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An American Werewolf in Paris

An American Werewolf in Paris

Horror · Comedy · Fantasy · 1997

An American man unwittingly gets involved with werewolves who have developed a serum allowing them to transform at will.

Movie details

An American Werewolf in Paris

“Things are about to get a little hairy.”

1997 Horror · Comedy · Fantasy 1h 38m

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5.9 / 10

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An American man unwittingly gets involved with werewolves who have developed a serum allowing them to transform at will.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Anthony Waller

Written by

Tom Stern · Anthony Waller · Tim Burns

Tom Everett Scott

Tom Everett Scott

Andy McDermott

Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy

Serafine Pigot

Vince Vieluf

Vince Vieluf

Brad

Phil Buckman

Phil Buckman

Chris

Julie Bowen

Julie Bowen

Amy Finch

Pierre Cosso

Pierre Cosso

Claude

Thierry Lhermitte

Thierry Lhermitte

Dr. Thierry Pigot

Court is in session

Put An American Werewolf in Paris on trial.

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The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.