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One of the greatest directors of the 1980s, John Landis (The Blues Brothers, Trading Places), expertly combines macabre horror with dark humour in the lycanthropic classic, An American Werewolf in London.
American tourists David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne) are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. David awakes in a London hospital to find his friend dead and his life in disarray. Retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse (Jenny Agutter, Walkabout) to recuperate, he soon experiences disturbing changes to his mind and body, undergoing a full-moon transformation that will unleash terror on the streets of the capital...
An American Werewolf in London had audiences howling with laughter and recoiling in terror upon its cinema release. Landis' film has gone on to become one of the most important horror films of its decade, rightly lauded for its masterful set-pieces, uniquely unsettling atmosphere and Rick Bakers' ground-breaking, Oscar-winning special makeup effects. Now restored in 4K, and presented with an abundance of extra features, this big beast of horror can be devoured as never before...
Contents:
- New 2018 4K restoration from the original camera negative supervised by John Landis
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
- Original uncompressed 1.0 mono and optional 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- Optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- New audio commentary by Beware the Moon filmmaker Paul Davis
- Audio commentary by actors David Naughton and Griffin Dunne
- Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf, newly produced, feature-length documentary by filmmaker Daniel Griffith, featuring interviews with John Landis, David Naughton, Joe Dante and more
- An American Filmmaker in London, a newly filmed interview with John Landis in which he reflects on British cinema and his his time working in Britain
- I Think He's a Jew: The Werewolf's Secret, new video essay by filmmaker Jon Spira (Elstree 1976) about how Landis' film explores Jewish identity
- The Werewolf's Call, Corin Hardy, director of The Nun, chats with writer Simon Ward about their formative experiences with Landis' film.
- Wares of the Wolf, new featurette in which SFX artist Dan Martin and Tim Lawes of The Prop Store look at some of the original costumes and special effects artefacts from the film
- Beware the Moon, Paul Davis' acclaimed, feature-length exploration of Landis' film which boasts extensive cast and crew interviews
- Making An American Werewolf in London, a short archival featurette on the film's production
- An Interview with John Landis, a lengthy archival interview with the director about the film
- Makeup Artist Rick Baker on An American Werewolf in London, the legendary make-up artist discusses his work on the film
- I Walked with a Werewolf, an archival interview with the make-up artist about Universal horror and its legacy of Wolfman films
- Casting of the Hand, archival footage from Rick Baker's workshop as they cast David Naughton's hand
- Outtakes
- Original trailers, teasers and radio spots
- Extensive image gallery featuring over 200 stills, posters and other ephemera
- Reversible sleeve featuring original poster art and artwork by Graham Humphreys
- Arrow Video
- 97 mins approx
- John Landis
- 18
- David Naughton
- Griffin Dunne
- Jenny Agutter
- Joe Belcher
- 1.85:1
- English SDH
- 1981
- English
- 1
- B
- Arrow Video
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One of the greatest directors of the 1980s, John Landis (The Blues Brothers, Trading Places), expertly combines macabre horror with dark humour in the lycanthropic classic, An American Werewolf in London.
American tourists David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne) are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. David awakes in a London hospital to find his friend dead and his life in disarray. Retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse (Jenny Agutter, Walkabout) to recuperate, he soon experiences disturbing changes to his mind and body, undergoing a full-moon transformation that will unleash terror on the streets of the capital...
An American Werewolf in London had audiences howling with laughter and recoiling in terror upon its cinema release. Landis' film has gone on to become one of the most important horror films of its decade, rightly lauded for its masterful set-pieces, uniquely unsettling atmosphere and Rick Bakers' ground-breaking, Oscar-winning special makeup effects. Now restored in 4K, and presented with an abundance of extra features, this big beast of horror can be devoured as never before...
