AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
<span id="docs-internal-guid-050cd033-7fff-5956-07f4-d9449c2191fc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Werewolves have populated countless horror movie classics over the years, from 1941’s </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Wolfman</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to the medieval-set </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Werewulf</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> opening later this year. However, nothing to date has rivaled the dark comedic brilliance of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">An American Werewolf in London</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. When hiker David (David Naughton) gets attacked by a werewolf during a hike in England, he’s stuck with a beastly problem under the full moon. Outside of that situation, he’s haunted by the ghost of his pal Jack (Griffin Dunne), who happens to be David’s first victim. Legendary makeup artist Rick Baker won his first Oscar for the extraordinary human-animal transformations in the movie, but </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">An American Werewolf in London</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> owes just as much to writer-director John Landis (</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blues Brothers</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) dousing even the creepiest sequences with a sense of irony and fun that would inform generations of horror movies to come. You’ll never hear the song “Blue Moon” the same way again.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">***</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c7a20b4b-7fff-935e-1bc3-f6a167669c19"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The second edition of the Playhouse’s signature Halloween series doubles down on a seminal year for horror buffs: 1981. Looking back on 45 years, this year’s lineup taps into our vibrant local community of artists and connects them to some of the most influential horror movies of the 20th century. Stay tuned for more special events and opportunities to make the most of Halloween season at the Playhouse!</span></p></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div></span>HorrorPT1H37MR2026-10-28USenDavid Naughton
Jenny Agutter
Griffin Dunne
John Woodvine
John Landis
John Landis
George Folsey Jr.
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