An American Werewolf In London (1981) Movie Reaction | First Time Watching
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- čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
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0:00 Preview
0:37 Intro
1:24 Tara's Commentary
13:46 Beware the Moon, David!
25:57 A Day at the Zoo!
35:42 Outro
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Original: An American Werewolf In London (1981)
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Still the best cinematic werewolf transformation of all time! Possibly even the best werewolf movie of all time.
Tara, you have just been subjected to some of the best practical makeup effects ever! Rick Baker is a legend for this film alone. If you need therapy, I'm expensive, but available.
Hahaha thanks
6:11 "This looks awful! It's so cold!"
While filming this scene, it was so cold that once they cut, the actors ran to get warm and discovered that the rain froze to their hair!
Omg hahah that’s my nightmare
The transformation was great especially for the times
Fantastic reaction, Tara!
I'm glad you got the humor immediately. Most people go into the movie thinking it's just straight horror and then they're not sure if they should be laughing at things or not, but you didn't have that problem at all.
Can't wait to see your next reaction!
Aw thanks!!!! This movie had an awesome vibe right from the start for me!!!
A star inside a circle is a common pentacle. A pentangle is the star itself, also called a pentagram. Pentagon is the 5 sided geometric shape
1. All of the songs are about the moon.
2. What's the speed limit in Piccadilly Circus.
3. "A naked American man stole my balloons"🤣
The representative from the US Embassy that visits David in his room is Frank Oz. He's the puppeteer and voice of Miss Piggy, Fozzy Bear and Yoda. He also directed a number of films, including Little Shop of Horrors, What About Bob? and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He has small roles in a number of films directed by John Landis who directed this film.
‘Whereas I am the victim of your carnivorous lunar activities’ lol loved that quote
"I'm part of your carnivorous lunar activities" thanks for making it 38 minutes. "See you next Wednesday."
I love that the wolf is riding with the sheep. Also, wolves have been extinct in Britain for more than three hundred years.
Pentacle is the name of the symbol. Pentangle is the geometric description of the shape. He's calling by a school name, rather than a lore name. Both are accurate.
This movie pulls off a hat trick that most horror comedys cant.. a perfect balance of Horror, Drama, Character building Comedy. If you liked this one, Return of the Living Dead (1985) is another one that gets it right. It's one of the first Zombie comedies but it flips the "rules' on their head... The comedy doesnt overshadow the horror element, and the writing is really smart and fun to listen to.
Considering how long that transformation took, he'd have about 5 minutes to kill before turning back again!🤣
According to the sequel, A werewolf can be cured if they manage to kill the werewolf that bit them and eats its heart. Since the werewolf that turned David into a werewolf was killed after he attacked him, David's lycanthropy was incurable. He was beyond hope.
Those effects were groundbreaking for the time. They literally created a new Oscar category so they could give the effects an award.
I am not surprised!! They were so awesome!
Jack was played by Griffin Dunne. He's in a lot of stuff I like, but my favorites are a kind of dark comedy-of-errors movie called "After Hours" (1985), and the hilarious '30s gangster spoof, "Johnny Dangerously" (1985).
My mother hit me once. ONCE!
Best part of this werewolf transformation is that it was all practical effects makeup. No CGI. also, it inspired Michael Jackson's Thriller short film.
A small overlooked detail is that the doctors and cops keep telling David he was attacked by a lunatic, and he disagrees. Actually he was attacked by a lunatic. Luna means moon, and a lunatic is a person made crazy by the moon (such as a werewolf)
That guy from the American embassy is the great Frank Oz. He started as a puppeteer, known for his work on both The Muppet Show and Sesame Street. He looks the part so he gets those roles, apparently in person he's a super nice guy and very approachable.
Hey, Tara!
So happy you did this movie. One of my all time favorites. The Halloween after this came out was the most horrifying and the best I've ever had. Such a great time to be a kid.
So glad you enjoyed it.
Great reaction, Tara! Despite this movie being released over 40 years ago (damn, I'm so old!), the transformation scene is probably the best ever put to film to this day.
