American Werewolf in London * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary

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[@awkwardashleigh]

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[@enzyme181]

Killer Klowns From Outer Space! Wooooooooo!😋

[@thewizeguide9128]

The green fields are moors I live in the area it was pretending to be filmed in- the north of England but it’s actually Wales and the Queens back garden during the wolf attack at the start

[@markhackett2302]

Been in that pub a few times and cycled past it a few dozen. it's not far from Exeter, in the UK. Moorland is bad scrub grass, used for sheep on hillsides and poor farming because the soil is usually thin and where it isn't, it is waterlogged. There are three major moors in the south west: Dartmoor, where this is, Bodmin moor near the end of the SW of England and Exmoor, to the well to the north of Exeter. It is a pub on its own, no town. There is a parking spot a few miles away near broodmoor, the old insane asylum and prison. In the UK 250 miles is a long way, in the USA 250 years is a long time.

[@michaeltocci3504]

10:39 is also an important timestamp :)

[@thewizeguide9128]

You should try Ginger Snaps a female werewolf film and original

[@JoWalkabout]

"Don't know why it's not more hyped up" it's literally the most famous werewolf movie of all time. The transformation scene is still talked about as being one of the best transformations ever.

[@quixote6942]

AN IMPORTANT FACT: Michael Jackson Loved the Effects in this Movie SO MUCH, That he personally asked for John Landis (and the effects Coordinator, Rick Baker) to do the effects for a Video he wanted to Do. Without "An American Werewolf in London", We wouldn't have had Michael Jackson's "THRILLER"!

[@cam62cam811]

Oh wow really ?!? Learn something new everyday . Did he ask those guys to do the werecat & zombies ?

[@rickcoona]

Thank you! I was going to post that but did a quick comment search first. Factcheck: *TRUE!*

[@kathleenherron594]

Before the video was released, that fact was released on MTV. It made the build up for the video even more exciting!

[@mrcoconut3652]

@@cam62cam811 yes. In fact the sounds of Michael’s transformation into a ware-cat are the same sounds used for David’s transformation into a wolf

[@damienyoung751]

You sure that's an important fact

[@TheRequiemOfficialReal]

Fun Fact: Michael Jackson was such a big fan of this movie, he wanted John Landis to direct his Thriller video and have Rick Baker to do all of Michael's makeup for the video.

[@carterhurd590]

So cool

[@EntertainmentFan11]

​@@carterhurd590 You're damn right it's cool.

[@shainewhite2781]

This was the first Horror film to win Best Makeup at the Oscars. In fact, the Academy finally recognized the innovation in makeup, creating the category.

[@tonymartinez8718]

Rick Baker did special effects for this movie legendary!

[@Atypical71]

Rick Baker worked on a tv show called Werewolf and it was pretty awesome for the time. I remember more the FX than the actual show, so draw your own conclusions. And I loved the line, 'anyone not have a gun....' A true American. As a citizen of the Independent Republic of Texas, half the crowd would have pulled out rifles....lol

[@tinastar1972]

@@Atypical71 I miss being able to watch that show!! Apparently, they can't release it on video because the soundtrack includes a song one of the bands will not release.

[@sspdirect02]

Baker would win six more times for Harry and the Hendersons, Ed Wood, The Nutty Professor, Men in Black, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Wolfman.

[@Atypical71]

@@tinastar1972 Music causes so much Copyright Law triggers. A serious bummer!!!! I'm gonna have to look for it on 'back channels' or see if its uploaded on youtube....thanks for the info Ms Ashleigh: if you have times where hubby is at work late and you are nervous, get a .22 (perfect for home defense) or Mustard spray (pepper spray). I'm 6'3" and assure you, Pepper Spray would drop any large man.

[@silentjay01]

"What's a Moor?" Well, when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, thats a moor, eh?

[@cometogether999]

🤣🤣🤣

[@fester2306]

You beat me by 5 minutes. Well done.

[@oaf-77]

Morgan Freeman played a Moor in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves

[@johnsmith8906]

Ba boom tssh ;)

[@awkwardashleigh]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@stephensmith3111]

"I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada in Trader Vic's. His hair was perfect." -- Warren Zevon (1978)

[@butnooneshome]

Aaaahhoooooooo !!!!

[@bhedrick101]

The first transformation was the greatest practical makeup effect ever. Done in a lighted room, no CGI.

[@mattgroditski3547]

It was also one of the first modern horror films to win an Oscar for special effects

[@TwilightLink77]

@@mattgroditski3547 Didn’t The Exorcist be the first horror film to win a academy award?

[@BeeBumper]

The Howling is up there

[@KC1976fromDetroit]

Rick Baker did the werewolf special effects for this film. He was offered the job of working on another werewolf movie the same year called The Howling. He was unable to do both jobs, so he recommended his protégé to take on the special effects for The Howling...a guy named Rob Bottin. You've seen his work before, he did all the make up special effects in The Thing. Two of the best special effects artists of the 80s.

[@djC653]

and as I just commented, The Howling was another groundbreaking SFX movie from this time and now we know why.

[@EricaGamet]

Yup... and Baker did Men in Black and Planet of the Apes later on... he's one of the best! Somehow I never heard of Rob Bottin (by name)... another great is Dick Smith.

[@AneudiD78]

Is there any documentary you recommend on special effects with these amazing special effects artists, like Baker, Bottin and others?

[@rolanddeschain6089]

Yeah all these movies were very famous for their prosthetics and make up - and still are today!

