliams

Editing

Malcolm Campbell
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• The director saw David Noton in an advertisement for Dr. Pepper and invited him to play the role of David Kessler.
• Michael Jackson liked the film very much, so he invited Landis to shoot the music video for the song "Thriller", which resulted in a 14-minute video clip that is still considered one of the best.
• John Landis made the first script drafts back in 1969, when he was 18 years old. But at that time, there was no money for filming, and sponsors considered the idea for this film too risky. After making the successful film 'The Blues Brothers' in 1980, Landis easily found the required 10 million dollars.
• Michael Jackson liked the film very much, so he invited Landis to direct the music video for “Thriller,” resulting in a 14-minute video that is still considered one of the best music videos of all time.
• John Landis first sketched out the script back in 1969, when he was 18 years old. But then there was no money for filming, and sponsors considered the idea for the film too risky. After making the successful film “The Blues Brothers” in 1980, Landis easily found the necessary $10 million.