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:  88 reviews
Sales Rank: 7834
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
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.6
MPN: D14376D
ISBN: 155890848X
UPC: 717951000477
EAN: 9781558908482
ASIN: 155890848X
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 1997
Release Date: July 22, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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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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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
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 Great Fun! May 24, 2009
Heather Glass (New York)
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
3.5 stars out of 5 stars May 24, 2009
the smart guy
Good plot. Campy horror and comedy blended together. CGI werewolves sometimes appear too much like "videogame" graphics to actually scare viewers. On the flip side there is suspense and there is plenty of violent action to keep viewers on the edge of their seats.
Amusing, Scary But Not 'London' January 20, 2009
Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
I have mixed emotions about this film, especially as it compares to its forerunner, "An American Werewolf In London." That film had it's funny moments, it was still more of horror tale than anything else. This updated version, now set in Paris, does not have that "edge" at all and simply isn't in the same class....but it does have some good things going for it that the first film did not have and overall it's still fun to watch.
The first 30-40 minutes of this movie is strictly played for laughs including a hysterical scene with a "balloon" in a restaurant. It also introduces the lead female character, played by Julie Delpy. I don't see enough of this actress. She doesn't seem to make that many films, or least ones I hear about over here in America. This French actress has a face that is classic beauty, so the film got points for having her in it, and she looks great.
When the horror starts, it can get scary and the special effects are good. I also liked the lack of profanity in this film, unlike the first one: no f-words and no Lord's name in vain - amazing!
However, there are plenty of sexual remarks and there is one scene with a guy running out of bar tied to a cross which was blasphemous to me since it was supposed to be funny. The soundtrack is heavy metal which isn't appealing to a middle-aged guy like me, either. This film is geared a lot more toward 20-somethings, if that helps anyone.
 Pretty Bad Werewolf Flick April 25, 2008
Alan Chadwick Radford (Nashville, TN United States)
This movie is sequel in name only to the werewolf classic film "An American Werewolf in London". The plot is silly. The bad guys are goofy rather than menacing. The ending has to be one of the lamest that I have ever seen for a horror movie. The only things I liked about this movie were the werewolf effects and the delicious Julie Delpy. This movie was made in the 1990s and stands as proof that the decade served as a dry spell for good horror films. Buy at your own risk!!
Why does everyone hate this movie? July 29, 2007
T. Steffes (South Dakota, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Okay, it's not the best horror movie, or werewolf movie, or even in the top 25. I agree that the acting isn't that great, hey I agree with most of the negitive points that other reviewers made about it. However, I still like it, and I watch it when it comes on TV. I guess I'm one of those people who can suspend judgement and get into some movies that don't make sense, and I wonder what that really says about me?
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