[@mportillo78]

Rick baker is one of the best if not the best of all time. Rick also did the makeup for MJ's Thriller. Him, Tom Savini, and Kevin Yager were huge influences on me growing up. 🤘

[@MsDerrrrrrrrr]

The Moors is short for Moorlands which means large uncultivated land. Endless fields, valleys, hills etc. These are the Yorkshire Moors (not far from me). Yorkshire folk are lucky to be so close to national parks and cities within the same half hour drive 😊 x

[@VictorLepanto]

I thought Moors suggested some kind of boggy damp ground?

[@l555mat8]

The shots in the film are the black mountains in South Wales.

[@MsBlackdeath13]

I think it can be classified as the equivilant to the outback in Australia (only warm version). Maybe. We do have moors in Denmark as well - no mountains tho.

[@mugwump242]

@@VictorLepanto I, also, am under the impression a moor is a sizable region composed of (at least, in part) boggy, damp terrain. The marshy land's inhospitableness to farming is why it's uncultivated and very sparsely populated. I believe moors' bog lands are where peat comes from.

[@RetroClassic66]

Although they're supposed to be in the Yorkshire Moors in the film, in reality they’re travelling north through the Black Mountains of South Wales, on the road from Capel-y-ffin to Hay-on-Wye, just west of the English border.

[@zombiTrout]

Why are 80’s horror films so good? Two words: Practical Effects.

[@ericjanssen394]

I’ll add one more: “Mainstream”. 80’s horror movies were made to scare the crap out of EVERYONE on Friday nights, not “bold, unique and disturbing” A24 indie childbirth metaphors for the hardcore fanboys to try and grab grownup artsy critical validation. And if we had Blumhouse “franchise universes”, it was called Friday the 13th.

[@panowa8319]

CGI was great when it came out with "Jurassic Park", now it's been overused and gotten boring.

[@MrMarvelous1973]

They weren't trying to be too perfect like they do these days.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

@@panowa8319 Not only overused, but lazily used. It’s now become the easy thing to do, but there’s something about it that takes away from the ‘reality’ of the film. I think the original Star Wars films feel much more real & lived in compared to the prequels, or sequels. The original Jurassic Park used CGI, but used it sparingly, as a way to compliment the practical effects. Unfortunately, that will soon be extinct & all we’ll have is cgi. It’s like the difference between listening to musicians play instruments & listening to a computer playing synthesized music.

[@nooneofimportance2110]

@@panowa8319 I agree with TheKillerAwokeBeforeDawn. CG isn't just lazy but used for the most banal things. I think the epitome of this is the fact that CG has been used to make merkins and give actresses bigger boobs. It's used by producers and even some directors as a replacement for good acting, story, and even made fight scenes more lazy, because you can just "CG it" now. When will producers learn that CG is a tool, and not a replacement for everything the movie needs?

[@RussVerbofsky]

I cannot be the only one who answers Ashleigh through the screen.

[@awkwardashleigh]

I can hear you

[@williambevins]

No your not. What's weird is the looks I get from my wife if I'm watching on my tablet with headphones.

[@Seereene1]

@@awkwardashleigh oh good b/c I answer you all the time.

[@ajivins1]

@@williambevins How strong are your tablets?

[@fuzzybuddybay]

Absolutely answer her all the time

[@hellavibesofficial]

The subway scene with the escalator is truly a masterful scene in horror cinema.

[@davidanderson1639]

Filmed in Tottenham Court Road station; was an absolute maze that place. Ngl, when I lived down in London, I went & figured out the route he took…sadly no posters for those adult films 😂

[@candicemonique5927]

That was the only scene that was scary to me.

[@harveylee51]

@hellavibesofficial The director John Landis has mentioned that was one of his favourite scenes as well . The actor who plays the posh fellow Gerald Brimsley says he did that faceplant on the escalator stunt himself (maybe 🤔) Love 80's horror 👹👻 And love Ashleigh's reactions Cheers .

[@russevans3586]

"A naked American man stole my balloons." Funniest line in the whole show.

[@smokeyverton7981]

Been there.......

[@tommyzDad]

I love the bit in the porno: Man walks in: *_What are you doing 'ere? You promised never to do this kind of thing again!_* Man in bed with woman: *_I never promised you any such thing._* *_Not you, you twit! Her!_*

[@NoobGamer-hn5rs]

@@tommyzDad lmao oh god i remember that line... it gets me laughing everytime i watch LOL

[@rikkilleen3169]

I have the audio clip in my phone's music library so it occasionally plays at random times between songs.

[@grapeape4092]

Ashleigh needs to watch Boogie Nights.

[@dylandaly2002]

FUN FACT: Every song that’s played throughout the film has the word “Moon” in it.

[@matthewhearn9910]

They were really tempted to break the rule to include Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London," because it's such an obvious choice and a bop, but decided the rule is too good to have an exception to it. Probably would've tipped the tone over into being more of a comedy than a horror with some funny dialogue.

[@mattleuty5285]

Wow I've seen this movie lots and lots of times and never knew that!!! Thanks my friend.

[@clawkelsay2006]

INCORRECT: Rebel Music by Francis Monkman Bruton Music Ltd Passport For Soho Music by Trevor Duncan JW Media Music Ltd Past Present And Beyond Music by Trevor Bastow Bruton Music Ltd Cold Sweat Music by Andrew Pryce Jackman Bruton Music Ltd Santa Lucia Traditional Transcribed and Arranged by Teodoro Cottrau Performed by Griffin Dunne and David Naughton

[@aaronbarlow4376]

Funny how TBR was puzzled about the connection for so long.

