I truly LOVE this movie now. I'm so happy I watched it. Fun Fact, the first changing scene took a week to film.

This film is a classic. It is now 40 years old and it STILL has the best werewolf transformation ever put on screen. Amazing to think that with today's CGI technology, this is still the best werewolf effects.

This is actually the pinnacle of horror and horror special effects. It’s weird that people say it was “good for its time”. Horror effects have NOT evolved past this. Also the reason that the effects look similar to Thriller is because Michael Jackson saw this film and wanted this team (John Landis and Rick Baker) to direct it. There is a sequel, and it is shit. Glad y’all loved the film!

This movie is such an iconic classic I grew up with it's hard to imagine seeing it for the first time, thanks for a great reaction.

That Wolf howl is insane. Definitely the best I've ever heard. Up there with the Alien scream in The Thing.

Michael Jackson chose John Landis to direct his "Thriller" video (along with make-up artist Rick Baker) because of their work on this movie.

A nice new reaction channel. You're actually reacting, not overreacting, and talking about films in a sincere way. Keep up the good work!

I like that the dog is like "What are you guys watching? I want some cuddles." I wish they did a prequel to this to see how the people in the Slaughtered Lamb got involved with the curse that led them to putting the pentagram on the wall to protect them from the werewolf.

Aww, sleepy doggo! He's very cute.

The guy at the chess table that laughs from hearing the Alamo joke is the late great comedy legend Rik Mayall who was known in shows like The Young Ones and Bottom.

40 years have passed since this movie was made, and I _STILL_ haven't seen a transformation scene that beats this one. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. It's my all-time favorite movie. I've seen it eleventeen times.(that's _my_ way of saying a _LOT_ ).

My personal favorite, truly fantastic film. Scary, funny, romantic touch, still the undefeated transformation scene put on screen.

Apart from the wolf transformation what is also remarkable is that Piccadilly Circus in the West End of London was a busy road junction and the film makers had literally only hours to set up and film the chaos before the police reopened Piccadilly.

the dog was like "a werewolf movie ? this is my jam , save me a seat " :)

This movie won an Óscar for Makeup, guys, the next movie in reacting is "the return of the living dead" from 1985

For a really unusual take on the werewolf genre, 'Ginger Snaps' would be on the top of my list. Your reactions seem really true to life. Thank you for doing this one, a pleasure to watch.

It's funny how the times have changed. When Jack gets attacked ( 6:18 )......David acts as we all would in most part. It's only moonlit night, allot darker than the scene in the movie, and the fear is overtaking your thoughts. I saw this in 81, everyone in the theater was yelling "Run" at David.....he did. When he stopped and said "Jack", turned around.....we all went "NO you idiot, he's gone" LOL Oh the times, they so have turned around. Result......David turned around and got attacked, and got turned into a werewolf killing 6 innocent victims, responsible for several others at Piccadilly Circus and thus was eventually killed himself. Moral....... If a massive crazed beast attacks your friend.....run and get help. You'll just get messed up/killed as well. lol Glad there's no such thing as werewolfs.

It's his animal instincts he's feeling and we see it as a dream sequence.

One of the most famous transformation scenes ever! Just watched this movie for the first time recently too. I found it a great load of fun! Great video! I've just subbed.

All practical effects. CGI can't touch it , 40 years later still hasn't been beaten. You guys should join the facebook fan groups for AWIL !

"It's a' cold and 'ah whet out here ah'!" is one of the best lines of the film.

Your puppy is like, “Hey that’s one of my ancestors!” Lol.

Rick Baker is a God at make up and creature effects.

The stunt man that got knocked thru the glass window is John Landis, the director of this movie.

Thanks for the great reaction video guys. Am glad more people are watching these classic 80's films regardless of the genre. Apparently audiences seeing the film at the theater cheered during the now famous transformation scene. 40 years later, that reaction still fits! The filmmakers had to get very special permission to film the Piccadilly scene as movies weren't allowed to shoot there. The actor from the US embassy, is Frank Oz who did the voice of Fozzie Bear and Yoda among others.

If you want another great werewolf film Dog Soldiers is a great choice

The full moon lasts for three days in werewolf movies. You guys should watch "The Howling", which came out at about the same time, for another great example of old school CGI-free werewolf effects.

You've reacted to my two favourite movies, of all time. This one and dead man's shoes!! 👏👏👏

My first reaction of yours, and it’s a great one. I like your overall presentation and editing choices, and thanks for not cutting it too short, which is a common problem among reactors.

