An American Werewolf In London Deleted Scenes Site

Perhaps the most beloved part of the film is Griffin Dunne’s performance as the decaying, ghostly Jack. In the final film, Jack visits David with increasing levels of decomposition—slashed throat, exposed skull, missing eye.

The most famous omitted sequence from the film involves David Kessler’s first full night as a werewolf. In the theatrical cut, we see David wake up naked at the London Zoo the next morning, leaving the details of his nocturnal rampage to the viewer's imagination until he reads the morning paper.

The Ultimate Guide to the Deleted Scenes of An American Werewolf in London

The intimate scene between David and Nurse Alex Price (Jenny Agutter) was toned down and shortened to satisfy censors. an american werewolf in london deleted scenes

Several non-horror scenes were trimmed or altered depending on the region and release format:

John Landis has stated in interviews that much of the cut footage no longer exists in a watchable format. In the 1980s, film studios routinely discarded or neglected cut negatives. While some promotional stills and behind-the-scenes photographs of these scenes exist in collector circles, the actual moving pictures are likely lost to time.

🩸 If you thought the final rampage in London was intense, the original cut was apparently much more violent. Landis trimmed significant chunks of the werewolf’s attack on the hospital staff to avoid an X rating. Gore hounds would have seen much more carnage before the tragic freeze-frame ending. Perhaps the most beloved part of the film

Another version of the tramp encounter, separate from the primary “death scene,” was also rumored to have been cut. This sequence involved the werewolf grabbing a tramp, taking him off-screen, and then throwing him back into the frame missing limbs. This aligns with the legend of the lost footage and further cements the idea that the original cut of the film was far more brutal than the version audiences eventually saw.

An unreleased sequence showed David waking up to find Jack sitting in the corner of the room, actively examining his own throat wounds. Jack originally had more dialogue lamenting the exact physical sensation of being torn apart by the hound. The scene was shortened to maximize the comedic timing of Jack casually drinking a soda and eating David’s hospital food despite having a shredded esophagus. 3. The Infamous "Ambush" Dream Sequence

Unfortunately, the likelihood of a fully restored version is slim. In various interviews, John Landis has stated that he considers the theatrical release to be his definitive director's cut. Furthermore, much of the cut footage was physically trimmed from the negative, and the excised celluloid has either degraded or been lost in studio vaults over the last forty years. In the theatrical cut, we see David wake

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