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American Werewolf in Paris, An
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Generally unfavorable reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy | Horror
Written by:
Tim Burns
Tom Stern
Anthony Waller
John Landis (characters)
Directed by: Anthony Waller
Release Date:
Theatrical: October 31, 1997
DVD: July 21, 1998
Running Time: 105 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for werewolf/violence and gore, and for some sexuality/nudity
Starring Tom Everett Scott, Julie Delpy, Vince Vieluf, Phil Buckman, Julie Bowen, Pierre Cosso, Thierry Lhermitte, and Tom Novembre
On the loose in Europe, three wild college grads from America bring their "Daredevil Tour" to Paris in search of some serious fun. There, Andy (Scott) falls for the beautiful and mysterious woman of his dreams (Delpy). The only problem is ... when the moon is full, Andy's dream girl turns into a total nightmare! (Buena Vista)
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What The Critics Said
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Variety Derek Elley
An enjoyably trashy blend of impressive special effects, low-key refs to Landis's movie, and sudden moments of horror breaking the jokey tone.
Read Full Review >USA Today Andy Seiler
The computer animation of the monsters here is a herky-jerky cartoon blur that is anything but scary.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Liam Lacey
Given Waller's experience and budget, one might expect he could upgrade the B-movie acting and stock situations. He doesn't. The pay-off comes not in the story or acting, but the camera play and movement.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Russell Smith
Plenty of gore-slinging, wisecracking fun to be had, and yes, the repulsively convincing werewolf transformations and attacks still pack a breath-stopping wallop.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
Delpy and Scott are able to put it over. She's French and deep and mysterious. He's a fresh-faced American, an open book. Liking them makes it possible to (kinda) like this otherwise routine horror movie.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Forget about social significance, depth of character and complex thematic underpinnings, and repeat after me: "It's only a werewolf movie."
Read Full Review >ReelViews James Berardinelli
Delpy's injection of class into an otherwise classless production raises the specter of what this film could have been with a better script and a better cast surrounding her.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
A slapdash, poorly acted, paint-by-numbers teen horror comedy, the sequel is too frenetically edited to build any suspense, and its special effects are strictly bargain basement.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Any plot discipline (necessary so that we care about some characters and not the others) has been lost in an orgy of special effects and general mayhem.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
The cruddy, shot-in-a-warehouse settings are especially depressing, since the computer-generated special effects seem to be taking place in another movie entirely (a far livelier one). [9 Jan 1998, p. 47]
Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector
Ugly Americans in Paris have run-ins with the native werewolf culture in this horror-for-laughs story, in which the characters' stupidity and the deadpan acting are out of sync--instead of being campy or clever, the plot and performances are just unconvincing.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
A painfully anemic variation on John Landis' 1981 winner, "An American Werewolf in London." While the original had both wit and poignancy--and an affectionate and knowing tip-of-the-hat to werewolf movies past--this slapdash, silly new edition is so cut-rate it has Luxembourg and Amsterdam standing in for the City of Light.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Stephen Hunter
It's all too silly to bother. Without style and attitude, nothing gets old faster than horror.
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