An American Werewolf in Paris
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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 | Hollywood Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 25, 1997 |
| Running time | 105 min. |
| Language | English/French |
| Budget | $22,000,000 (estimated) |
| Preceded by | An American Werewolf In London |
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An American Werewolf in Paris is a 1997 horror/comedy about werewolves. It was directed by Anthony Waller and starred Tom Everett Scott and Julie Delpy. It follows the general concept of the 1981 film An American Werewolf in London.
The title of this film has a bit of history; when production of the original London film ran into trouble with British Equity, director John Landis, having scouted locations in Paris, considered moving the production to France and changing the title of his film to An American Werewolf in Paris. [1]
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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 raw 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] Reception
An American Werewolf in Paris was poorly received by most critics. The review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes lists the film as "rotten", with only 10% of reviews positive based on nation and worldwide ratings. Unlike An American Werewolf in London, which had Oscar-winning special make-up effects by Rick Baker, Paris relied heavily on CGI for its transformation effects and chase sequences, a common point of derision from most critics. According to box-office sales and online reviews, this sequel proved to be much less successful than the first film.
[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] See also
- An American Werewolf in London (1981), directed John Landis; starring David Naughton, Griffin Dunne and Jenny Agutter.
[edit] References
- ^ David Naughton and Griffin Dunne DVD audio commentary on An American Werewolf in London
[edit] External links
- An American Werewolf in Paris at the Internet Movie Database
- An American Werewolf in Paris at Rotten Tomatoes
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