Great reaction Tara. Loved the fact that you weren’t put off by the abrupt ending and you totally understood that “That’s it… we’ll it is over”. Some reactors have a hard time with the ending which I actually love how it ends.
Awesome video. Since you were wondering, while he was pacing at Alex's flat, he left the door open. I'm guessing it was some sort of subconscious thing, kinda like he was never hungry. It was the wolf working on him somehow.
Ohh yep that makes sense.. although I still think some stuff in the apartment would have gotten broken after he became a beast
@@TaraTunesIn Actually, I think they should have had a scene where Alex came home and found his ripped up clothes on the floor and thought "WTF?"
The car accidents are a signature of John Landis's movies, as also seen in National Lampoon's Animal House and Blues Brothers.
Werewolves and John Landis' directing go well together!
my favorite part of the movie was how jack kept shoeing up getting more decomposed each time. Another great reaction Tara. thanks the practical special effects were done by special effects artist Rick Baker. that outro of the glasses smudges lmao funny bit.
Hahaha so glad you got a kick out of the glasses song 😂 I wasn’t going to put it in but then I thought…. I am who I am hahaha
I’m so glad you enjoyed this reaction :)
One rule of horror movies, if it is for the plot an angry mob of villagers can take down a monster any time.
22:57 Yeah, I'm surprised that he managed to leave the apartment without leaving any damage behind him.
If you watch closely you'll see that he never shut the door.
Excellent reaction, pretty girl. You really broke the werewolf curse with these one. 🌘🙂
Thank you! ☺️
That "cute little apartment" in London is probably worth £2 million in today's market!
This special effects look better then the computer stuff now
He never closed the front door that's how he got out
What was your favorite part in this, Tara? For me, it was David's first werewolf transformation in the nurse's apartment. He left the doors open when he was reading that book. That was why he didn't smash through the nurse's living room windows. It's a good thing he didn't or she might've got mad at him when he came back from the zoo. Red was David's color.
Did you have a favorite part in the movie, Tara?
I do not like hurting animals, but I think that they should have tried yelling, "Bad David!" while smacking him on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper.
Lol hahahah I mean… worth a try!!
Jenny Agutter was also excellent in “Logan’s Run,” with Michael York, Richard Jordan, Farrah Fawcett, Roscoe Lee Brown, and Peter Ustinov. It’s an excellent movie, if you haven’t seen it.
This movie inspired Michael Jackson's short film and music video "Thriller" thus giving Rick Baker, special effects and make up legend another job that was a part of the highest selling album of all time.
It didn't merely inspire - MJ hired the director, John Landis, to write and direct the Thriller video.
@@Pixelologist Yes yes true indeed.
10:30...I'm guessing the hospital have kept Kessler in and are concerned because he's been unconscious for so long (and he's been unconscious for so long because he has little werewolf antibodies running around his vascular system changing him in some strange lupine way)...or it could just be a plot hole 🤔 10:46...Mate she's Jenny Agutter and every man (& probably quite a few women) who were teenagers or older in the early 80s found her incredibly attractive 🥰
I absolutely adore this film. That transformation is off the chain savage even by todays standards.
I totally agree!!!
One of my favourite horror films!l was 9 years old the first time I watched it back in 1982.Scared the crap out of me!Still scares and makes me laugh to this day!Glad you enjoyed it!🐺
I need to rewatch this film!!!
Silver Bullet is another cool werewolf movie!
The reaction compilations at the beginning of the videos are great. Really dig those.
I saw this movie when I was in my early teens, and was terrified by it, probably due to the tense atmosphere in the moments leading up to the scary scenes. It's a great film, done SO tongue in cheek, and I'm glad I learned to appreciate that as I got older.
17:08: This always makes me laugh, because if it is a hallucination, then that means we, the viewer, are also hallucinating. What people don't realize though, is despite our beliefs or thoughts on what's going on, in a movie, everything is happening for real to the characters. Another great reaction Tara. Am loving your editing and intros too.