Contents:
- New 2018 4K restoration from the original camera negative supervised by John Landis
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
- Original uncompressed 1.0 mono and optional 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- Optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- New audio commentary by Beware the Moon filmmaker Paul Davis
- Audio commentary by actors David Naughton and Griffin Dunne
- Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf, newly produced, feature-length documentary by filmmaker Daniel Griffith, featuring interviews with John Landis, David Naughton, Joe Dante and more
- An American Filmmaker in London, a newly filmed interview with John Landis in which he reflects on British cinema and his his time working in Britain
- I Think He's a Jew: The Werewolf's Secret, new video essay by filmmaker Jon Spira (Elstree 1976) about how Landis' film explores Jewish identity
- The Werewolf's Call, Corin Hardy, director of The Nun, chats with writer Simon Ward about their formative experiences with Landis' film.
- Wares of the Wolf, new featurette in which SFX artist Dan Martin and Tim Lawes of The Prop Store look at some of the original costumes and special effects artefacts from the film
- Beware the Moon, Paul Davis' acclaimed, feature-length exploration of Landis' film which boasts extensive cast and crew interviews
- Making An American Werewolf in London, a short archival featurette on the film's production
- An Interview with John Landis, a lengthy archival interview with the director about the film
- Makeup Artist Rick Baker on An American Werewolf in London, the legendary make-up artist discusses his work on the film
- I Walked with a Werewolf, an archival interview with the make-up artist about Universal horror and its legacy of Wolfman films
- Casting of the Hand, archival footage from Rick Baker's workshop as they cast David Naughton's hand
- Outtakes
- Original trailers, teasers and radio spots
- Extensive image gallery featuring over 200 stills, posters and other ephemera
- Reversible sleeve featuring original poster art and artwork by Graham Humphreys
- Arrow Video
- 97 mins approx
- John Landis
- 18
- David Naughton
- Griffin Dunne
- Jenny Agutter
- Joe Belcher
- 1.85:1
- English SDH
- 1981
- English
- 1
- B
- Arrow Video
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An American Werwolf in London
After owning this film for a great number of years now on standard dvd it was time to upgrade. The cover alone for the blu Ray release from arrow is nothing short of beauty. As for the disc itself, plenty of bonus features to be devoured and the transfer of the film truly does elevate this classic up-to the full moon itself. Would recommend to anyone without a doubt. Now that’s enough from me, enjoy and of course, beware of the moon.
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American Werewolf in London
This has been a favourite of mine since I first saw it on TV back when I was a kid at the age of about 12 or 13 when this was first shown on TV. The effects are not up to today's standards but they are so impressive for what they had back in 1980/81 There's plenty of great special features going behind the scenes telling you about this. Some I've seen before or read about elsewhere. The film doesn't really need any introduction. But the quality of the digital clean up is amazing. If you have never seen this before, buy it now. If you have it still on VHS or dvd, get yourself a copy of this blu ray. The print is incredible. You also have the option to have original mono or new mixed 5.1 surround sound. Enjoy.
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An American Werewolf in London
Another great Arrow release. We all know it’s a great movie so I’ll just say it’s a great 4k transfer and the cover and packaging are great as always from Arrow. Bargain price, highly recommended.
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Great Arrow Release!
Great Arrow Video release and is a must have for horror fans. One of my favorites from the 80s, such a fun movie and with incredible make up from the legendary Rick Baker.
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Can't fight the moonlight
A horror masterpiece that blends pin sharp satirical humour, chilling horror and eye watering practical effects together to form a film that still holds its place as the best Werewolf movie ever made even today. A film every horror fan should sink their teeth into for sure.
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An American Werewolf In London
A unique film which succeeded in being both genuinely scary and funny.Add to that a great soundtrack and score,perfect acting and still fantastic practical effects and you’ve got an all-time classic. The new Arrow version retains grain but brings out more details than has ever been seen before, you can now read all the posters in the underground station!
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Arrow does it again with another classic
Well done Arrow, you've done it again with one of my favourites.
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Beautiful
Absolutely beautiful
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American werewolf in London
John Landis has done it again in producing one of the greatest horror films ever written, its a film you could watch again and again
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