An American Werewolf in London 1981 123movies

Watch: An American Werewolf in London 1981 123movies, Full Movie Online – Two American college students are on a walking tour of Britain and are attacked by a werewolf. One is killed, the other is mauled. The werewolf is killed but reverts to its human form, and the local townspeople are unwilling to acknowledge its existence. The surviving student begins to have nightmares of hunting on four feet at first but then finds that his friend and other recent victims appear to him, demanding that he commit suicide to release them from their curse, being trapped between worlds because of their unnatural deaths..
Plot: Two American tourists in England are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
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Ratings:

	7.5/10 Votes: 109,385
	89% | RottenTomatoes
	55/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 1925 Popularity: 23.026 | TMDB

Reviews:

“Beware the moon, lads.”

Still frightening and funny 38 years later.

The transformation scene was absolutely incredible, but also really painful. You literally hear every bone crack in his body, and all his organs reshaping and shifting. No other werewolf movie has topped that scene and never will. The song Bad Moon Rising is the icing on the cake.

Rick Baker make-up work is masterful. He’s the real beast here.

An 80s horror classic!

The storyline was well written, the special effects were amazing, and Jenny Agutter was so sexy!

Although the ending was a bit rushed – just like the Wolfman, the main character dies, and the film ends, just like that!
What’s more messed up is they play an upbeat song during the end credits, right after we see David’s lifeless body.

The ending is my one critique. The rest of the movie was pretty good.

Truly a werewolf classic…
Interestingly enough then the 1981 horror movie “An American Werewolf in London” still is one of the most iconic werewolf movies out there and has been so for 41 years. That is some impressive feat, I have to admit that.

I had the opportunity to sit down and watch writer and director John Landis’ 1981 movie again here in 2022, and of course I needed no persuasion to do so, because “An American Werewolf in London” truly is a horror classic. And I find that the movie is every bit as entertaining and enjoyable as it was back in the day when watching it as a kid.

The storyline is pretty straight forward, and it is actually rather enjoyable, despite being somewhat generic. But take into consideration that this movie was made in 1981, so it was somewhat pushing boundaries back in the day.

The visual effects were great back in the day. And I will actually go as far as saying that they still hold up now 41 years later. Sure, there are signs of aging, but having just seen the movie again, I still find the special effects in the movie rather enjoyable and good. Especially the transformation scenes, they are just spectacular and very, very impressive for a movie 41 years old.

The cast in the movie is good, and I’ve always liked David Naughton in this movie. But the movie also have familiar faces on the cast list such as Jenny Agutter, Frank Oz and even a short appearance by Rik Mayall.

If you enjoy werewolf movies, then you should be well-familiar with “An American Werewolf in London” already, and if you are not familiar with this 1981 classic, then you should make haste and acquire a copy and sit down to watch John Landis’ masterpiece.

My rating of “An American Werewolf in London” lands on a well-deserved eight out of ten stars. This is a classic werewolf movie, and it is one that can be watched over and over.

One of my favorite films
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.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 37 min (97 min), 1 hr 32 min (92 min) (heavily cut) (Sweden)
Budget 10000000
Revenue 31973249
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Comedy, Horror
Director John Landis
Writer John Landis
Actors David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Joe Belcher
Country United Kingdom, United States
Awards Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 3 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix DTS (re-release), Dolby (Mono), Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Arriflex 35 BL
Laboratory Technicolor, London, UK (colour)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (4K) (2020 remaster), Dolby Vision, Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm