American Werewolf in London (1981)

Name: American Werewolf in London (1981)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
Released: 2026-10-22
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Cast: David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, Jenny Agutter

HALLOWEEN 2026: CREATURE FEATURES, CO-PRESENTED BY BLEEDINGHAM FILM FESTIVAL<div>WITH SPECIAL GUEST INTRODUCTION FROM SPECIAL EFFECTS ARTIST TODD MASTERS <div>While traveling in London, two American tourists find their lives changed forever when a vicious wolf attacks them during a full moon.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Guest Bio: </b>Todd Masters is designer and chief monster-maker to North America's largest, longest-running Monster Effects Shops, MastersFX. Masters is a veteran of the "Golden Era" of practical monster-making, working on genre classics such as <i>Big Trouble in Little China, Night of the Creeps</i>, the original <i>Predator</i>, <i>Poltergeist II,</i> <i>Hellraiser IV, Nightmare on Elm Street 5, Tales from the Crypt,</i> and many many more.  For over 34 years, he and his company have left a mark, inside and outside Hollywood: the cadaver-creators for <i>Six Feet Under</i>, the vampires from <i>True Blood</i>, the maker of Jack from <i>Jack in the Box</i>, Borg from <i>Star Trek</i>, the babies from <i>Look Who's Talking</i>, Chucky from <i>Child's Play</i>, the predator from the recent <i>The Predator, </i>and<i> </i>the Pinocchio puppet from <i>Pinocchio Unstrung</i> (playing at the Pickford on Grand on Oct. 24, with Masters and puppet in attendance).  Masters continues to innovate and lead the art from with a unique approach to every project, and he was among the first to integrate practical FX with Visual FX and has been a leader in mixing practical and digital creature FX for decades. </div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Creature Features: Celebrating a Golden Age of Practical Effects, a new series at the Pickford, October: 2026</b>:</div><div>This month, we're celebrating the work of the filmmakers whose ingenious use of practical effects led to some of the most iconic transformations and wonderfully grotesque creatures in cinema history: Ron Underwood working with Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr. of Amalgamated Dynamics, and Robert and Dennis Skotak (miniatures) on <b><i>Tremors </i></b>(Oct. 8); David Cronenberg working with Chris Walas and make-up artist Stephan Dupuis on <b><i>The Fly </i></b>(Oct. 15); John Landis working with Rick Baker, who won the very first Academy Award for Best Make-up, on <b><i>American Werewolf in London </i></b>(Oct. 22); and John Carpenter working with Rob Bottin on <b><i>The Thing</i></b> (Oct. 29). </div><div>Please join us for the very special series with special guests to be announced soon! </div></div></div>Comedy, Horror, FantasyPT1H37MR2026-10-22GBen

David Naughton

Griffin Dunne

Jenny Agutter

John Landis

George Folsey Jr.

American Werewolf in London (1981)"American Werewolf in London (1981)"

Showtimes

October 22, 8:00 pm