[@youssraasaoul]

Another FUN FACT: this movie became a big inspiration for Thriller by Michael Jackson ❤️ he worked with the same director and makeup artist

[@billfinn5373]

"By-y-y-y-ye" like a sheep was funny enough but "Paint me like one of your French girls you know what I'm sayin" completely did me in.

[@keyman6689]

The transformation scene was a crowning achievement in practical effects at the time. It inspired Michael Jackson to transform in the Thriller video. Then the next year gave us The Thing, for another leap forward in effects.

[@Aazure_Skys]

I would like to see Ashley do a reaction review of Thriller. I know it's not a movie, but with the horror movie make up / theam music video I'd like to see what she makes of it.

[@jowbloe3673]

@@Aazure_Skys - *Thriller,* very appropriate for the Halloween season.

[@boomhall]

John Landis who directed this was hired by Jackson to direct the Thriller video.

[@scottlyttle5586]

Makeup effects by Rick Baker--this was his first Oscar win. He's since gone on to be an FX legend.

[@jathygamer8746]

Rick Baker the Monster Maker

[@ravenstormchild6491]

Rick Baker s KING!

[@KevinLockamy]

Actually the academy created the effects makeup category for this scene.

[@beardedartisan]

"But surely there wouldn't be a pub in the middle of nowhere ..." Aha ha ha, welcome to rural Scotland :D

[@ernestitoe]

Actually that was filmed in Wales.

[@johnrust592]

All fans of this movie: "The werewolf effects are awesome!" Ashley: "Oh my God, I'm gonna throw up!"

[@joebyrum9241]

"Even a man who is pure in heart, And says his prayers by night, May become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms, And the moon is full and bright."

[@DarthTach]

And here we have a person of culture here.

[@lawr5764]

"...and the autumn moon is bright" was the line in THE WOLF MAN. The better version you stated was used in the sequels. (just in case anyone cares)

[@salvationsplace]

thank you. Just thank you

[@astrada5380]

The original Universal pictures horror film classic with Claude Rains and Lon Chaney Jr reference? Freaking awesome

[@otakuwolf4ever985]

"Or crave another's blood when the sun goes down and his body takes to flight." Van Hellsing

[@veryvarley6706]

"Dog soldiers" is a great werewolf movie. A real cult following that has more fun/difference than most monster films.

[@CinobiteReacts]

Up voting so she sees! Such a great British horror

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Okay movie. I stopped watching werewolf movies after the Ginger Snaps trilogy, since they were the pinnacle and can never be topped. Ever.

[@collinrosenmarkle62]

One of my favorite movies

[@Kurtiscott]

“Ginger Snaps” comes to mind as well.

[@cameronmonaghan6883]

It's my favourite Werewolf film

[@jamesharper3933]

A moor is a tract of open, uncultivated land preserved for hunting. The werewolf is the silver bullet. Piccadilly Circus is London's Time Square. Public X rated theaters were a thing back then. I live in the Roanoke VA area and we had one (Lee Theater). It opened as a regular theater in 1941. The first movie it played was Little Foxes with Bette Davis. In the 1970's it became a porno theater and was shut down around 1985. In England the police do NOT carry guns.

[@minnesotajones261]

Yup, Porno theaters were a thing until the internet and free porn...

[@jksgameshelf3378]

Yeah, just like Times Square in NYC used to have lots of porn theaters, so did London. In fact, that area right off Piccadilly Circus is Soho and still have the vast majority of sex shops, etc. Also, no, police in England do not carry guns unless they're part of special squads, like the ones that were called out to shoot David. And, yes, any color bullet will kill a werewolf. The whole silver bullet thing is just in the movies, silly girl, not real life!

[@Acme1970]

I grew up in Brooklyn in the 70's and 80's and every neighborhood had a porn theater, Times Square in Manhattan had porn theaters and shops everywhere until maybe the mid 90's, it was a different time.

[@djC653]

same in St.Croix USVI - and that theater was like a 1/2 block away from the police station, lol.

[@TheAbstruseOne]

Yeah, VCRs were expensive and you'd have theaters showing porn. The people who visited them were called "the raincoat crowd" because they'd typically wear long coats to hide what they were doing during the screening. But yeah, they were a thing up until probably the 90s. Hell, famously in 1991, Paul Reubens aka Pee Wee Herman was arrested for indecent exposure after being caught in a theater.

[@toob1979]

"Werewolf?" "There wolf. There castle." Thought you'd appreciate the _Young Frankenstein_ reference. If you need a bit of funny werewolf content, you could always watch _Hotel Transylvania,_ which features Steve Buscemi as the most beleaguered Wolfman in cinema history. Your house is haunted.

[@scottlyttle5586]

House is haunted.. By a cat... Anybody up to make a spooky cat trailer?

[@ef445]

And Transylvania 6-5000!

[@LiquidAwesomePersonified]

"What HUGE knockers!" "thank you!" "i meant the door..."

[@shathriel]

Frau Blucher...........neighhhhhhh

[@matthewganong1730]

“Ginger Snaps” is a fantastic werewolf movie. Also a bit of a black comedy, and interesting because the main characters are women.

[@ShatteredTrousers]

One of my all-time favourites! 😁

[@aaronbarlow4376]

I want to see a movie about a red head woman with gigantic neck and shoulder muscles as a werewolf called 'Ginger traps'.

[@stephenniehaus8635]

Agreed. The best werewolf movie

[@stephenniehaus8635]

Guns are banned in the UK

[@ilejovcevski79]

The greatest twist of this movie IMO is that, despite being made in the early 80's, the werewolf looks scarier and more real then almost any other werewolf they made in the years after, up to this point.

