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American Werewolf in Paris, An
Buena Vista Pictures
MPAA RATING: R for werewolf/violence and gore, and for some sexuality/nudity
Starring
Tom Everett Scott,
Julie Delpy,
Vince Vieluf,
Phil Buckman,
Julie Bowen,
Pierre Cosso,
Thierry Lhermitte,
and
Tom Novembre
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 (Scott) falls for the beautiful and mysterious woman of his dreams (Delpy). The only problem is ... when the moon is full, Andy's dream girl turns into a total nightmare! (Buena Vista)
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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Horror
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Tim Burns
Tom Stern
Anthony Waller
John Landis (characters)
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Anthony Waller
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: July 21, 1998
Video: May 19, 1998
Theatrical: October 31, 1997
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| RUNNING TIME: |
105 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
70
Variety
Derek Elley
An enjoyably trashy blend of impressive special effects, low-key refs to Landis's movie, and sudden moments of horror breaking the jokey tone.
63
USA Today
Andy Seiler
The computer animation of the monsters here is a herky-jerky cartoon blur that is anything but scary.
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Liam Lacey
Given Waller's experience and budget, one might expect he could upgrade the B-movie acting and stock situations. He doesn't. The pay-off comes not in the story or acting, but the camera play and movement.
50
Austin Chronicle
Russell Smith
Plenty of gore-slinging, wisecracking fun to be had, and yes, the repulsively convincing werewolf transformations and attacks still pack a breath-stopping wallop.
50
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Delpy and Scott are able to put it over. She's French and deep and mysterious. He's a fresh-faced American, an open book. Liking them makes it possible to (kinda) like this otherwise routine horror movie.
50
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
Forget about social significance, depth of character and complex thematic underpinnings, and repeat after me: "It's only a werewolf movie."
38
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
Delpy's injection of class into an otherwise classless production raises the specter of what this film could have been with a better script and a better cast surrounding her.
30
The New York Times
Stephen Holden
A slapdash, poorly acted, paint-by-numbers teen horror comedy, the sequel is too frenetically edited to build any suspense, and its special effects are strictly bargain basement.
25
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Any plot discipline (necessary so that we care about some characters and not the others) has been lost in an orgy of special effects and general mayhem.
25
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
The cruddy, shot-in-a-warehouse settings are especially depressing, since the computer-generated special effects seem to be taking place in another movie entirely (a far livelier one). [9 Jan 1998, p. 47]
20
Chicago Reader
Lisa Alspector
Ugly Americans in Paris have run-ins with the native werewolf culture in this horror-for-laughs story, in which the characters' stupidity and the deadpan acting are out of sync--instead of being campy or clever, the plot and performances are just unconvincing.
10
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
A painfully anemic variation on John Landis' 1981 winner, "An American Werewolf in London." While the original had both wit and poignancy--and an affectionate and knowing tip-of-the-hat to werewolf movies past--this slapdash, silly new edition is so cut-rate it has Luxembourg and Amsterdam standing in for the City of Light.
0
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
It's all too silly to bother. Without style and attitude, nothing gets old faster than horror.
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