An American Werewolf in Paris |  | Actors: Serge Basso, Ben Salem Bouabdallah, Julie Bowen, Phil Buckman, Isabelle Constantini
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  91 reviews
Sales Rank: 23179
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D14376D
ISBN: 155890848X
UPC: 717951000477
EAN: 9781558908482
ASIN: 155890848X
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 1997
Release Date: July 22, 1998
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On the strength of his Hitchcockian-thriller debut, Mute Witness, writer-director Anthony Waller was hired to direct this belated sequel to the 1981 horror comedy An American Werewolf in London, but lycanthropy in the City of Light just ain't what it used to be. The movie offers plenty of gruesome makeup and special wolf-transformation effects, and there are some effectively spooky moments in the plot involving an underground population of hungry Parisian werewolves. One of them is seductively played by Julie Delpy, who is rescued from attempted suicide by an American tourist (Tom Everett Scott, from That Thing You Do!) but ultimately can't hide her dual identity when darkness falls and the full moon shines. The movie begins well, but gradually succumbs to nonsense and mayhem, prompting critic Roger Ebert to observe that "here are people we don't care about, doing things they don't understand, in a movie without any rules." In other words, you'd have to be a die-hard horror buff to give this one the benefit of the doubt. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
WILD THRILLER ABOUT THREE COLLEGE GRADS ON A DAREDEVIL TOUR OF EUROPE. IN PARIS ONE OF THEM MEETS THE WOMAN OF HIS DREAMS, ONLY TO LEARN THAT WHEN THE MOON IS FULL SHE TURNS INTO THE STUFF OF WHICH NIGHTMARES ARE MADE.
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 What more could you expect? January 30, 2010
Jaidesea (Miami,FL)
What more could you expect? I remember seeing this in theaters when it came out i was about 19 or 20 and went with a date. Cheezy horror movies are best to bring a date to. The soundtrack is cool even by todays standards, I have always been a big fan of werewolf movies and just loved American werewolf in London. This movie i was told is no longer in print and i had been looking for some time to add it to my werewolf collection on DVD, when i saw it i just had to get it and the price was alot cheaper than i expected. Like my title suggest's what more could you expect, this is a great werewolf movie if thats what your in the market for, if you desire great dialog and plot without corny oneliners every 10 mins then this is not a film for you. Again its awesome for what it was intended to be, Lupines Live On!
 I think a hear the bottom of a barrel scraping... January 11, 2010
M. Ryan Fairbanks (Cleveland, Ohio)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Why God? Why do I do this to myself?
London is an undisputed horror classic. Paris has always been widely regarded as a complete failure, and I knew that...But I just had to see it for myself, and boy am I sorry I did.
We begin with three sterotypical frat boys on a train to Paris. (Why they're even there in the first place is never made particularly clear, something about sex points and dare devil points?) Once they arrive, our main protagonist decides he'll show his buddies who da man by bungee jumping off of the Eiffel Tower, that is until he spots a young woman about to jump off the tower to her death. He ends up saving her by bungee jumping, and then busting his head on the way back up. When he awakens weeks later, he suddenly decides he's madly in love with the girl and must pursue her, but wouldn't you know it, she's a werewolf and wants nothing to do with him.
I'm just going to stop here because if this alone doesn't sound stupid enough to make you turn back, then maybe this movie is for you afterall. For everyone's sake, we'll keep this short: An American Werewolf in Paris is a contemptible mish mash of CGI werewolves, terrible acting, a protagonist too stupid to root for, overly elaborate werewolf lore, a badly dated nu-metal soundtrack, and much more. It will become apparent within five minutes of viewing that this has nothing at all to do with An American Werewolf in London, and should have never been made.
There's a rather funny scene towards the beginning where the main hero tires to pass off a condom as chewing gum and proceeds to blow a bubble with it, but that's pretty much the high light of the entire movie. Your best bet is to just pretend that An American Werewolf in Paris doesn't exist, this is without question one of the worst sequels ever created.
An American Werewolf in Paris- Stick to London. November 1, 2009
Jose Lopez (Miami,Florida USA)
Remakes are always horrible, and if you want to be scared and entertained stick to the Best, the original, An American Werewolf IN London. Sorry just my opinion. I saw Paris version it's okay,not Great compared to it's original.(London)
 Mai Oui, Lycanthropy! October 18, 2009
Scotman (St. Louis, MO)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Serge Basso stars in a weak sequel to "London".
Three Americans in Paris on a train ride, BS each other about getting sex points and doing some kind of sporting event where they never seem to reach. They sneak onto the Eiffel Tower to bungee jump. However a girl also is there and she tries to jump. Our hero saves her life and she tries to avoid him at every turn. That's because she's cursed with being a werewolf!
There's a bunch of slapstick comedy in this film and some rock tunes to liven a rather tired script. New things are introduced regarding the werewolf myth: Any kind of bullets kill them and not just silver ones. In fact this film could use a silver lining. Another thing is the "undead" which are really spirits killed by werewolves who are doomed to walk the earth until the werewolf who made them that way dies and eat their hearts.
But when one of our friends is killed and "doomed to walk the earth" he goes away when his werewolf is merely shot. Huh?
Hey, try not to think too hard.
"London" is a better film than this one. We have bad werewolves who wish to clean the Earth of crazies and druggies, so what better way than to eat them alive at raves. They lock up the doors and tear them apart.
Cute romance with the werewolf girl, some comedy with dog interaction and some fun with red meat and mixing hearts in a blender.
This movie will not steal your heart, sadly. Great special effects and big red claw marks, eyes and blood popping out, should satisfy some gore fiends, but that's about it.
Film for fans of werewolf movies and fans of An American Werewolf in London. Fair horror comedy.
John Landis did better:
American Werewolf in London Special Edition
Great Fun! May 24, 2009
Heather Glass (New York)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I liked this movie from the start. It was good entertainment. Fun to see the way in which the warewolves are portrayed. They definetely are different from classic warewolves
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