Product Description

This hip, edgy thriller -- in the electrifying tradition of SCREAM, SCREAM 2, and FROM DUSK TILL DAWN -- delivers a howling good time with a hot young cast of stars! On the loose in Europe, three wild college grads from America bring their "Daredevil Tour" to Paris in search of some serious fun. There, Andy (Tom Everett Scott -- THAT THING YOU DO!) falls for the beautiful and mysterious woman of his dreams (Julie Delpy -- THE THREE MUSKETEERS). The only problem is ... when the moon is full, Andy's dream girl turns into a total nightmare! Rocking with a cool soundtrack featuring today's hottest cutting-edge recording artists, AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN PARIS is an outrageously thrilling adventure you don't want to miss!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9805 in DVD
• Brand: BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO
• Released on: 1998-07-22
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 105 minutes

Amazon.com
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

Customer Reviews

A so-so sequel with some good effects
Being a big fan of the John Landis original I decided to give this movie a chance and sat down with some popcorn and soda and hit "play." Moments later I was shaking my head and pondering switching to one of my favorite television shows.
This movie is a pale imitation of the original `American Werewolf in London' and I imagine that the director of that 1981 classic John Landis was none to pleased to be associated with this production (in the credits it refers to using characters from the original).
Right from the get-go we can tell though that whereas the original had a wicked dry streak of humor to it (one of the tracks was `Blue Moon') this one is instead going to take a more slapstick approach.
As the movie begins we join three American friends who are on a round Europe trip taking a series of daredevil stunts. Being obviously hormone driven (they all eye-up a French girl on the train and discuss how European girls are more sophisticated), I would venture a guess they would feel quite at home in a Farrelly brothers production. Upon arrival in the French capital they sneak onto the Eiffel Tower at night and as one of them prepares to bungee jump off the top some quick thinking allows the hapless hero to save a girls life.
Left with only the girls shoe the three track down the girl down after which time they discover her deep secret.
This may be some people's idea of a great or fun movie. Personally though it was not mine and afterwards I did switch to watch Prue, Piper and Phoebe battle demons and warlocks.
One bright spot this movie does have is some pretty nifty werewolf effects

Nothing at all, just a terrible flick
I cannot believe that this movie was made. Honestly, if you're gonna do a sequal to An American Werewolf in London, get Rick Baker and John Landis back, not some no-name hacks. Don't even bother with this movie, and don't confuse it with it's far superior prequal, An American Werewolf in London

Mai Oui, Lycanthropy!
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