The BEST werewolf movie & 1 of my favorite films in terms of practical effects 🍿🎬

First time watching one of your reactions and enjoyed every minute! I was 11 years old in 1981 when this film came out and I "think" I first saw it when I was 12 or 13. This is easily one of my favourite horror films along with The Thing and Alien. It uses the old Werewolf tropes with a modern twist. The practical effects were the best back then! It's funny- as a kid I never thought that the doctor or police inspector were in on the conspiracy with the towns folk to keep the secret. Never occurred to me but I can see how you might think that given the way they immediately dismissed everything. I also think I remember the Naz* werewolves were available as a wearable Halloween mask sold in the 80s. Again- loved your reaction! Looking forward to more!

As a Yorkshireman, I can confirm all our pubs are like The Slaughtered Lamb. Fun Fact: the village that doubled as East Proctor was intact in Wales; not Northern England. Also the first werewolf attack was in fact filmed in the grounds of Windsor Castle.

'He looks like one of those zombies in Michael Jackson's Thriller.' Still astounds me when people unknowingly make the right connections when watching films. John Landis directed both and Rick Baker worked on both. Well spotted.

as a fan of werewolf movies, this movie is a very good and very unique feature... most werewolves in these movies are wolfmen but this is a werewolf (quadrapedal, more wolf like than man like) and that is what makes this transformation so good, it's sudden, it's long lasting and it is visceral: you can hear it, see it and feel it, the body transforms (not just hair and teeth but legs, hands, spine, face all change, grow, reshape and it sounds painful)

One of the best wear wolf movies ever made

Best Werewolf film ever and in my top six films of all time. Brilliant on every level.

Sad thing re: Griffin Dunne. His sister Dominique Dunne was an actress then as well. She was the oldest sister in Poltergeist 1 if you've ever seen it. You should, btw, ANY Spielberg production from then is so basic that they assign it in HS curriculums. Anyway, she was murdered by her ex BF sleezeball in 1982 while she was practicing lines w/ a male actor at her house. Her ex comes up and she goes outside to talk to him and he strangles her on the lawn and the coward inside did nothing to even check to see if she was all right. He heard noises outside, but never investigated. She died at only 22 and only a year after Griffin was in AWIL.

You guys might like one of my favorite movies - "After Hours". It stars Griffin Dunne (who played Jack) and was directed by Martin Scorsese. And if you've ever wondered if Scorsese can do comedy...well, give it a try!

20:16 Some UK insight: if we're going to the "bathroom" and it's a public restroom, we call that the toilets. Or if the toilet is in a separate room, we'd call that room the toilet. And if we're going into any bathroom for that specific purpose, we usually say "Going to the toilet". But the room in someone's home with a bath or shower in is called 'the bathroom' in Britain as well. :) p.s. First time watching your channel and the very peaceful snoozing dog is lovely. :)

'Let the right one in' (original Scandinavian version) is a fantastic vampire film. Definitely one to watch

The transformation scene won the makeup and special effects Oscar's for 1981.

I always use the makeup in this film to talk about what practical effects can be in my media class.

The Make Artists won an Academy Award in 1982 for Makeup Effects.

This is a 4-Star movie you guys. A classic.😀 This won the Oscar for special effects/makeup. that year.

Best werewolf movie ever! One of my favorites! J.

By far my favorite werewolf film. Such a standard for any beast design. I love the FX

Your dog's munching sounds throughout this movie had me like...wait...is that the movie? This is definitely one of my favorite werewolf movies. Another great one is The Howling.

You guys are awesome! I'm 48, thanks for loving my gen's stuff!

Did you notice all the songs with "Moon" in the Title? Blue Moon ( 2 different versions), Bad Moon Rising & Moondance ( By Van Morrison)

Frank Oz spending time between filming as "Yoda"... Doing side work...

An American Werewolf in London is an amazing film. One of my favorites. I went through the house at Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando that was just as amazing.

Great reaction guys, thoroughly enjoyed it. Anyone who loves this movie (as I do, I saw it in '81) is good in my book. Liked & subbed. Your dog is gorgeous btw. Much love from the UK. ❤👍🏻🤙🏻

1. If you go to Italy stay away from Naples. It's the armpit of Europe. 2. The doctor called him a madman because that's what he was told. 3. Nothing wrong with conserving water. 4. Full moons last more than one day/night. Roughly 4 nights. 5. Try getting a gun in England. The cops don't even use them unless it's very important.. 6. Jenny Agutter Played in another outstanding SiFi movie called "Logan's Run" 7. There's "An American Warewolf in Paris" but it's not worth the effort.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES OF ALL TIME

That was David hunting the Deer 🦌. I believe the scene is supposed to be about how much he's changing to his primal instincts.

