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An American Werewolf in Paris

An American Werewolf in Paris

Things are about to get a little hairy.

19975.91h 38m

Overview

An American man unwittingly gets involved with werewolves who have developed a serum allowing them to transform at will.

Directed by Anthony Waller
Written by Tom Stern, Anthony Waller, John Landis
Produced by Richard Claus
Box OfficeBudget: $22.0MRevenue: $26.6M

Top Cast

Tom Everett Scott

Tom Everett Scott

Andy McDermott

Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy

Serafine Pigot

Vince Vieluf

Vince Vieluf

Brad

Phil Buckman

Phil Buckman

Chris

Julie Bowen

Julie Bowen

Amy Finch

Pierre Cosso

Pierre Cosso

Claude

Thierry Lhermitte

Thierry Lhermitte

Dr. Thierry Pigot

Maria Machado

Maria Machado

Chief Bonnet

Tom Novembre

Tom Novembre

Inspector LeDuc

S

Serge Basso

Officer with Flashlight

Themes & Keywords

paris, francemeatwerewolfcowardlinessquestioninginsecuresombersinisterdistressingdubiouspretentioussarcasticscathing

About An American Werewolf in Paris

An American Werewolf in Paris is a horror, comedy, fantasy film released in 1997 exploring themes of paris, france, meat, werewolf, cowardliness, questioning, insecure. Directed by Anthony Waller, it stars Tom Everett Scott, Julie Delpy, Vince Vieluf. An American man unwittingly gets involved with werewolves who have developed a serum allowing them to transform at will.

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