Two American students are in England on vacation. But a "peculiar" encounter will radically change their future: a werewolf attacks the two, killing one and wounding the other, before being gunned down by local residents. David is admitted to a London hospital, where he will make the acquaintance of the beautiful nurse Alex. During his stay, David will be in the grip of nightmares and hallucinations. In one of these, he will see his friend Jack, reduced to an errant corpse; it will reveal to him that his condition will have no end until the chain is broken by the disappearance of the last werewolf, and the last is David.Discharged from the hospital, he will go to live momentarily with Alex, but Jack's prediction will be fulfilled dramatically and David will turn into a werewolf.
Landis had fun creating a horror film with ironic overtones, a mix that decreed its success, combined with the remarkably well-crafted special effects.David's metamorphosis into a wolf, the late Jack's extras between barracks jokes and anathemas, the details of the animals that at the sight of David begin to stir, are some of the details that make the film a must-see for any lover of the horror genre. The soundtrack is amazing: those who might think of Goblin-style music are sorely mistaken. Titles such as "Blue Moon," "Bad Moon Rising," or "Moondance" confirm the irony present in the film and add to its appeal.Landis' film spawned a sequel several years later (An American Werewolf in Paris), with outcomes far removed from the original.
Review by Maxena