[@danger2bananas]

On my film course at university one of the tutors told us if you can do it for real do it for real it will always look better

[@ilejovcevski79]

@@danger2bananas i fully agree!

[@everyonelovesmajima]

That's Rick Baker who also did the makeup and effects for Thriller which totally still has the best-looking zombies ever.

[@garricksmalley1733]

Too True.

[@dontbstingy3587]

Honestly I appreciate the transformation scene, and the final form still looks amazing, but Dog Soldiers took it up a level for me. Also, I think Late Phases had a unique and cool concept too.

[@Trendyflute]

One of my favorite little things about this movie, the makeup is so good and there was so much confidence in it, the first time we see Jack "alive" with all his wounds, it's in a brightly lit room where you can see every bit of makeup from every angle with lots of lighting and it all looks fantastic. It just speaks to the quality of the practical effects of this film, and then they added a decent romance, lots of great humor, a strong cast, and plenty of clever slights on film and society in general and made a classic.

[@ThreadBomb]

The makeup was great, but with that kind of work you have to be careful how you light it and what angle you photograph from, so that it seems part of the body rather than stuck on top.

[@RealTechZen]

When the movie came out, all of the talk I heard about it, all of the word-of-mouth, was about the prosthetics and makeup. The only talk about the story or acting came down to, "Well, it's a werewolf movie!"

[@drakocarrion]

"surely there wouldn't be a pub in the middle of nowhere" Oh Ashleigh. How little you know the Brits. lol

[@lunacron]

American Werewolf in London is considered to have some of the best practical effects ever.

[@awkwardashleigh]

well I agree completely!

[@mekkio77]

It's the gold standard. And forty years later, no one has come close to topping it. There are just some things that look better in practical effects.

[@songsayswhat]

It and The Thing (original). I miss practical effects. Sometimes you need them and not just CGI.

[@kennethfharkin]

@@songsayswhat If you mean The Thing by Carpenter then it is NOT the original. The original was The Thing From Another World from 1951 but you are correct. The Carpenter film and this one both have spectacular practical effects.

[@rmhartman]

@@kennethfharkin The problem is that Carpenter named his prequel (the one that covered the events at the Norwegian outpost) "The Thing" also. I think the idea is that they are really just one long movie, but it's really just confusing.

[@rcrawford42]

"Surely there wouldn't be a pub in the middle of nowhere" -- Oh, Ashleigh. It's England. The pub was built when it was somewhere, and then the somewhere disappeared but the pub stayed.

[@iapetusmccool]

Either that or it was a day's journey away from Somewhere on the road to Somewhere Else.

[@Drforrester31]

I really love this movie for being able to have funny characters but never quite stopping being an actual horror movie. And one can never praise Rick Baker's incredible makeup/special effects enough

[@greatestscott6599]

Good to see ya, Doc. Proposition Deep 13 has my vote!

[@darthmix]

Yeah this is basically the definitive werewolf movie. Also still the best werewolf transformation ever put to film, and all practical, zero CG. So good.

[@taoist32]

CG barely existed back then.

[@markmcelligott2542]

Nah, the big first transformation in the Howling was better and scarier

[@trailhiker43]

Yes, it's called Piccadilly Circus and is like London's version of Times Square.

[@RichardX1]

And I guess that, like Times Square, it was... seedier, in the 80s?

[@kennethfharkin]

Technically the Pre-Giuliani era Times Square in NYC when it was full of hookers, sex shops, peep shows and such. Likewise before the advent of home video porn theaters were common in many places. The much of the actual rise of home video and the deciding factor of VHS vs Betamax in the home video format wars can be attributed to the porn industry.

[@elliotvernon7971]

​@@RichardX1 It runs into Soho, which was the porno part of London in the 1970s and 1980s.

[@RichardX1]

Ah.

[@ajivins1]

@@elliotvernon7971 Always sounds like Sam Jackson as Santa to me; "So, Ho..."

[@mwroach1251]

"And now he's nakey with bullet holes." I want that on a shirt with no other context.

[@michaelmcfarland1716]

"There wouldn't be a pub in the middle of nowhere!" Welcome to England and Scotland.

[@krashd]

Yeah, farmer's like a drink as much as the next person.

[@HemlockRidge]

MOOR: A tract of open infertile, uncultivated upland, or boggy/grassy areas of peat. A heath. Usually covered with gorse and heather.

[@marianne5055]

Where Othello and Heathcliff ha g out

[@thomast8539]

Who doesn't like to be covered by Heather?

[@stantheman9072]

@@thomast8539 Well, tbh, I can think of one I’d rather not.

[@baileyboy3021]

@@thomast8539 Speaking of, recommend "Heathers" to Ashleigh.

[@scottstewart5784]

It's spelled MOOP, bubble boy

[@TheRavenholme]

*You:* _Genuine fear, great relief_ *Cat:* "Mother, why are you filming me?" Buddy just looks so judgmental. 😆

[@sam11771177]

Public X rated theaters were a thing back in the day, even here in America. This is a cult classic among us horror movie fans. Always love your reviews but especially Hallobeans!

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

Famously Paul Rubens was fond of them.

[@lolmao500]

And there werent school shootings back then. Coincidence? I think NOT!

[@bennychristensen4314]

I went to Times Square in 1977 and there were at least a dozen porn theaters there. The biggest movie in NYC at the time was Deep Throat.

