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An American Werewolf in Paris

1997 · 98 min

A goofy, gory romp through Paris with uneven scares and laughs, never quite as clever as it wants to be.

Directed by
Anthony Waller
Genres
Horror, Comedy, Fantasy
Tagline
Things are about to get a little hairy.
Overview
An American man unwittingly gets involved with werewolves who have developed a serum allowing them to transform at will.

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Directed by
Anthony Waller
Genres
Horror, Comedy, Fantasy
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • love
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • death
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror6
Humour5
Realism3
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror, comedy, fantasy
Directed by
Anthony Waller
Written by
Anthony Waller, Tim Burns, Tom Stern
Starring
Tom Everett Scott, Julie Delpy, Vince Vieluf, Phil Buckman, Julie Bowen, Pierre Cosso, Thierry Lhermitte, Maria Machado
Music
Wilbert Hirsch
Cinematography
Egon Werdin
Runtime
98 min
Country
France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
French, English

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