An American Werewolf in Paris
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 An American Werewolf in Paris film poster |
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| Directed by | Anthony Waller |
| Produced by | Alexander Buchman |
| Written by | Tim Burns Tom Stern Anthony Waller |
| Starring | Tom Everett Scott Julie Delpy |
| Music by | Wilbert Hirsch |
| Cinematography | Egon Werdin |
| Editing by | Peter R. Adam |
| Distributed by | Touchstone Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 25, 1997 |
| Running time | 105 min. |
| Language | English/French |
| Budget | $22,000,000 (estimated) |
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An American Werewolf in Paris was a 1997 horror film about werewolves. It was directed by Anthony Waller and starred Tom Everett Scott and Julie Delpy. It follows the general concept of the 1981 classic An American Werewolf in London.
Unlike the first film, which had Oscar-winning special make-up effects by Rick Baker, this film relied heavily on CGI for its transformation effects and chase sequences. According to box-office sales and on-line reviews, this sequel proved to be less successful than the first film. The online site Rotten Tomatoes garnered the film a low rating of only 10% of positive reviews out of a possible 100% based on nation and world-wide ratings.
Tagline: Things are about to get a little hairy.
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[edit] Plot summary
In the opening scene, a man is seen under attack, almost managing an escape from the Parisian sewers before an unseen creature pulls him back. Meanwhile, tourist Andy McDermott is seeing the sights of Paris with his friends Brad and Chris. When Serafine Pigot leaps off the Eiffel Tower just before Andy is about to do a bungee-jump, he executes a mid-air rescue. She vanishes into the night, leaving Andy intrigued — and also unaware that she is the offspring of the couple seen 16 years ago in the earlier film. Andy tracks her down, asks for a date, attends a party, and winds up in her bed. When he awakens, he has toothmarks on his leg and is informed that he's making a transformation into a werewolf, confirmed by his sudden taste for rare steaks. Serafine explains that her stepfather (seen in the film's opening scene) has been working on a drug to control her werewolf transformations. Beneath a full moon, the lycanthropic love story continues.
[edit] Main cast
- Tom Everett Scott - Andy McDermott
- Julie Delpy - Serafine Pigot
- Vince Vieluf - Brad
- Phil Buckman - Chris
- Julie Bowen - Amy Finch
- Pierre Cosso - Claude
[edit] Trivia
- It has been speculated that the character of Serafine is actually the daughter of the star characters from the first film An American Werewolf in London. This would explain her mother's English accent despite the fact Serafine has a French accent. The doctor who was to have raised Serafine in the film is also spoken of as Serafine's step-father. The Region 4 DVD contains a longer version of the movie. There is an extra scene where Claude explains the history of werewolves and confirms that Serafine is the daughter of a traveller who was killed in London. Although at the end of the movie, Serafine was hinted at being cured after Andy (in werewolf form) eats Claude's heart in the subway, making it seem impossible that Sarafine was born a werewolf.
- This film was shot on location in Paris, Luxembourg, and Amsterdam.
- The band Bush released the song Mouth in November of 1996 on their album Razorblade Suitcase. The song was later remixed and released on the album Deconstructed , the version of which was incorporated into the film itself and released on its accompanying soundtrack.
[edit] See also
- An American Werewolf in London (1981), directed John Landis; starring David Naughton, Griffin Dunne and Jenny Agutter.
