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awooooo werewolves of london
#aawil#awil#an american werewolf in london#american werewolf in london#jack goodman#david kessler#when u break up but she wont leave u alone
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stickers and mini prints are now up !!!!
#couple more mini prints are listed on the site too#star trek#psych tv#reanimator#an american werewolf in london#leonard mccoy#spock#mr spock#james t kirk#captain kirk#leonard bones mccoy#star trek tos#bones mccoy#shawn spencer#burton guster#herbert west#re-animator#dan cain#danbert#aawil#awil#american werewolf in london
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going back home from vacation 💗
#aawil#awil#an american werewolf in london#american werewolf in london#jack goodman#david kessler#kessler wolf#fanart#digital art#artists on tumblr#80s horror
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At the end of the iconic transformation sequence, Kessler becomes a 'juvenile' and less furred werewolf, nicknamed the 'man-beast' by the crew. It is only briefly seen in the final film.
The man-beast was a rod puppet operated by someone underneath the set, created from two different moulds - the body was a recasting of the transformation body mould, and the head was a recasting of the final werewolf mould.
#American Werewolf in London#AWIL#John Landis#Rick Baker#David Kessler#werewolf#werewolves#puppeteering#special makeup effects#practical effects
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The gang (I’m the small Kessler wolf)
#an american werewolf in london#awil#cosplay#an American werewolf in London cosplay#david naughton#david kessler#jack goodman#horror#dotd Houston#convention#werewolf#thyforecosplay
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Ultimate favorite horror trope is when the monster is also the victim
#an american werewolf in london#awil#creature of the black lagoon#frankenstein#and arguably#Dracula#nosferatu#mllkwrds#LISTEN....#yes the were monstrous and maybe killed people#but the FEAR REACTION and mass hysteria of the people AROUND the monster are possibly worse and more monstrous than the actual monster is#just a thought#been pondering this a bit#like imagine it from the monsters perspective#you are an outcast and alone and you KNOW you're scaring and hurting people but it's your nature not you#and then droves of people get terrified by your very existence and the only way they know to solve the fear is to eliminate you#I find that way more scary than just some white chick n her betrothed being chased by a monster#okay some more films that come to mind#the autopsy of jane doe#beauty and the beast#willard#skull island#king kong#feel free to rb n tag with any more like these
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American werewolf in London is wild. It has the coolest werewolf in cinematographic history shown for about five collective seconds, Kermit and Miss Piggy guest appearance AND british slander??
The weird dreams and night terrors didn't have to go that hard but they absolutely did.
There's the funkiest cover of Frank Sinatra's Blue moon? The porn theater gag? It's probably the only movie where you can hear "mom, a naked American man stole my balloons"
#american werewolf in london#Horror movies#Horror#werewolf#an american werewolf in london#Aawil#Awil
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asks you about american werewolf in london
hoooly shit it’s finally happened. someone asked me The question. thanks anon.
i am now going to try and sell you all on this movie cause i can’t recommend it enough and i think everyone should watch it. so: let me tell you a thing or two about hit 1981 horror comedy an american werewolf in london!!! and this is off the top of my head so if any of it is slightly off numbers wise im sorry. if you like 80s horror, men, queercoding, re-animator, the thing, jaws, saw, the lost boys, or just werewolves in general. hear me out on this one. link included to watch.
