American Werewolf in London/Cat People

Starring:Jenny Agutter, Sean Baker, Joe Belcher, Michele Brisigotti, Anne-Marie Davies, Griffin Dunne, Colin Fernandes, Mark Fisher, Brian Glover, Lila Kaye, Paul Kember, Rik Mayall, Don McKillop, Albert Moses (II), David Naughton, Frank Oz, Paddy Ryan, David Schofield, John Woodvine
Studio: Universal Studios
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Well dog my cats

American Werewolf in London/Cat People
Starring: Jenny Agutter , Sean Baker , Joe Belcher , Michele Brisigotti , and Anne-Marie Davies
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0002NRRXS
Release Date: 2004-10-05

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Well dog my cats.......2005-01-31

American Werewolf

"Dr. Pepper" guy gets nipped

David (David Naughton "Be a Pepper") and Jack are Americans visiting England. Evidently they are not aware of the many werewolf movies. Everyone knows to beware of the moors. Not these two. Yep one gets bit the other ripped. Of course no one believes David when he mentions his hairy dreams and his suspicion that he may be experiencing that change in life. Long before the movie "Six Sense". David also saw dead people.

While in hospital for his bite recovery, a nurse (Jenny Aggutter of "Logan's Run" fame) takes a special interest in him and takes him home like a stray. So is he a bit unbalanced or does he have a nocturnal apatite that includes a lot of dumb people?

There is lots of great and not so great music with a moon motif in the background.

The movie stretches the theme too far. The jokes are just enough off to not be jokes. The pacing is off enough to make your fangs grate. Many opportunities were missed. And the abrupt ending leaves you wondering why?
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Nastassja Kinski and Malcolm McDowell don't pussyfoot around

The thing that first strikes you as you see this for the first time is the Sound track [Cat People: Original Soundtrack] "Putting out the fire; Theme from Cat People" Music Written by Giorgio Moroder Lyrics Written and Performed by David Bowie.

Next in the midst of a great cast you notice Nastassja and wonder why you did not get the picture of her and the Python mounted over your fireplace. With her new eyes of green she almost overwhelms the story.
Malcolm is creepier than usual; the first time he hops up on all fours, you want to throw him a mouse. Among many other great performances he played H. G. Wells in [Time After Time (1979)]

The story plot follows the complicated lives of cat people as they cope with modern day Louisiana. Irena Gallier is coming of age and puberty hit her hard. She adds a new dimension to the term "running around."
You may want to watch the original movie; but do not waste you energy trying to compare them as they from two different eras and budgets.

You definitely want to see this film, as you may be a cat person and not know it.

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