[@sixstr1ng]

You have to understand that time period. This was 1981. There was no such thing as the Internet. No one had a cell phone or a computer. There was no such thing as on demand. If someone wanted to watch porn, you had two options. You could go into your local video store and rent one on VCR, which for many people was the more embarrassing choice. You have to stand in line with your copy of your movie, right next to people who are renting The Godfather, Superman or whatever else, and hand your movie to the cashier who would probably look at you a little bit funny. I remember standing with my friends trying to figure out what movie we were renting, and once in a while someone go into that back section where they kept the 18 and older movies, and believe me we noticed it. We’d be whispering “that guy just went back THERE, did you see it??” Or option B, you could go to a theater and maybe be surrounded by four or five other guys who are there for the same purpose as you, and won’t be judging you.

[@Steve_Blackwood]

Yeah, I remember when I was going to college in the 80s, there was one of those in downtown Birmingham. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@phila3884]

Ashley, this movie was such a big deal for decades- literally one of the first cult classics. But its relevance has sadly faded to the point where your generation has barely even heard of it. These reaction channels are helping to fix that. But trust me, everyone from the original release era was talking this up.

[@ThreadBomb]

I still seeing people recommending it to reaction channels, and it always gets brought up in discussions about werewolves (unless they're talking about Twilight).

[@davidz2562]

Why has its relevance faded? Why isn't it regarded as one of the best films?

[@davidz2562]

@@ThreadBomb Why are the Twilight films so popular?

[@Kotten84]

"A naked american man stole my balloons" will never fail to make me laugh.

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

Especially the mother's "What?" 😂 It was so random to her. 🤣

[@fday1964]

Jenny Agutter, the nurse, was in Logun's Run, a sort of sci fi classic. She recently appeared in the MCU films, mainly the Captain America films. The Howling is another werewolf film to check out.

[@gkkes]

Also The Railway Children and Walkabout

[@Testacabeza]

@@gkkes Don't make me remember her there....

[@ThatGuy-cb3yv]

Logans run! That's what I remember her from. Haha thank you.

[@dpcnreactions7062]

I love Logan's Run!

[@Testacabeza]

@@ThatGuy-cb3yv Oh yeah.

[@davidransom4703]

The best tranfomation of a man to a wererwolf ever.. still holds up. The howling being the 2nd best

[@jeanpaulmedellin]

I know! It’s been over 30 years and this movie still stands strong.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Ashleigh should watch The Howling also, these two early '80s masterpieces kind of go hand in hand I'm sure it'll be a successful watch as well.

[@steve-rb9bm]

It's Not as good as this werewolf transformation kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHmWgYWJnJ2Fm68😅

[@christopherterry4216]

Howling was the scarier movie. The effects were just as impressive, on half the budget.

[@davidransom4703]

@@steve-rb9bm whaat? you got me good i was really looking forward to something ive never seen before and then this master..lol ...piece shows up

[@bravehome4276]

Speaking of werewolf movies, you can never go wrong with the classic "Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein", with the werewolf played by Lon Chaney, Jr. :)

[@mattlazarus2489]

I'm a werewolf movie buff and when you said you were watching this I got anxious, it has in my opinion, the creepiest werewolf howl when it's stalking them on the moors of any other werewolf flik. Love this movie.

[@reuvengershon6625]

Agreed. Nothing else comes close

[@ClickToPreview]

Beans through the doorcrack was perfect. Beans definitely knows what time of year it is!!

[@SpottedQ]

It was very popular as a horror staple for my generation (class of 85') - we loved it and watched it many times - practically a cult classic.

[@pbf7719]

It always cracks me up seeing younger people's reactions to the existence of porno theaters back in the day. Those were wild times lol

[@RichardX1]

It's how we know that Ashleigh has probably never heard of Pee-Wee Herman.

[@nekroman81]

@@RichardX1 Or that she's never seen Taxi Driver, which I now recommend to watch on November 1st. Pee Wees Big Adventure November 2nd.

[@greigclement9081]

The U.S. show "The Deuce" was a great drama that looked at the seedier side of Times Square in the 70s and the rise (sorry) of porn theatres, and the industry in general.

[@henrytjernlund]

The US had openly advertised porn theaters on main street too. Maybe still are some. But most cities "cleaned up" cleared them out or they are less openly advertised now.

[@michaelcole8196]

Millennials: "go team Jacob!" GenX and older: "Allow us to introduce you to team David."

[@amandacogger3075]

I like it

[@msdarby515]

Beans staring at you down the hallway is the scariest part of this entire episode.

[@emperorkalan]

The "This is no reason for hysterics" guy at 6:13 was played by Frank Oz, who you know as the voice of Yoda in the Star Wars movies, the Wiseman in Labrynth, had another live-action bit-part in The Blues Brothers, and a whole bunch of Muppets including Miss Piggy, who shows up here in the "Nazi Orcs kill my family" dream.

[@Steve_Blackwood]

Yeah, saw another reaction where the guys said “He sounds just like Kermit”. 😂 They had no idea who he really was.

[@williamjones6031]

He also played the main arrest officer busting Louis in Trading Places.

[@baileyboy3021]

@@Steve_Blackwood @Octokrool

[@ididthisonpulpous6526]

Frank Oz is also a quite accomplished director. He directed What About Bob?, Bowfinger and lengthy list great movies. Frank Oz is an amazingly talented guy!

[@tinastar1972]

He was also in The Blues Brothers. "One condom...soiled..."

[@tremorsfan]

I love how happy the newlywed couple still are, even after they've been murdered.

[@Pixelologist]

That kills me! And so few KZbinrs even note it. WTF?

[@kentholle2166]

The comment about him being Jewish when he’s at the hospital is a circumcision joke. It also sets the table for the nightmare sequence later in the film with the Nazi stormtrooper wolves.

[@nohandlenotme]

I love the fact that Ashleigh has more questions about the 80's then about werewolves!