This film was the first to receive the Oscar for Best Makeup.

Great reaction to this! I enjoyed rewatching it with you. It was fun seeing how much you both enjoyed it cheers guys!

Awesome. One thing that you didn't notice about before he transformed, is that David left the door open. I think he did it on a subconscious level so the wolf could get out.

Thanks so much for reacting to these early 80s classics really brings back the fun memories of packed theaters everyone screaming and laughing clapping etc fun fun times at the small town mall theater thanks again

I love that special effects makeup. Same man who went on to apply his skills to Michael Jackson's Thriller short film. Rick Baker is a damn GENIUS.

My friend has been to that pub . Inside setup is different but the outside looks the same.

John Landis was inspired by an actual vacation he took in college. While and his friends were backpacking across Europe; Where they witnessed an actual funeral ceremony in Romania. They thought it was quite odd that they buried the corpse upside down vertically. Landis asked why did they do it and was told to prevent the dead from clawing from the grave. He thought that all these old superstitions are absolutely ridiculous in today's modern age....... but, WHAT IF?? American werewolf in London was born. The original cast was supposed to be, Dan akroid as David & the Legendary John balushi as Jack.

Great channel. Love the funny little edits.

Cameo appearance by Frank Oz...aka Yoda. The transformation scene is perfect. The actual werewolf looks a bit rough, but the transformation scene has never been matched.

Just came across this, am thoroughly lovin it, I hope you both do more... 80's or 90's or whatever, more flicks :)

They went real old school on the werewolf, the idea of using siver is actually pretty moder as far a lore goes. The producer went with the original concept of a animal on all fours and nothing special to kill it. This is the first reaction of yours I seen and I will sub and watch more.

The first time I saw him go from reading the book to transforming I thought he was visually dying of boredom 😆, good reaction btw ✌🏻

One of my favorite movies of all time.

2:18 Your dog knew this is a scary movie, lol.

This whole movie is like something Richard Corben would've drawn as a graphic novel. Same sense of humor & everything.

Great Reaction Guys!! Maybe in this universe the wolf changes when the moon is close to full as well which is why he changed the next day also. It was an interesting choice for sure.

As a person from North east England, the thing I like about this movie is that In Northern England (and scotland) we have legends and myths of huge black dogs. Nocturnal apparitions that are larger than any dog with glowing eyes, that are said to wonder the moors. In most stories the animals are supernatural and are seen as a really bad omen (like hell hounds), Often signalling ones immediate death or that a death is about to occur in the persons family. In some legends they have the ability to shape-shift. Its quite different than the werewolf legend but still, its a nice little tie-in, in my opinion and worth googling if you're interested In that kind of thing. Nice reaction guys 👍

I'm so glad you love this film. I also love your dog. 💚

On the moors they are told to stick to the roads, as if that would protect them. But in London, David as the werewolf can travel along roads, pavements and the London underground.

Hey guys. Enjoyed your reaction to this great movie. One thing i've noticed you give more reaction time to the movies, which is great. Nonsense when a reactor gives a 25 min reaction to a 3 hour movie. Keep it up.

Panic is an instinct. An unconscious mechanism that serves self-preservation. None of us have control over it. You can train to delay the moment, but for all of us there comes a point when panic takes over. As if your conscious self is being put in front of its own door and the panic closes the door with the words: "Ok, we'll take over from now on. Now it's about survival. You just be quiet and only return to the control room when it's safe!"

I saw this in the theater when it came out I was in seventh grade great. Movie best wear wolf transformation

Oh my god, congratulations! Your reaction at the end is priceless. And boy, do we know how you feel! I know I remember the first time I saw this movie, late at night on cable, about a year after it came out. Man oh man. I saw "All That Jazz" and "A Clockwork Orange" one night as a double feature, which literally paralyzed me on the couch for five hours. And then I saw "An American Werewolf In London" right around the same time, like a week later. All three of those movies end with a wtf feeling, with ironic music playing....and us all feeling very disturbed! The way you handled the long love scene is HILARIOUS. I'm subscribing just for that! PS: Your dog sitting there with you, snoring, chomping....is so funny and adorable, it's like a whole other scene going on bubbling under the soundtrack, lol. You three are a great family! I wish I had known about your channel throughout the entire pandemic! Definitely going to check out more of your stuff. PS: Can I throw out two horror titles that I'm always searching on? The 1978 version of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers. Creepshow (1983), written by Stephen King and directed by George Romero. Those two make great reaction videos, just as good as these, and they share a one-of-a-kind quality with this werewolf movie, great cinematography, fantastic effects, great script, humor and comedy (in "Creepshow") and, most importantly, a trippy vibe! Both make great reaction videos, especially Invasion Of The Body Snatchers. One of those movies there can never be enough reaction videos for. Like "An American Werewolf In London"! Thanks guys!

