An American Werewolf in London Page #2

Synopsis: David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne), two American college students, are backpacking through Britain when a large wolf attacks them. David survives with a bite, but Jack is brutally killed. As David heals in the hospital, he's plagued by violent nightmares of his mutilated friend, who warns David that he is becoming a werewolf. When David discovers the horrible truth, he contemplates committing suicide before the next full moon causes him to transform from man to murderous beast.
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Production: Universal Pictures
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
60
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
R
Year:
1981
97 min
Website
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DAVID:

If you don't stop, I'm going to kill

you.

JACK:

I have to make love to her. It's

very simple. She has no choice really.

DAVID:

It just fascinates me that you can

spend so much energy on someone so

dull.

JACK:

It is impossible for a body like

that to be dull.

DAVID:

We've known Debbie what, since the

eighth grade? How many years of

foreplay is that?

JACK:

She says she 'likes me too much'.

David just laughs and laughs and laughs.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. EAST PROCTOR MAIN STREET - NIGHT

David and Jack entering East Proctor. It is brightly moonlit.

East Proctor consists of a few shops, all closed, a petrol

pump and a pub. East Proctor has a very small population and

the place looks empty. David and Jack enter the middle of

town and look about. The camera sees what they see. A few

shops, dark and shuttered. Light and laughter come from the

pub.

EXT. THE SLAUGHTERED LAMB - NIGHT

Its traditional shingle shows a ferocious wolf's bloody head

on a pike, and tells us the pub's name, "The Slaughtered

Lamb".

JACK:

The Slaughtered Lamb?

DAVID:

Of course, The Slaughtered Lamb.

Why else would they have a severed

fox head on a spear as their symbol?

JACK:

That's a wolf's head.

DAVID:

Of course, The Slaughtered Lamb.

Why else would they have a severed

wolf's head on a spear as their

symbol?

JACK:

That's not a spear. It's a pike.

DAVID:

A severed wolf's head on a pike as

their symbol.

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John Landis

John David Landis is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedy films, his horror films, and his music videos with Michael Jackson. more…

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