An American Werewolf in London

  • Wednesday, Oct 29

  • Thursday, Oct 30

Showtimes updated on Tuesday evenings
Legend
OCOpen Captioned
Special Content
35mm
SFSensory Friendly

An American Werewolf in London

Fresh off of sleeper hits Animal House and The Blues Brothers, writer-director John Landis made it a trifecta with this instinct cult classic, a creature feature leavened with countercultural coolness. When backpacking American college students David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne) become lost in the foggy Welsh moors, they’re suddenly attacked by an unidentified killer animal. David awakens weeks later to discover that Jack is dead, and then begins to experience disturbing changes to his mind and body. The film that put Dunne on the Hollywood map, An American Werewolf in London proves to be an ideal showcase for his transfixing deadpan and undeniable intellect, powers that remain in full effect even beyond the grave.

"The snap of Landis's editing and the razor's-edge balance of horror and comedy are still fresh.
Robert Hanks, Independent (UK)
"This movie presented a radical melange of genuine horror and self-aware comic touches, not to mention the fabulous Rick Baker special effects."
Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle

This film is part of the All Dunne: A Griffin Dunne Retrospective series.



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