The Premise:
fresh off the heels of his cocaine fueled jazz musical masterpiece The Blues Brothers (1980), director john landis decided he was going to cook up the greatest film ever made. and he did. he was actually gonna have john belushi (jake blues) and dan akyroyd (elwood blues and yes the ghostbuster) play the two main characters, david kessler and jack goodman. now, who are these fellas? well i’m so glad you asked. david (played by david naughton) and jack (played by griffin dunne) are two dear pals from new york on a cute little backpacking trip across europe. david's the tall one. he's silly and gleeful to be out and about. jack is the short one. he's very much not gleeful about the fact that they're on the rainy moors and wishes they were in rome. together they find their way to a cute little pub and go inside, looking for hot drinks. the locals do not love this. they also do not love when jack asks them why there's a five pointed star on the wall (since lon chaney and universal studios assert that that's the mark of the wolfman!) it gets awkward. so they leave, with nothing but the warning to stay off the moors, stick to the roads, and beware of the moon. obviously, they do not follow this. wouldn't make for a very interesting movie if they did. and, as i'm sure you've assumed, they encounter a werewolf, leaving jack like this (dead):
and david, who survived the attack, with the curse of the werewolf. but fear not! david is transported to a hospital where he makes a lovely recovery, and jack um. well he stays dead. but he comes back to haunt david! he shows up a few more times in further states of decay to tell david that he really ought to just kill himself so that the curse is broken, jack and all the other werewolf victims can rest in peace, and david won't accidentally maul any additional civilians as a werewolf. hey while we're talking about jack heres me when i dressed up as him at a horror con. and the man himself.
anyways. hijinks ensue, and you're taken on a delightful romp across 97 minutes of fun as david tries to navigate life as... you guessed it. AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON!
why it rules:
in my opinion, that's enough to make this movie flames as fuck. but if you're not convinced yet? let me tell you some more. first off. the practical effects on this bad boy are straight up excellent. they're done by my personal favorite vfx artist rick baker (who also worked on star wars, men in black, videodrome, king kong and more!), and he does not hold back. the picture of jack shows how nasty and detailed the wound is pretty well, but in action it's even better with all the nasty fleshy bits dangling and wiggling and eugh. it's gross. but it's so well done. and he does a terrific job showing how jack decays throughout the rest of the movie. but of course, what really matters is the werewolf. it's not called an american dead guy in london. which is good. cause that would be a dumb name for a movie. anyways. if we’re going to talk about the werewolf, we have to start with the iconic transformation scene. sped up.
wow! pretty impressive stuff right? it’s all practical, no cgi, and i think the way it’s almost drawn out and the relative silence of the scene adds to the impact it has, since it sort of forces the audience to sit with and feel just a little bit of the discomfort that david seems to be feeling. we just have to watch him scream in pain and beg for mercy. yeesh. now, the transformation scene is hard to top. but i think the final werewolf design is actually pretty solid. it’s distinctly not man, but it’s also distinctly not wolf. i would include a picture, but i feel like part of the allure of the film is how it (jaws style) doesn’t really let you get a good look at the monster itself until the end of the movie. it’s a great way to build the tension and leave a little bit up to the audience’s interpretation. and the audience will always imagine something way more horrible than you could have ever created. which is kind of beautiful. the first time i watched, i found myself kind of disappointed in the werewolf’s appearance - its face seemed to be stuck in a sort of permanent scowl. i was kind of lost, because i couldn’t imagine why a static face had won out over whatever the vfx team was clearly capable of making. but Oh. dear reader. when nurse alex price, david’s dear love, who cared for him in the hospital, allowed him to live with her, and even banged him, approaches the wolf. when she tells david she loves him. the wolf’s eyes soften. it begins to drop the snarl. see. i lied here’s part of the wolf. all snarly like and scary. before it melts at three simple words from alex. god.
it hits me like a huge truck every single time. rick baker never misses and this movie was certainly not an exception. he got an academy award for it and it was well deserved.
not so into the technical stuff? that’s okay. i have more to praise about this movie. it is one of the best blends of horror and comedy that i’ve ever encountered. although some of it looks a little dated, i do think it maintains its fear factor. it’s plenty gory, and in my humble opinion, the subway scene (you’ll know it when you see it) is one of the most effective bits of horror i’ve ever encountered. even when isolated from the film, it still packs a punch. but i’m not gonna put it here because i want you to just watch it with the rest of the movie. sorry. and on top of the horror, it’s honestly hilarious. if you don’t think seven dead people ganging up on one dude and listing ways he should kill himself in the middle of a porn theater while a porno plays very loudly in the background. well. i don’t know what to tell you. you probably won’t like this movie that much. also, the final needle drop over the credits at the end is so abrupt and so funny. love it.
