An American Werewolf in Paris [1997]

Country of Origin: USA / UK / Luxembourg / Netherlands / France
Year of Production: 1996
Running Times: 105 mins
Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby Digital

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: J&M Entertainment presents in association with Cometstone Pictures and Avrora Media and Delux Productions   A Richard Claus production  An Anthony Waller film

/ Hollywood Pictures / / Le Studio Canal+ / Propaganda Films / Président Films / Stonewood Communications
Stonewood's Executive in Charge of Production: Rutger Weber
Executive Producer: Anthony Waller
Produced by: Richard Claus
Line Producer: Patricia McMahon
Co-Producer: Alexander Buchman
Assistant Producer: Daniel Musgrave
Associate Producer: Klaus Bauschulte
Associate Producer Luxembourg: Jimmy de Brabant
Co-Associate Producer Paris: Jacques-Eric Strauss
Paris Crew Production Manager: Patrick Gordon
Amsterdam Crew Production Manager: Els Tau
Amsterdam Crew Assistant Production Manager: Mariette Van Sisseren
Production Coordinators: Rozenn Le Pape, Cathy Dutheil, Dany Leyder, Tania Hammond-Adler, Fiona Nottingham
Production Coordinator Berlin: Karin Jensen
Unit Production Manager: Jean Claude Schlim
Unit Manager: Claude Ludovicy

SCRIPT
Written by: Tim Burns & Tom Stern and Anthony Waller
Based on the characters created by John Landis in "An American Werewolf in London"

DIRECTION
Directed by: Anthony Waller
2nd Unit Director: Stuart St Paul
First Assistant Director: Marc Van Der Bijl
2nd Assistant Director: Laurent Dumas
3rd Assistant Director: Veronique Souques
Amsterdam Crew 3rd Assistant Director: Oscar Van Raaij
Paris Crew 2nd Assistant Director: Eric Paulin
Script Supervisor and Continuity: Els Rastelli
Additional Script Supervisors: Lieve Hellinckx, Sheila McNaught

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Egon Werdin
2nd Unit Director of Photography: Roger Simonsz
Amsterdam Crew Director of Photography: Joerg Widmer
Camera and Steadicam Operator: Joerg Widmer
Camera Operators: Egon Werdin, Anthony Waller
B Camera Operator: Jörg Widmer
Steadicam Operators: Patrick De Ranter, Daniel Koppelkamm
Underwater Camera Operator: Roland Savoye
Additional Camera Operator: Roger Simonsz
Amsterdam Crew Camera Man: Roger Simonsz
Focus Puller: Claus Bosch Dos Santos
2nd Camera Focus Puller: Carlo Thiel
Amsterdam Crew Focus Puller: Daniel Bussmann
Clapper Loader: Kristian Leschner
Amsterdam Crew Clapper Loaders: Ruzbeh Babol, Nina Bussmann
Underwater Camera Assistant: Michel Revest
Gaffer: Erwin Roodhart
Best Girl: Valerie Blom
Electricians: Gilbert Degrand, Arnout Glass, Marius Speller, Philippe Lussagnet, Pierre Dermience
Amsterdam Crew Electricians: Laurens Hessels, Edwin Bakker
Amsterdam Crew Assistant Electricians: Mark Sajer, Chris Foxwell, Ido Stult
Key Grip: Klaus Niemeier
Assistant Grip: Manu Friederitzi
Additional Grip: Hugo Van Brown
Amsterdam Crew Grip: Hugo Van Baron
Still Photographer: Erich Francois
Video Assist Operators: Roger Simonsz, Kay Wahlig
Amsterdam Crew Lighting Equipment: The Light Company
Laboratory Manager: Monika Fleischer
Laboratory Coordinator: Monika Fleischer
Colour Timing: Gernot Brettman
Amsterdam Crew Laboratory: Cineco

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Edited by: Peter R. Adam
Assistant Editor and Visual Effects Liaison: Martina Pille
AVID Assistant: Tom Alesch
Post Production Supervisor: Klaus Bauschulte
Negative Cutter: Cornelia Schuemann

