Rick Baker spent nearly ten months and $300,000 developing the legendary transformation sequence, creating multiple "change-o" heads and limbs.
A 1990s TV broadcast in Detroit famously replaced Van Morrison's "Moondance" with "Happy Together" by The Turtles during the love scene.
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An American Werewolf in London is famous for its juxtaposition of horror and humor. There was originally a recurring gag involving a cynical London taxi driver. an american werewolf in london deleted scenes
John Landis is famous for inserting inside jokes and meta-humor into his films (such as the fictional movie See You Next Wednesday ). One specific pop-culture joke had to be excised entirely. What was cut:
While the tramp death scene is the most famous loss, a pre-release cut of An American Werewolf in London reportedly contained several other key differences that have since been lost or altered to secure an R-rating in the United States.
One of the most famous pieces of trivia regarding the film’s production involves a deleted cameo by a legendary puppeteer. Frank Oz, famous for his work with Jim Henson on The Muppets and as the voice of Yoda, actually appears in the final film as Mr. Collins, an embassy official. Rick Baker spent nearly ten months and $300,000
There were several character-building moments between David and Nurse Alex Price (Jenny Agutter) that didn't make the final edit. Specifically, scenes that established Alex as a bit more of a "loner" in London, which explained her quick attachment to David. One deleted beat involved a more suggestive conversation about her past relationships, which Landis felt distracted from the central tension of David’s impending transformation. 6. The "Big Ben" Attack
🎬 Rumors have persisted for decades about a scene involving peacocks reacting to the werewolf, often cited in interviews but rarely seen in full. It remains one of the great "alt-movie" legends!
The love scene between David and Alex was originally longer and more explicit, but was toned down to avoid an X-rating. Let me know if you would like to
After surviving the attack, David wakes up in a London hospital. The theatrical cut shows a few brief, terrifying dream sequences involving mutant Nazi-werewolves. Originally, David suffered through several more hallucination sequences.
Perhaps the most famous of the deleted scenes is a brutal attack on three homeless men in a junkyard. What happened: