One of the greatest directors of the 1980s, John Landis (The
Blues Brothers, Trading Places), expertly combines macabre horror
with dark humor 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 Baker’s truly ground
breaking, O-winning special make-up effects. Now newly
restored and presented with an abundance of extra features, this
big beast of horror can be devoured as never before...
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
* New 2019 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 English 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, newly filmed interview with
John Landis in which he reflects on British cinema and 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 Hallow and
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 Prop Store look at some of the original
costumes and special effects artefacts from the film
* Beware the Moon, Paul Davis’ accled, 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
* Make-up 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 Rick Baker
about Universal horror and its legacy of Wolfman films
* Casting of the Hand, archival footage from Rick Baker’s
workshop showing the casting of David Naughton’s hand
* Outtakes
* Storyboards featurette
* Original trailers, teasers and TV spots
* Extensive image gallery featuring over 200 stills, s and
other ephemera
* Reversible sleeve featuring original art and artwork by
Graham Humphreys