An American Werewolf in Paris

Infobox_Film
name = An American Werewolf in Paris


caption = "An American Werewolf in Paris" film poster
amg_id = 1:158800
imdb_id = 0118604
director = Anthony Waller
writer = Tim Burns
Tom Stern
Anthony Waller
starring = Tom Everett Scott
Julie Delpy
producer = Alexander Buchman
music = Wilbert Hirsch
cinematography = Egon Werdin
editing = Peter R. Adam
distributor = Hollywood Pictures
released = December 25, 1997
runtime = 105 min.
language = English/French
budget = $22,000,000 (estimated)
preceded_by = "An American Werewolf In London"

"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". [David Naughton and Griffin Dunne DVD audio commentary on "An American Werewolf in London"]

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. The real cure lies in killing the head werewolf (who is working on forming a ruling werewolf society).

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.

Main cast

* Tom Everett Scott - Andy McDermott
* Julie Delpy - Serafine Pigot
* Vince Vieluf - Brad
* Phil Buckman - Chris
* Julie Bowen - Amy Finch
* Pierre Cosso - Claude

ee also

* "An American Werewolf in London" (1981), directed John Landis; starring David Naughton, Griffin Dunne and Jenny Agutter.

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