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Both figments of the ancient era..

[@indridcold3762]

@@jean-paulaudette9246 it's not rocket science

[@tahitifan100]

@@indridcold3762 It's weird science

[@BajaBCat]

This movie is one of the best movies ever made in my opinion. It blends horror, comedy, and dark satire so well and almost effortlessly. The transformation scene (which was a pain to film) is still considered a one of the greatest achievements in cinematic history. Love it.

[@JJPlayes]

Hotter movie transformations must be done in the dark or offscreen. They can not be done on camera without people laughing. No no no... this was made to destroy that filming rule. They brought in the best to make it real. Thus frank oz / muppet show involvement on the technical side of puppetry.

[@metalevilution4565]

100% agree!

[@Dougtheslugmcdoug]

There's a lot you can do with the werewolf genre, look at Dog Soldiers, British squadies take on werewolves in Scotland, The Howling, a nice little twist on the whole moon thing and strangely enough involves a porn theatre too, and The Company of Wolves, early 80's again and a twist on little red ridinghood with Angela Lansbury as the granny.

[@nates9029]

" Who the hell is that person and why are they naked?" You do know how the myth of werewolves works, right? 😁

[@AnOldYoungGuy]

Fun fact: David Naughton had a hit single back in the disco era titled "Makin' It", which, if memory serves, was featured in the movie Meatballs, starring the one and only Bill Murray!

[@litl_kim]

And the one season tv show by the same name ☺️ still a good song!

[@AnOldYoungGuy]

@@litl_kim Indeed. I actually still have the original 45!

[@fday1964]

David was also in a popular Dr Pepper commercial.

[@LibraKing3121]

He was slated to be the next "Big Thing!" Back when you needed to be a triple threat: Sing Act & Dance! Today you need NONE of those attributes to become famous. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2KnZmuIqq2sjLc

[@RichardX1]

@@fday1964 He was THE spokesman for Dr. Pepper until this movie came out. Then they dropped him because of all the nude scenes in this film.

[@Steve10578]

5:40 - "Who the hell is that person and why are they naked" He was the Werewolf that has transformed back to his Human form. Naked because Werewolves don't seem to wear clothes. LOL

[@maccladoz]

Interesting Fact: One of the patrons in the Slaughtered Lamb was a very young Rik Mayall who went on to become one of Britain's funniest comedians, starring in the absolute classic TV series, The Young Ones and in the hilarious TV show "Bottom".

[@LibraKing3121]

You have BLOWN my mind today!! I NEVER knew that!! Absolutely LOVE Rik Mayall (RIP) & "The Young Ones!!"

[@aaronbarlow4376]

Don't forget Mad Gerald and Lord Flashheart in the legendary 'Blackadder'. RIP

[@TheScarecrow78]

The make-up effects in this film are truly astounding.

[@doctorbjones2283]

That's why it won the first ever academy award for special achievement in makeup.

[@jeanpaulmedellin]

So far I haven’t seen any movie that has done a masterful work as this one.

[@thegingergyrl455]

I miss practical effects.

[@VOTEBLUEFORYOU2024]

I liked the effects used in this film except for that final jump cut at the end of the transformation. It always takes me out of it. That said, The Howling transformation is actually my favorite. It's similar to this but the design is very different and the on screen transformation actually begins with the human, having been shot in the head, pulling a bullet out of his forehead and THEN changing. It's far more graphic and gruesome and horrifying. The Howling came out in March of 81 and this film was released in August. I guess fewer people must've seen it. The Howling's effects were done by Rob Bottin who, among many other big films, did the practical effects for Carpenter's The Thing.

[@ShortyLongstrokin]

Rick Baker's work is incredible. His zombie makeup on Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video was amazing as well, and both that video and this film were directed by John Landis.

[@williamhervey6409]

Cars who's doors swing towards the center are referred to as suicide doors and the makeup supervisor, Rick Baker, won his first Oscar of many for this movie

[@michaelbastraw1493]

"Two, he doesn't have opposable thumbs anymore." Spit-take Number 2, Ashleigh. Best. Leo.

[@The_Deaf_Aussie]

If you can hear Beans footsteps up the stairs, you know its time to put Beans on a strict diet. lmao

[@thomast8539]

Uh, that wasn't Beans. That cat was just as freaked as Ashleigh.

[@kristianberg4264]

Omg, this made me laugh so hard, I thought the same thing. Lol

[@RiffHarvester]

Dude!!! My parents couldn't afford a babysitter and took me with them to see this in the theaters in 1981. I was 2. I legitimately remember freaking out when David transformed in the apartment. They had no idea how scary the movie was going to be.

[@conureron3792]

Oh nice, from the “Slaughtered Lamb” to the Silence of the Lambs. Nice segue!

[@zaftra]

There's many pubs in the middle of nowhere in the UK, mainly old stage coach inns that still exits, and to serve the local farming community; and yes, they are exactly like that when you walk in, but stay like that till you walk out..

[@acdc09]

It's fun to see Beans getting in the spirit of Halloween and almost scaring the poop out of you 😹

[@fuzzybuddybay]

While I love the two main guy characters, I adore the nurse (Jenny Agutter). I loved her in Logan's Run too.

[@hedgehog1965uk]

She's a goddess. Still beautiful at 68.

[@weirdbeard2244]

Since you mentioned “Miss Piggy as herself,” Frank Oz is the man at 6:11, and he did (among many characters) Piggy, Fozzie, Bert, Grover and Yoda.

