An American Werewolf in London Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
An American Werewolf in London is a horror film released in 1981, written and directed by John Landis.
The movie was followed by a 1997 semi-sequel, An American Werewolf in Paris, with a completely different cast.
Two American college students, David Kessler (David Naughton) and Jack Goodman (Griffin Dunne), are backpacking on the British moors when they are attacked by wolves. Goodman is instantly killed, but Kessler is only severely injured. Goodman's corpse visits Kessler in hospital and warns him to kill himself by the full moon else he is doomed to turn into a werewolf. Kessler does not believe this. He goes on living and even finds romance with his pretty young nurse, Alex Price (Jenny Agutter).
Naughton is in his London house during the night of the full moon and turns into a werewolf. He goes out and kills some London residents who happen to be out at night. When he wakes up in the morning, he is naked and sleeping in a wolf cage at the zoo.
He soon discovers that Dunne was right and realizes he is responsible for the deaths of the night before. He is haunted by visions of his victims, and Dunne appears again, telling him that he has to commit suicide before he turns into a werewolf again. He does not kill himself, once again he turns into a wolf and kills more people. Finally the police shoot him as a wolf and he turns back into a human when he dies.Plot synopsis