and of course, being an 80s horror movie with two male leads. i’m sure you can guess what i’m going to say. it is not hard to read jack and david as friends, but it’s also not very difficult to read them as having a little something going on. like love. fellas is it gay to go on a little trip across england with just yoh and your best bro? hard to say. textually, i do think it’s kind of telling that every time jack shows up, it’s either right after or while david is having a heterosexual experience (flirting with alex, banging alex, watching straight porn in the porn theater.) it’s almost like… something other than jack… is haunting david. i dunno. i’m not a cop. but it’s interesting. seems like something the average tumblr user might like to keep an eye on, so i’m letting you know. also they have a conversation while david is completely naked which is like. hello. plus the inherent queerness of the werewolf narrative is something i could talk about for HOURS and was especially prevalent, alongside vampire movies. in the 80s during the aids crisis. my short essay on this ⬇️
also, there’s a classic john landis third act car crash scene, where, in the same vein as the blues brothers, an obscene amount of cars are absolutely demolished.
also also, the muppets make a brief appearance in this movie. this made me jump for joy, because i love the muppets. and you should too.
fun and true facts
still not sold? well, check out this last ditch effort in the form of fun facts. or, if you just want to know more, read on.
micheal jackson was so impressed by the effects in this movie, particularly the transformation scene, that after seeing it, he promptly hired rock baker (vfx guy) and john landis (director guy) to work on the music video for his hit song thriller. you’ve probably seen it, but if not, go watch it. tbh, even if you have seen it before, go watch it again.
david naughton was a doctor pepper spokesman before the filming of this movie. he was in at least a few bits of promotional material, including at least one commercial. unfortunately he lost the job because of the amount of time he spent dick out in this movie. doctor pepper did not want that to be the representation of their brand. cowards, the lot of them.
speaking of his dick, you actually never fully see it at any point in the movie despite the fact that it seems they never felt like telling david to wear pants on set. there is a reason for this! david (character) is jewish and canonically circumcised (dunno how else to put it) and david (actor) is neither of these things. so, to avoid ruining the realism in his. werewolf movie. john landis took great care to never show the whole thing.
the american ambassador who visits david in the hospital is played by frank oz, who also voices miss piggy. because of her brief cameo, he technically plays two different roles in this movie, although miss piggy is simply credited as “Herself” in the end credits of the movie. he also voices yoda which isn’t relevant but it is really funny to me.
see you next wednesday, which is the name of the porno in the movie, is actually a fun john landis easter egg! many of his movies include the phrase “see you next wednesday.” it’s also seen on posters in the subway scene.
in the scene where jack first visits david in the hospital, he was supposed to take a bite of david’s toast, after which it would immediately fall out of his ruined and torn to shreds throat. however, it was cut for being too gross. which is sad i feel like it could have been funny.
when david calls home to talk to his parents, he mentions two siblings: rachel and max. these are the names of the directors children in real life.
griffin dunne, who plays jack, also appears as the family therapist in a season 2 episode of succession. this was a jumpscare.
while they were filming the naked in the zoo scenes, they were unable to actually close the zoo, so when filming carried on past the opening time of the park, they just kept going and allowed butt naked david naughton to run loose around the zoo. they did, however, succeed in closing piccadilly circus for the car crash scene.
in the beginning when jack is being attacked by the werewolf, it was in fact half a wolf prop on the front of a wheelbarrow. this is a very funny vision for me.
jack is right - the five pointed star is considered the mark of the wolfman, according to 1941’s The Wolf Man, played by lon chaney junior and produced by universal pictures. the guy knows his stuff. interestingly, rick baker did the makeup for the 2010 remake of the wolf man as well. he did pretty good, i think.
this isn’t even about this movie but blues brothers is an awesome film too and a fun fact about that one is there was a whole part of the budget devoted to buying cocaine. and you can tell. great movie.
director john landis did in fact kill three people the year after this movie came out. so. i do feel a little bad promoting it because jesus christ. but. no harm no foul in pirating it. it’s one easy internet archive search away. and sometimes it’s on tubi. but just in case, here’s the internet archive link. https://archive.org/details/an-american-werewolf-in-london
so. anyways. please check out this baller ass movie and talk to me about it. thank you so much to whoever asked this. i love you. thanks for reading. bye.