[@harveylee51]

@Weird Beard when FRANK OZ says'' Mr KEESLER please!! '' you can hear BERT in his voice also the MUPPET SHOW was filmed in ENGLAND which is how OZ ended up playing YODA because The EMPIRE STRIKES back was also filmed in ENGLAND phewww that was a lot of capital letters and it's all connected!😁 love AWIL one of the best Horror movies and love ASHLEIGH'S reviews CHEERS.

[@greatestscott6599]

DOCTOR: Your friend is dead. OZ: Wacka-wacka!

[@CinobiteReacts]

"Dog Soldiers" (2002) is an AWESOME cult classic British werewolf film. And you should watch "Demons 2" from 1986, the prosthetics in that is great (You don't need to have seen the first one)

[@Sir.Wiggalot]

"there wouldn't be a pub in the middle of nowhere" lmao England has pubs everywhere.

[@russellmassey9324]

Yep - the Slaughtered Lamb was in village that had a church. On the North Yorkshire moors it might be 15 miles to the next village, so that pub would cater to the village itself and to all the farms within 7 or 8 miles. Part of the definition of a village is that it has a religious building (i.e. the church), and a central meeting place (sometimes a church hall, but most often a pub). If it is lacking either of these it is only a hamlet, and not a village.

[@rcrawford42]

@@russellmassey9324 And it's a real pub, though the interior was shot south of London and the exteriors in Wales.

[@rnw2739]

@@rcrawford42 It's now just a house unfortunately.

[@alanholck7995]

And don't call me Shirley

[@apizzathatgiantforthesimpl5191]

I distinctly remember watching the ending and thinking, "Well that was...abrupt."

[@mentaldiversions]

The actress playing the nurse is Jenny Agutter. Remember her face. She was in Logan's Run and will be playing a part in the Marvel stuff you are working through.

[@my_randomology]

That transformation sequence is STILL a standard for creature effects even with CGI. It is INCREDIBLE.

[@blondbear2]

Watch Michael Jackson's "Thriller", there is a smaller version of that scene.

[@radwolf76]

@@blondbear2 Because Michael saw this film, and got a hold of the director, John Landis, and asked him to make a music video for him like it. They did decide to make him a werecat instead of a werewolf because they felt it was a better fit for a dancer.

[@Mjhatch32]

The Howling , released just after this is also a great werewolf flick.

[@Psilocybin77]

Lmao that suspense filled ending was perfect!!!!! The shot of the killer beans, could not have been done better in any horror movie! Beans, standing there, waiting, deadly, silent.....a furry Micheal Myers.

[@QuillGordon]

As a New Englander, I appreciate the fact that you said " wicked awesome". This is one of my favorite movies; good job!

[@eliberdinner4808]

"Dog Soldiers" is another really good werewolf movie.

[@sylverlokkshinbreaker6090]

Dog soldiers is awesome, and so is jack Nicholson in Wolf.

[@thewickedwizard]

Dog Soldiers is utterly amazing but I think a lot of the dialogue in that movie will be wasted on Ashleigh. One for the Brits!

[@Oddballkane]

I hope I give you the shits lol

[@terryemery4348]

"One, he's busy. Two, he doesn't have opposable thumbs anymore." Best...line...ever!

[@gordondavis6168]

The ending is abrupt but: it is memorable, what else needs to be done or said?, it highlights the fact that the suffering and limbo status of the werewolf’s victims have come to an end.

[@Acme1970]

Yep there was no need for an epilogue style wrap up for this story, it would have served no purpose.

The ending was perfect, the main protagonist was downed. Other KZbin Reactors loved it. 😉

[@El_Smeghead]

The "dream within a dream" scene gets everybody 🤣

[@lawr5764]

Hope you never have one of those for real. It's really unnerving.

[@jrrollins84]

The man in the hospital with the mustache, that was Frank Oz. He was the voice and puppeteer of Yoda from Star Wars.

[@EQSATUB]

YOUR HOUSE IS HAUNTED! Rick Baker won the first Oscar for Best Makeup for his groundbreaking work here.

[@thomast8539]

That wasn't Beans on her stairs.

[@theprophet9429]

“Do Police not carry guns?” Oh, Ashleigh...

[@corvus1970]

I know, right?

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

It’s not needed in this part of the world.

[@haeleth7218]

The scene outside The "Slaughtered Lamb" was in Crickadarn in mid-Wales, UK.The interior of the pub was filmed down south in a real pub in England.

[@jaxonrenick5536]

Jenny Agutter, the nurse, is also in the movie Logan's Run, which I highly recommend that you add to your movie list.

[@Stillenacht3D]

As werewolf movies go, I'd be interested in seeing your take on Ginger Snaps

[@O_Towne_Bear]

Hellz yas!

[@AA1891]

Another werewolf movie she should watch is Dog Soldiers

[@bryanobrien2726]

Ginger Snaps is probably my favorite werewolf movie . American werewolf in London is certainly up there and it definitely gets bonus points for being a quality classic , but GS is good in similar ways . It's a more modern girl-power tour de force that's just a fun ride . It's gross , it's funny , it's scary , it's really got a lot going for it . I always recommend it .

[@CassianoDalPizzol]

Silver Bullet is a very nice movie too

[@chrissandoval7675]

ginger snaps has often shown up in my recommendations. never knew it was a werewolf film. being as decent werewolf movies are far and few between i'm going to give this a watch. thanks all.

[@michaelcrump3110]

I'm pretty sure I was the first person to suggest this movie on KZbin. I'm so happy you were able to get to it. You're beautiful and amazing, keep it going!!