Hi Tara! I loved your reaction to this horror/comedy classic and as a happy subscriber, I love your reactions/channel. Keep up the wonderful work, youre so cute, gorgeous and adorable :) I don't mind this movie (apart from all the scary bits & Werewolf images that have traumatised me for years that I mute/cover my eyes when they're on) and it was great to watch your reaction to it. It's writer/director John Landis got the idea for it over a decade earlier when he was in the former Yugoslavia as a 2nd unit assistant director, working on Kelly's Heroes (1970) a WWII comedy set just after D-Day... (Highly recommend movie btw.) When he saw a gypsy funeral with the body covered with something to stop the soul coming back to life and wondered what it would be like to be visited by a dead friend. It was filmed in February & March, 1981, the Yorkshire Moors scenes were shot in south Wales & actual locations in London. Rick Baker's incredible special make up effects have never been bettered and the transformation scene is the most horrific in movie history! Poor David Naughton spent multiple hours a day for a nearly a week in the special make up! And right up towards the end of filming the transformation scene, he had to go on a lunch break with all the make up effects/prosthetics on, looking so hairy and the cast & crew were all mesmerised & horrified at what he looked like!
Hahah that’s an awesome story! I’d love to have been in the set of this film and see how it all came together first hand!!
I’m so happy you’re enjoying the channel, thank you for your kind words!!!
Ayyy, this just made my night a little better! ❤️
Amazing practical effects in this one.
Great movie thanks Tara! Saw at the theater a few times, one of my favorites
The music is upbeat but they're all about the moon
This was an excellent reaction. You were great!
Thanks!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!
i went to a werewolf party and made a mixtape, i can only remember a couple the songs, one of them was Down and Out of Time by Sixpence None the Richer
Great reaction
The Exorcist
The fly
I'm really glad that you did this! I saw it as a kid, it scared the crap out of me, and it's been a favourite ever since. Everyone comes for the transformation and it's amazing, but I really love those little funny moments and the veteran British actors who pop up at regular intervals.
I agree! There are some really good moments in this movie!! So charming!! :)
Hi Tara!🙂Great reactions to The American Werewolf in London!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽The embassy guy at the hospital was Frank Oz, the voice actor for Yoda, Miss Piggy, and several other Muppets. This film is best known for the groundbreaking werewolf transformation scene, and Jack's decaying corpse makeup.🙂
Great reaction as always 🐺
tara you were right , how did david turn into a werwolf and get out of the flat without messing up the flat and jumping out of the window to get out . also why didn't other people in the same flat not hear him scream when he turned into a werwolf
Lol well a lot of people have been correcting me on this.. apparently when he went out for some fresh air, he left the door open, so after he turned, he just exited through it…
But I definitely think some stuff should have been broken in there 😂
@@TaraTunesIn oh I didn't know about the door being open but it still doesn't explain why absolutely nobody heard him scream
First time I watched this movie I was either seven or eight and it scared the living crap out of me and I said I'm never watching this movie again. But when I got older I gave it a second chance. Guess what I love this movie plus I got to see it on the big screen.
This movie ranked at #42 in the 100 scariest movie moments on Bravo, cool reaction as always Tara, take care sweetie 🥰
I cant think of a more scary or intense scene than the first werewolf attack.
Her hair looks nice.
Aw thanks Mike :)
On the the next one...this really is a fun time. Thank you for this. 😁
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!
This Is Where Michael Jackson Got The Idea For His Thriller Video,If You Watch The Making Of Thriller,He Talks About How This Movie Was The Inspiration & John Landis Directed The Video As Well
Just finished task 3. This is fun.
There is a long history of practical effects and often they will trump CGI. If you want to see even more amazing effects, check out John Carpenter's "The Thing".
Love this movie .😀
15:25: "I've had seven lovers in my life." Seems every girl who does reaction video includes that line of dialogue.
Lol I would guess most reactors, male or female, leave it in. It’s part of her character development and it’s kinda funny that she lays it all out there to him.
Nicely done.
