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#5 of 1981 · Certified Fresh

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

1981 · 97 minutes · Comedy / Horror / European · Directed by John Landis
IMDb rating7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Box office gross$62M

Synopsis

Two American graduate students from New York City, David Kessler and Jack Goodman, are trekking across the North York Moors. As night falls, they stop at the Slaughtered Lamb, a local pub. Jack notices a five-pointed star on the pub's wall. When he asks about it, the pub-goers grow hostile, prompting him and David to leave.

Starring

David NaughtonJenny AgutterGriffin DunneJohn Woodvine
Box office
$62 million
Budget
$5.8 million
IMDb votes
137,834

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