An American Werewolf in London (1981)One of my favorite horror movie.
It shows that horror movies can also be funny.
Before you run out and get this, please understand that it is VERY RACY and is most definitely not suitable for young children.
Having said that, anyone here been to England, and can vouch that nurses in England are like Nurse Alex Price? What do I mean? Prim Proper, Naughty nurse??

Anyone??
John Landis more know for comedy rather then horror.
After he finished The Blues Brothers and made a name for himself, Unviersal/Polygram Picture greenlit this and gave him a budget of 10 million.
When he first conceive the movie, and found out that there was alot of incentive for movie makers to make movies in England, he went okay werewolf in London, done.
He then ask Rick Baker, if the transformation sequence can be done and Rick Said, he would think about it.
When he called Rick and said he had the budget, Rick was already working on
The Howling (1981)!!!
John had a few choice words which he shared with Rick and Rick said, okay I was get my protege to work on The Howling (I will consult) which will free me up to do your movie. And thank goodness for THAT!!
I also love the special feature. I did not know alot about this movie, namely
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When Griffin Dunne first got fitted with his first maim makeup, as the makeup was being applied, he got more nd more depressed. Makeup artist Rick Baker, asked him why he was depressed, and his reply was, "Have you seen me?" (Internally, he was freaking out and was very concern that his mom who was sick at the time, would eventually see him in that state)
The old lady in the zoo was not told that the man coming out of the bush, was completely naked (zoo scene). She later told actor David Naughton (naked man), "Oh, I did not look down."

When John Landis first wrote the script in 1969, the porn cinema was actually a cartoon cinema, and original, he wrote that the movie being shown on screen was a violent cartoon. But in 1981, the same cinema by then was an adult cinema, so he changed his script to adult film being shown at the cinema.
They actually shot the adult film being shown in the cinema!!!

I am actually upset that they removed the bums killing scene because of the violence!!
If you want a funny funny horror movie, look no further.
Enjoy
My Two Sen