#matty answers#matty’s media essays#i guess?#an american werewolf in london#american werewolf in london#aawil#awil#david kessler#david naughton#david aawil#jack goodman#griffin dunne#jack aawil#reanimator#the thing#jaws#saw#the lost boys#horror#queercoding#queer horror#werewolf#werewolves#lycanthropy#the wolfman#john landis#the blues brothers#horror comedy#vfx makeup#rick baker
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Hello aawil nation
#an american werewolf in london#american werewolf in london#aawil#awil#jack goodman#david kessler#barbie#barbie movie
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Beware the moon 🌙 American werewolf in London tribute fan art, may do another for a different werewolf movie
#an american werewolf in london#awil#werewolf horror#werewolf art#horror#horror art#80s horror#transformation
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Ive got a bad case of the yaps rn so uh rant time!!!
I put on American Werewolf for my mum, she didn’t pay much attention (sad) and then went on to say it was a “sh!t movie�� like I get not everyone has the same opinion, don’t flame me please 🙏 but she didn’t say WHY she thought that? Like if its bc they ignored/forgot the warnings, almost every horror movie has the obligatory “lol main ppl do something stupid”, if its too cheesy? It was 1981. That one specific scene was unnecessary? Yeah ok based for that. But nope she never told me lol!
Yes the film has its flaws, but it has one of if not THE most iconic transformation scenes in media and was the first film in history to win a makeup oscar and thats just so cool! Plus accidental creation of doomed yaoi is always peak!
Ft: old art from the first time i watched it
#an american werewolf in london#american werewolf in london#american werewolf#aawil#awil#blorboposting#bbgposting
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RAAUGAHGAGGSGH–
#aawil#an american werewolf in london#awil#an american werewolf in london fanart#david kessler#he is so funny
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“Feel better?” she asked, sweet and soft as the petals of a flower.
“For now.”
@i-am-thornqueen
#miraculous fanart#miraculous ladybug#a werecat in london#AWIL#The Monsters of Paris#TMOP#I-am-thornqueen fanart#I heard the call of the AO3#It was the summons of the queen of thorns#I am nothing but her obedient servant#Delivering more nakey Mari#We are each doing the good works we were chosen to do#To do otherwise would be blasphemy#You don’t want me to blaspheme do you#Of course not#hashtag all thornqueen’s fault#myart
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The final form of David Kessler was originally intended to be bipedal, like the werewolves Rick Baker was previously designing on The Howling; however, John Landis was insistent that the final film's beast be 'a four-legged hound from hell'.
The inspiration for the Kessler Wolf's final design came from none other than Baker's pet Keeshond, Bosco. Keeshonds have a very shaggy mane of fur, something that was added to the werewolf around its furless face. The face itself would never be shown fully except for some brief frames, so Baker had a vicious expression sculpted for the face so that any shot would catch it.
Being a quadruped presented problems for Baker; he was anxious about not wanting to have it be 'two men in a suit' a la a pantomime horse. Baker remembered wheelbarrow races he had done as a kid, and thus decided the werewolf was to be a man on a wheeled board, wearing the main wolf suit. The suit's arms had the actors own inside them, but the back legs were puppeteered. Three heads were made, with a hero animatronic head able to do snarling expressions and two stunt heads for the attack sequences. All the heads were able to have their jaws open and close for the snapping.
#American Werewolf in London#AWIL#John Landis#Rick Baker#Kessler Wolf#David Kessler#animatronics#puppeteering#special makeup effects#special effects#werewolf#werewolves
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Kessler peeker stickers coming soon!… eventually! Testing some sticker materials before I list them for sale :)
#awil#aawil#an american werewolf in london#american werewolf in london#david kessler#werewolf#merch#thyforeart
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Cop Car by Mitski is so American Werewolf in London coded *deranged*
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