[@raysibley2038]

Yes! werewolf movies are DOPE "Silver Bullet" is SOLID too

[@oaf-77]

I always liked ‘Wolfen’

[@ianobrien3248]

@@oaf-77 When the Wolf pops up in the car I freaked out. I was only 7 though when I saw it.

[@michaelriddick7116]

Silver Bullet!!! :) Also: Wolfman (Del Toro, Hopkins,Weaving) Wolf (Nicholson, Spader, Pfeiffer), Underworld (Beckinsale, Speedman, Sheen), Blood and Chocolate (Bruckner💘, Martinez, Dancy), The Howling (Wallace, Macnee) 😁

[@raysibley2038]

@@michaelriddick7116 one werewolf I can't stand is...."Wolfen" it bored me to death!!😂

[@raysibley2038]

@@oaf-77 that one put me to sleep

[@emperorkalan]

Yes, porno theaters were a thing back in 1981 and had been since the 70s. Home videotapes eventually drove them out of business just by being more private, but those were still too new in 1981 to put that dent in them yet. And the place where it was at is Picadilly Circus, the "circus" part being the traffic circle, not a place with clowns and animal acts. Yes, it's sort of London's version of Times Square, and, like Times Square, it was on the rough and sleazy side in 1981 (think "Big"). Which meant it had its own unsavory version of clowns and animal acts, so maybe the "circus" part fits after all.

[@michaelschwartz8730]

Us old timers consider this one a classic. Most horror comedies aren't scary or funny. Love that it still holds up

[@conureron3792]

Great special effects in this one…back when it wasn’t all computer generated.

[@rmhartman]

And still better than the CGI.

[@dan_hitchman007]

None of it was back then. Creature effects were in-camera as God intended.

[@willpartin4016]

This movie is well known and talked about. I just rewatched it a few nights ago. Other good werewolf movies you should watch are, The Howling, and Silver Bullet. I recently watched those too as well.

[@lawr5764]

...and WOLFEN.

[@weissfussindianer]

Great Choice Ashleigh, and it was so much fun to watch you watching that movie. i laughed my head of. XD For me, american werewolf is the perfect mixup between fun and thrill. On One hand all those obvious or hidden jokes, how Jack speaks with his alive friend, how David goes 3-4 times to the fridge "i'm not hungry" or even the Songs in the movie, that are telling from the moon. And: "Stay away from the moor" ;-). But on the other side brutal horror that (as we can see in your video) still can scare people. The Effects won the first Oscar for Make-up. And the man behind it,Rick Baker, leads this category with 7 Oscars out of 11 nominations. there were no Computers in 1982 that could create specialeffects. So what you see is mostly rubber, clay, paint and stoppmotion animation. And btw: YOUR HOUSE IS HAUNTED by this creepy cat, i guess ;-)

[@wildbao]

Suggestion: Arsenic and Old Lace…lighthearted macabre old time campy comedy halloween classic.

[@markhackett2302]

It is a black and white film adapted from a stage play, so it can play a little "off" for modern audiences, though.

[@eliberdinner4808]

Seconding this!

[@sdube001]

I third this! I love Arsenic and Old Lace.

[@cpt203]

Agreed, great film.

[@GF_Baltar]

At the time this movie was released in 1981, X-rated adult film theatres were still a fairly common thing in major cities. New York's Times Square was infamous for this during the 60's, 70's, and 80's. Some of these venues made a pretense of being sophisticated "art" houses (like the famous Grand Pussycat Cinema on Broadway) but most of them were grimy peep show emporiums, such the one seen in this movie. If you ever watch the 1976 Robert De Niro movie "Taxi Driver", you'll get a prime view of 1970's Times Square sleaze. British novelist L.P. Hartley nailed it when he said "The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

[@bottlecaps2741]

There's still one in my city, I went about 20 years ago as I was curious. Damn I wish I could have learnt how to levitate. Everything about it was gross.

[@josepha5885]

There was a theater in my town that showed x-rated movies and grindhouse movies. One week they'd show Deep Throat and the following week they'd show Last House On The Left or The Hills Have Eyes. My mom took me there to see Last House, Don't Look In The Basement, Scream Blackula Scream, and Cannibal Girls

[@Madbandit77]

@@josepha5885 Your mom sounds interesting.

[@ChurchOfTheHolyMho]

Ashley, There was a drive-in theater on the Alcoa Hwy (by the flea market) that used to show pornos. Can you imagine living in a neighboring house, having to hear 80s porn blasting from 50 crappy drive-in theater speakers? LOL

[@TheLeprechaunjm]

Toronto had at least one which was very close to the heart of downtown on Yonge Street... but I NEVER WENT IN IT (that's my story, and I'm sticking to it).

[@ryanfeatherstone3868]

I’d much sooner believe that werewolves existed than a completely empty London tube station! Great reaction as always Ashleigh...love from Canada🇨🇦

[@davidmcneill4777]

“OMG, his pee-pee!” Had me rolling...This is why we love you, Ashleigh!

[@hedgehog1965uk]

But she cut out the bit where you see the lovely Jenny Agutter's "titties".

[@ThePharaz]

I was like what is she like 5?

[@dadoctah]

Wouldn't you like to see a pee-pee too? (Seriously, I'm sure I remember some really blatant Dr Pepper product placement in this movie because of its star. Or maybe I'm confusing it with him in "Midnight Madness".)

[@Pixelologist]

It's times like that when her inner 15-year-old really comes out. lol!

[@singinglibrarian88]

Beans coming up the stairs and sitting there was the scariest thing of this episode!

I remember how (in)famous the transformation was back in the day. People were praising it to no end. Lots of text written about it. And it still impresses you, 40 years later…