Rent An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)
2.5 of 5 from 88 ratings
1h 34min
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- Synopsis:
A group of carousing American tourists are taking in the cultural landmarks of Paris when a chance encounter results in sightseer Andy McDermott (Tom Everett Scott) saving the life of Serafine Pigot (Julie Delpy), the daughter of the werewolf from American Werewolf in London who is now living in Paris where her mother and stepfather are trying to overcome her lycanthropic disease. While on a date at a nightclub with Serafine, Andy is suddenly attacked and bitten by a werewolf. The next day he discovers that Serafine is also a lycanthrope, and that he is beginning his own grueling, hirsute transformation into one of the fanged beasts. The trio of American tourists become embroiled in a horrific but often hilarious plot involving a secret society of werewolves based in the city and a drug which allows werewolves to change at any time. - Actors:
- Tom Everett Scott, Julie Delpy, Vince Vieluf, Phil Buckman, Julie Bowen, Pierre Cosso, Thierry Lhermitte, Tom Novembre, Maria Machado, Ben Salem Bouabdallah, Serge Basso, Charles Maquignon, Jochen Schneider, Alan Mckenna, Hervé Sogne, Edgar Kohn, Jean-Claude Deret, Isabelle Constantini, David F. Friedman, Christian Magnani
- Directors:
- Anthony Waller
- Producers:
- Richard Claus
- Voiced By:
- Alain Christie
- Writers:
- John Landis, Tim Burns, Tom Stern, Anthony Waller
- Studio:
- Entertainment In Video
- Genres:
- Horror
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- Release Date:
- 26/02/2024
- Run Time:
- 98 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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S-so Silly Sequel to the Classic 1981 American Werewolf in London - An American Werewolf in Paris review by PV
This is a pretty tawdry awful 1997 sequel to the truly great dark comedy AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981).
The original film had brilliant stop-motion special effects and puppets and worked well. This has CGI and works badly - it shows too much too soon too.
The original film had a brilliant soundtrack, esp Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon. This has 'meh' forgettable tunes.
The original film had great believable characters. This has stereotyped grunge American embarrassment Spring Break spoilt slackers touring Europe.
The plot just about hangs together, and goes somewhere - the end twists work.
A silly subplot hinting at a a neo-Nazi-ish werewolf gang does not. Nor does the atrocious script esp the British driver whose lines are something out of a 1930s stage melodrama. They really should get some real Brits to write real British dialogue - then they can make the Americans say 'Swell' a lot like in 1940s US movies eh?
Nice to see Pere La Chaise cemetery and Jim Morrison''s grave again - the location looks real, no idea if it is. The original 1981 film was the last to be given permission to film in Piccadilly Circus, apparently. That is a great classic film. This is not.
2 stars. Just
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