This was fun! 🔍
great reaction
"They don't know the title of this movie" That's a big problem for a lot of movie characters (Not Deadpool, though)
Why the villagers kept it a secret? I imagine at one time they did try to tell people and were ridiculed unmercifully, so they just decided to keep it their own business.
In the BBC audio drama it's revealed that the chess player and the first werewolf are brothers.
@@flea1972 That makes even better sense.
An American Werewolf in Paris is a loosely based sequel following another American who becomes a werewolf, this time in Paris hence the name, the cg takes a bit away from the transformation in the first one and the movie isn't as good, but I think it's atleast worth a watch
Great reaction, but let's not overlook the song at the end. "Cleaning Off My Glasses" .. could be a new hit!
HAHAHA A Chart-topper for sure!!!
I think that kind of wolf is known as a Dire Wolf.
"This is Clever!" 👍
So, if the "curse" is transmitted by a bite, then by medical science, it's categorized as a bloodborne pathogen. And if that's the case, it should count as an STD, too, right? Seems straightforward, but I've never seen that angle in a werewolf movie.
It likely has less to do with blood and more to do with the bite… and like… curse magic.. I assumed anyway
As in… you could run up to a dead werewolf and drink his blood, and you wouldn’t “catch” the curse.. he has to bite you
I'll be honest: I haven't watched the reaction apart from the little clip I needed for the scavenger hunt. I assume it's as good as your typical reactions, but I haven't seen the movie and don't want it spoiled... Oh well! See you in the next comment section, I guess!
I wasn't expecting my brain to be this taxed tonight - maybe doing to the scavenger hunt after a day's work was not my best idea...
Love that opeing titles. Very cute.
Thank you!
Hey Tara. Great movie. You should think about doing Teen Wolf (1985)
There's only one scene I remember from watching An American Werewolf in London as a child. I'm sure whoever seen this movie knows what scene I'm talking about.
That Haunting Transformation scene.
A naked American man stole my balloons.
😂
I mentioned that same quote on Jens channel (her sister) best line in the movie!
I see a bad moon arising.
I see trouble on the way.
I hear that song and my first thought goes right back to the First Season Finale of "Supernatural" (2006). It was the last song on the radio just before that Heart-Stopping CRASH...and it was still playing up until the Credits rolled!
There's a part 2 to this movie it came out in 1996
A howling good time. 🌕🐺👍
Best howl
A sequel was made, An American Werewolf in Paris (1997), the FX were...awful, nothing to compare to this one, they used CGIs mostly and it wasn't really the right time to do so.
BUT, I loved it, because the characters, the story and the humor were just as good, If not better, as this one, the ending was very very different too (If I'm correct they made two endings).
PS : The soundtrack was pretty good too : czcams.com/play/PL0aPqXJO7ThHv400JALKkVhI4MldXo1_x.html
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Hi Tara, just wanted to say Thanks for today, I always Enjoy Your Reactions...and I hope that my "flirty comments" are okay with you.
All good with me Tom! I’m glad to have someone so dedicated to my channel, and all comments are appreciated :)
** as long as they remain appropriate lol
@@TaraTunesIn Oh, of course...absolutely! I like to be funny and flattering but I always think before I speak, even IRL. I promise to always be careful.
How's it going?
Good thanks
You look like Melissa McCarthy to me.
It's awesome that you reviewed this, but too much talking! Sometimes you're talking over important lines.
It’s a movie commentary video. I’m supposed to talk.
I can talk and still hear what’s going on in my headphones.
The subway scene was also dumb because they're in London it should have been filled up with people since London is almost like New York when it comes to a bunch of people being there in the city
Wow this movie is frustrating. It's people overreacting, underreacting, not offering information and not heeding information. Other than the special effects, I'm having a hard time understanding why so many people love this movie so much.
Lol I think most movies can be described that way
@@TaraTunesIn True, usually there's one miscommunication that sets up a conflict, that get's the ball rolling. But this one is non-stop. The townspeople, the police, the doctors.... A great ending for me would be the werewolf killing everyone in the movie! 😀😀😀