An American Werewolf in London

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comedy film film horror film horror-comedy film

An American Werewolf in London is a 1981 horror-comedy film directed by John Landis, renowned for its groundbreaking practical werewolf transformation effects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy film ⓘ
film ⓘ
horror film ⓘ
horror-comedy film ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Makeup
awardYear 1982 ⓘ
cinematographyBy Robert Paynter ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
cultStatus cult classic ⓘ
director John Landis ⓘ
distributedBy Universal Pictures ⓘ
distributorRegion United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
editedBy Malcolm Campbell ⓘ
filmingLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Wales ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
horror ⓘ
supernatural horror ⓘ
werewolf film ⓘ
hasSequel An American Werewolf in Paris ⓘ
influenced later werewolf films ⓘ
knownFor groundbreaking practical werewolf transformation effects ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Alex Price ⓘ
David Kessler ⓘ
Jack Goodman ⓘ
mpaaRating R ⓘ
musicBy Elmer Bernstein ⓘ
notableScene werewolf transformation sequence ⓘ
plotSummary Two American backpackers are attacked by a werewolf on the English moors, leaving one dead and the survivor cursed to transform into a werewolf. ⓘ
posterTagline From the director of Animal House — a different kind of animal. ⓘ
producer George Folsey Jr. ⓘ
productionCompany Lycanthrope Films ⓘ
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment ⓘ
surface form: PolyGram Pictures
ratingSystem MPAA film rating system ⓘ
surface form: MPAA
releaseDateUK 1981-11-05 ⓘ
releaseDateUS 1981-08-21 ⓘ
releaseYear 1981 ⓘ
sequelReleaseYear 1997 ⓘ
settingLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

North York Moors ⓘ
surface form: Yorkshire moors
specialEffectsBy Rick Baker ⓘ
starredActor David Naughton ⓘ
Griffin Dunne ⓘ
Jenny Agutter ⓘ
John Woodvine ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting contemporary early 1980s ⓘ
writer John Landis ⓘ

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Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling → notableEarlyWinner → An American Werewolf in London ⓘ
Rick Baker → notableWork → An American Werewolf in London ⓘ
Conrad Buff IV → edited → An American Werewolf in London ⓘ
54th Academy Awards → bestMakeupWinner → An American Werewolf in London ⓘ
George Folsey Jr. → notableWork → An American Werewolf in London ⓘ
George Folsey Jr. → workedOn → An American Werewolf in London ⓘ
Robert Paynter → notableWork → An American Werewolf in London ⓘ
Robert Paynter → workedOn → An American Werewolf in London ⓘ
John Landis → notableWork → An American Werewolf in London ⓘ
John Landis → directed → An American Werewolf in London ⓘ
Griffin Dunne → notableWork → An American Werewolf in London ⓘ
Richard A. Baker → notableWork → An American Werewolf in London ⓘ
Richard A. Baker → workedOn → An American Werewolf in London ⓘ