Your connection to Michael Jackson’s Thriller is spot on , Michael Jackson hired the director of this film ( American werwolf ) Michael Landis to direct Thriller video about 4 years later because Jacko was so impressed with this movie 👏👍

doggie didn't even flinch in that opening attck scene

If you want to see another really cool Werewolf transformation scene. Watch the 1981 movie "The Howling."

The Cat also played Jonesy in Alien.

i love The Dog When he joins the reaction. He's Such a Mood 😂 Great Reaction. one of my favorite movies of All time. i actually saw it at the movie theater When i was 1 yrs old because My Parents couldn't find a Babysitter But i don't remember seeing it at the movies.....Cause i was you know 1yrs old 😂😂

I keep watching these first reactions and all of them so far everyone watches these horror movies with the lights on.

the scene in the zoo with the kid and balloons was always funny to me cause i always thought of IT

My understanding is that if it's a public restroom with only a toilet, British people call it a "toilet." However, if it's in the home and there is a bathtub present, British people call it the "bathroom."

Jenny Agutter was in an excellent 1976 movie with Michael York, one of my childhood favorites, called “Logan’s Run.” It’s a utopian/dystopian future where a computer controlled city of people live in a state of apathy and pleasure, but nobody can live past 30, and believe they renew in a murderous ritual called Carousel. Its special effects are kind of dated, but the action and story is excellent. I recommend it if you can find it.

Now that you've seen the special effects in this 1981 gem, you should continue with The Howling. Another werewolf gem that gets overlooked every Halloween it seems. The Howling effects were done by An American Werewolf Rick Baker's protege Rob Bottin, only 21 at the time. It also features some of the most graphic transformations seen in movies at that time. Glad I got to see them in the theater back in the day, man.....think I was just 20 then. Ugh, time flies way tooooo fast.

OK. Since David couldn't bring himself to kill himself, it's likely that he lunged at Alex so that the police could kill him. Remember, when Alex told David that she loved him, David seemingly went back to his human consciousness for a second and decided to have the gunmen to end his life for him.

I think the werewolf howl are great in this movie and think would be scary and great to hear on a Halloween hayride or haunted house walk or something like that.

If you loved it can you imagine being an 11 year old watching this on VHS with a group of friends. It's been in my memory ever since. We even talked about it with our school teacher because it was ground breaking.

Hi, I know they call this a comedy but 2 me it's a cool but sad movie w/ some humor thrown in. I loved it so much. My brother & I saw it when it came out so we were in our early 20's & though i miss my brother ( my best friend) I have the best memory of us walking home cold, foggy night & we take a shortcut & halfway through the two block wooded dirt path, my bro says " Man it's muddy ,we should've stuck to the road, oh -oh ,he laughed ,beware the moors stick to the road" though i wasn't that scared of the movie but man did i get like the biggest chill ever! looking around with the perfect atmosphere it was so cool & scary..i wouldn't take a shortcut today of course, but my brother was my hero & a practical joker. Yeah he scared me good lol. Anyway love this movie. Great reaction you guys. didn't mean to ramble on.✌

22:00 -- You nailed it.. Rick Baker, the creator of the make up and practical effects for this film, worked on Thriller as did the director John Landis..

In all he chaos at the end you can see director John Landis thrown against a store window. He's wearing a headband.

my cat bit me, now I've become a WERECAT. Yeah...I fall at people's feet and get in the way to trip them! 😺

Poor doggy is trying to have a nice kip and you're making too much noise! LOL

Check out The Howling it also came out in 81. A bit darker but still awesome.

Thanks. Loved this. The Director, John Landis also made the Thriller music video

Love this classic & u guy's reaction. New sub from Philly 🤙🏾

So the first werewolf is called Talbot who had only couple hours earlier escaped from a lunatic asylum after killing a guard where his brother the bald joke telling guy Hackett (changed to protect family name) also the only East Proctor policeman had him incarcerated. Jack in limbo meets Talbot who killed him and gives him advice on how to let David know what he needs to do to bring it all to an end. Hope this adds little bit background to the story for you.