An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)

Director:

Anthony Waller

Writers (WGA):

John Landis (characters in An American Werewolf in London)
Tim Burns (written by) ...

Release Date:

25 December 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Romance | Thriller | Comedy

Tagline:

Things are about to get a little hairy.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Werewolf | Death | Sequel | Lycanthropy | Heart

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Tom Everett Scott	...	Andy McDermott
Julie Delpy	...	Serafine Pigot
Vince Vieluf	...	Brad
Phil Buckman	...	Chris
Julie Bowen	...	Amy Finch
Pierre Cosso	...	Claude
Thierry Lhermitte	...	Dr. Thierry Pigot
Tom Novembre	...	Inspector LeDuc
Maria Machado	...	Chief Bonnet
Ben Salem Bouabdallah	...	Detective Ben Bou
Serge Basso	...	Officer with Flashlight
Charles Maquignon	...	Bouncer
Jochen Schneider	...	Lycanthrope
Alan Mckenna	...	Lycanthrope
Hervé Sogne	...	Lycanthrope

Also Known As:

American Werewolf 2
Le loup-garou de Paris (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for werewolf/violence and gore, and for some sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA | UK | Luxembourg | Netherlands | France

Language:

English | French

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KNT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:16 (w) | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 (video premiere) | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #35147) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Avrora Media

Trivia:

John Landis was the original choice to direct this sequel.

Goofs:

Continuity: On the train in the beginning, when Andy is looking at a map, the picture at the top of the map changes between shots. First, there's a little land and a lot of water at the top, then there's all land at the top.

Quotes:

Claude: I LOVE Americans. You all have a good taste.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Big Wolf on Campus: The Bookmobile (#1.2)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Never Gonna Give You Up

It ain't Landis, but it's OK.

While touring Paris with his friends, a young man saves a girl who turns out to be a werewolf, but she's isn't the only one!

A name-only follow up to Landis's classic American Werewolf in London (1981) is a decent entertainer but really pales in comparison to Landis's film. It does have plenty of humor, especially the memorable opening sequence on the Ifle Tower, but falls into occasional silliness with one joke too many. The plot is interesting enough with some startling moments. The FX are mostly CGI, which is pretty much second-rate to the makeup FX of Rick Baker.

Tom Everette Scott is a likable hero, though he's no David Naughton. The supporting cast delivers some energy and some laughs as well.

Over all a decent enough watcher (ideal late night watch), just don't expect a classic.

** 1/2 out of ****