An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Anthony Waller

Writers (WGA):

John Landis (characters in An American Werewolf in London)
Tim Burns (written by) ...

Release Date:

25 December 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Romance | Thriller | Comedy

Tagline:

Things are about to get a little hairy.

Plot:

An American man unwittingly gets involved with werewolves who have developed a serum allowing them to transform at will.

Plot Keywords:

Werewolf | Paris | Death | Dismemberment | Switchblade

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Tom Everett Scott	...	Andy McDermott
Julie Delpy	...	Serafine Pigot
Vince Vieluf	...	Brad
Phil Buckman	...	Chris
Julie Bowen	...	Amy Finch
Pierre Cosso	...	Claude
Thierry Lhermitte	...	Dr. Thierry Pigot
Tom Novembre	...	Inspector LeDuc
Maria Machado	...	Chief Bonnet
Ben Salem Bouabdallah	...	Detective Ben Bou
Serge Basso	...	Officer with Flashlight
Charles Maquignon	...	Bouncer
Jochen Schneider	...	Lycanthrope
Alan Mckenna	...	Lycanthrope
Hervé Sogne	...	Lycanthrope

Also Known As:

American Werewolf 2
Le loup-garou de Paris (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for werewolf/violence and gore, and for some sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA | UK | Luxembourg | Netherlands | France

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KNT | Brazil:16 (DVD rating) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:16 (w) | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 (video premiere) | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #35147) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Avrora Media

Trivia:

John Landis was the original choice to direct this sequel.

Goofs:

Continuity: The wine levels in all three glasses constantly change.

Quotes:

Bouncer: [outside the Club Luna] Claude said no one is to be admitted once the door was locked.
Serafine: The full moon is rising; would you rather I remained out here with you?
Bouncer: Uh, no.
[opens the door and lets Serafine in, quickly locking the door behind her]

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Cinderella (1950)

Soundtrack:

Downtime

A genuinely hilarious horror film.

"An American Werewolf in Paris" is an excellent horror-comedy, in the great tradition of "The Lost Boys" and "Fright Night". I see that a lot of people dislike this movie. These are obviously hardcore horror fans who wanted to see something dark and gothic; but instead got something blackly humorous and were not amused by it. I admit, "An American Werewolf in Paris" is not really scary, but neither are "The Lost Boys" and "Fright Night," and those two movies seem to be highly regarded by horror fans. I don't understand why everyone hates this one so much. If you are a fan of horror-comedies, or if you have a morbid sense of humor, this is definitely for you. I think it's great: nine out of ten stars (On a one star DVD, I should say. It would have been nice to have some extra features besides the trailer.)