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An American Werewolf in London (Original title)
Dates: 1981 (Copyright), 21 August 1981 (Release)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom

Directed by: John Landis

Synopsis: Two American students in England encounter strange happenings in a Northern town, one of them is killed but returns to warn his friend that unless he commits suicide he will turn into a homicidal werewolf.

Genre:
Horror

Subjects:
Werewolves, Piccadilly Circus
Releases
Date: 21 August 1981Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 97 mins Length: 8754 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (129)
©: American Werewolf Inc, A Lycanthrope Films Limited production: Lycanthrope Films Limited, Presented by: PolyGram Pictures, Executive Producer: Peter Guber, Executive Producer: Jon Peters, Produced by: George Folsey Jr, Production Manager: Joyce Herlihy, Financial Administrator: Sam Williams, Assistant Accountant: Derek Norwood, Linda Gregory, Location Manager: Ray Freeborn, Production Assistant: Jennie Raglan, Producer's Secretary: Maggie Southam, Runner: Martin Ford, 1st Assistant Director: David Tringham, 2nd Assistant Director: Mike Murray, 3rd Assistant Director: Russell Lodge, Continuity: Pamela Mann, Casting: Debbie McWilliams, Casting (NY): Dee Dee Wehle, Casting (LA): Michael Chinich, Written by: John Landis, Director of Photography: Robert Paynter, Camera Operator: David Garfath, Steadicam Operator: Robin McDonald, Steadicam Operator: Malcolm McIntosh, Focus: Jeff Paynter, Clapper/Loader: Michael Anderson, Gaffer: Maurice Gillett, Best Boy: Alan Barry, Electrician: Bill Nicholson, Electrician: Toby Tyler, Electrician: Peter Bloor, Genny Operator: Mickie Rowsome, Grip: Dennis Fraser, Stills: Barry Peake, Special Effects: Effects Associates Ltd., Edited by: Malcolm Campbell, Associate Editor: Simon Battersby, Assistant Editor: Steve Maguire, Assistant Editor: Clive Hartley, Assistant Editor: Anna Ksiezopolska, Art Director: Leslie Dilley, Assistant Art Director: Peter Childs, Assistant Art Director: Keith Pain, Set Dresser: Simon Wakefield, Prop Buyer: Sidney Palmer, Property Master: Dave Jordan, Props: Brian Payne, Bill Hargreaves, Dressing Props: Tony Wheeler, Derek Ixer, Construction Manager: Len Furey, Supervising Carpenter: Fred Gunning, Carpenter: Len Day, Supervising Painter: John Roberts, Painter: Tommy Green, Supervising Rigger: Frederick Crawford, Rigger: Tim Murphy, Supervising Stagehand: Vince Murphy, Stagehand: Michael Wells, Supervising Plasterer: Tom Tarry, Plasterer: Bill Grzesik, Costumes Designed by: Deborah Nadoolman, Wardrobe Master: Ian Hickinbotham, Men's Wardrobe: Keith Morton, Women's Wardrobe: Sue Wain, Make-up: Robin Grantham, Make-up: Beryl Lerman, Special Make-Up Effects Designed and Created by: Rick Baker, Special Make-up Effects Crew: Elaine Baker, Special Make-up Effects Crew: Doug Beswick, Special Make-up Effects Crew: Kevin Brennan, Special Make-up Effects Crew: Tom Hester, Special Make-up Effects Crew: Steve Johnson, Special Make-up Effects Crew: Sean McEnrow, Special Make-up Effects Crew: Joe Ross, Bill Sturgeon, Hairdresser: Barry Richardson, Opticals & Titles: Camera Effects, Original Music by: Elmer Bernstein, Music Played by: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, [Music] Conducted by: Elmer Bernstein, Music Editor: Michael Clifford, Sound Mixer: Ivan Sharrock, Sound Assistant: Don Banks, Boom Operator: Ken Weston, Dubbing Mixer: Gerry Humphreys, Sound Editor: John Poyner, Sound Editor: Don Sharpe, Assistant Sound Editor: Roy Benson, Rocky Phelan, Foley: Tony Lenny, Stunt Gaffer: Alf Joint, Stunt People: Roy Alon, Stunt People: Vic Armstrong, Stunt People: Ken Barker, Stunt People: Dickie Beer, Stunt People: Marc Boyle, Stunt People: Sue Crosland, Stunt People: Clive Curtis, Stunt People: Peter Diamond, Stunt People: Tracey Eddon, Stunt People: Sadie Eden, Stunt People: Terry Forrestal, Stunt People: Romo Gomarra, Stunt People: Fred Haggerty, Stunt People: Frank Henson, Stunt People: Nick Hobbs, Stunt People: Billy Horrigan, Stunt People: Arthur Howell, Stunt People: Carl La Fong, Stunt People: Gareth Milne, Stunt People: Val Musetti, Stunt People: Terry Plummer, Stunt People: Greg Powell, Stunt People: Doug Robinson, Stunt People: Ken Shepherd, Stunt People: Colin Skeeping, Stunt People: Tony Smart, Stunt People: Rocky Taylor, Stunt People: Terry Walsh, Stunt People: Paul Weston, Nick Wilkinson, Action Vehicle Co-ordinator: Dave Bickers, Catering: First Unit Caterers, For: Jim O'Rourke, Unit Publicist: Sara Keene
Cast (57)
David Naughton (David Kessler), Jenny Agutter (Nurse Alex Price), Griffin Dunne (Jack Goodman), John Woodvine (Doctor J.S. Hirsch), Brian Glover (chess player), Lila Kaye (barmaid), David Schofield (dart player), Paul Kember (Sergeant McManus), Frank Oz (Mr Collins, US Embassy official), Don McKillop (Inspector Villiers), Joe Belcher (truck driver), Rik Mayall (2nd chess player), Sean Baker (2nd dart player), Paddy Ryan (first werewolf), Anne-Marie Davies (Nurse Susan Gallagher), Colin Fernandes (Benjamin, little boy), Albert Moses (hospital porter), Kermit the Frog (himself), Miss Piggy (herself), Michele Brisigotti (Rachel Kessler), Mark Fisher (Max Kessler), Gordon Sterne (Mr Kessler), Paula Jacobs (Mrs Kessler), Claudine Bowyer, Johanna Crayden (creepy little girl), Nina Carter (Naughty Nina), Geoffrey Burridge (Harry Berman), Brenda Cavendish (Judith Browns), Christopher Scoular (Sean), Mary Tempest (Sean's wife), Cynthia Powell (Sister Hobbs), Sydney Bromley (Alf), Frank Singuineau (Ted), Will Leighton (Joseph), Michael Carter (Gerald Bringsley), Elizabeth Bradley (woman in zoo), Rufus Deakin (little boy with balloons), Vic Armstrong (bus driver), Lesley Ward (little boy's mother), George Hilsdon (newsvendor), Gerry Lewis (man in bus queue), Dennis Fraser (2nd man in bus queue), Alan Ford (taxi driver), Peter Ellis (bobby in Trafalgar Square), Denise Stephens (girl in Trafalgar Square), Christine Hargreaves (ticket lady), Linzi Drew (Brenda Bristols,"See You Next Wednesday"), Lucienne Morgan (Lance Boyle, "See You Next Wednesday"), Gypsy Dave Cooper (Chris Bailey, "See You Next Wednesday"), Susan Spencer (Georgia Bailey, "See You Next Wednesday"), Bob Babenia (usher), Ken Sicklen, John Salthouse (bobby at cinema), John Altman, Keith Hodiak, John Owens, Roger Rowland (assorted police)