MUSIC
Music Composed by: Wilbert Hirsch
Music Performed by: Czech Philharmonic Players, The Prague Philharmonic Choir
Additional Music: Maurice Ravel [Daphnis and Chloe]
Additional Music Performed By: Royal Gebouw Concert Orchestra [Daphnis and Chloe]
Songs: George Kochbek, Louisa Venske [You Drive Me Mad]; Wilbert Hirsch, Regina Peter [Crazy Day In a Crazy World]; Victor Lesser [Tricks]; Phil Buckman [Angel With a Crooked Halo]; Jonathan Richman [Give Paris One More Chance]; Jimmy P. Newquist [Turned Blue]; Tony Scalzo [Human Torch]
Songs Performed By: Louisa's Choice [You Drive Me Mad]; Under Pressure [Crazy Day In a Crazy World]; Dany [Tricks]; Phil Buckman [Angel With a Crooked Halo]; Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers [Give Paris One More Chance]; Caroline's Spine [Turned Blue]; Fastball [Human Torch]; Bush [Mouth]
Latin Lyrics by: Dr Rosemarie Hirsch
Additional Arrangements: George Kochbek
Orchestration: Boris Jojic
Conductor: Mario Klemens
Choir Conductor: Pavel Kuehn
Music Supervisor: David Was
Music Produced by: Wilbert Hirsch & George Kochbek
Music Editor: Angie Rubin [uncredited]
Orchestra Coordinator: Petr Belohlavek
Recording and Mix Engineer: Frank Reinke
Recording Assistant: Michal Hradisky
Assistant Engineer: Paul Goodyear
Special Support by: Mark Breuing, Andreas Dedring, Klaus Feldmann, Barbara Franz, Jan Gelpke, Arndt Kaiser, Simone Kuesel, Thorsten Runge, Michel Sturiale, Suzanne Suessenbach

SOUND
Production Sound Mixer: Roberto Van Eijden
Sound Mixer: Roberto van Eijden
Additional Sound Mixer: Jan Wouter Stam
Sound Assistants: Frederick Hardy, Seppe Van Groeningen
Additional Sound Assistant: Olivier Van Denraa
Sound Designer / Re-Recording Mixer: Hubert Bartholomae
Sound Editor: Andreas Musolff
ADR Recordists: Derek Sample, Frederic Legier, Bernd Burkhardt
Foley Artists: Joern Poetzl
Foley Editor: Pit Kuhlmann
Workprint Assembly: Bert Bruecker

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Maria Schicker
Associate Costume Designer: Cynthia Dumont
Wardrobe: Uli Simon, Françoise Meyer
Additional Wardrobe: Diana Reimann
Amsterdam Crew Wardrobe: Marga Bakker
Amsterdam Crew Costume Consultant: Jantien Wijker
Make-Up Artist: Victor Josef Leitenbauer, Katja Reinert
Additional Make Up: Marie-Claire Junker, Julia Díaz, Marliess Hupperts
Hair: Katja Reinert, Jeni Walker

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Crawly Creatures / Magicon / Santa Barbara Studios
Special Effects Contact Lenses: Clive R. Kay

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Animatronics and Prosthetic Effects Created by: Magicon & Crawley Creatures
Animatronics and Prosthetics Effects Supervisors: Joachim Grüninger and Jez Harris
Special Effects Supervisor: Harald Ruediger
Special Effects Technicians: Violetta Chaar Aleman, Lars Pilar Von Pilchau, Andreas Chevalier, Stefan Weiss, Hubert Riedel, Mathias Wettlaufer, Maciej Dopierala
Franziska Loeding; Connie Oettl
Rain Effects: Harrie Wiessenhaan, Olivier De Laveleye
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects: Magicon
Key Animatronic Engineer: Tony Dunsterville
Animatronic Engineers: Daniel Von Vollkamer, Jan Bernotat, Michael Geissler, Waggi Von Seidlein
Conceptual Illustration Prosthetics / Key Creature Sculpturer: Colin Shulver
Creature Sculptor: Reza Karim, Andrew Hunt
Key Suit Fabricator: Franziska Loeding
Foam Technicians: Crazy Karim II, Cornelia H. Oettl
Prosthetic Mould Maker: Mortimer Warlimont
Workshop Coordinator: Henrik Scheib

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Created by: Santa Barbara Studios
Visual Effects Supervisors: John Grower and Bruce Walters
Visual Effects Executive Producer: Bruce Jones
Animation Director: James Satoru Straus
Computer Graphics Supervisor: Scott Gordon
2-D Camera Match Mover: Steve Galle
Visual Effects Compositor: Lance Wilhoite
Visual Effects Cameraman: Wade Childress
Recording Technician: Jeffrey Cilley
Motion Control Operator: Mitch Enzmann
Starburst Systems Manager: Kathi Samec; Eiffel Tower Computer
System Engineer: Jason Macleod
Effects Editorial: Jor Van Kline
Werewolf Design and Visual Effects Art Director: Peter Lloyd
Visual Effects Script Supervisor: Nicholas Waller
Effects Research and Development Director: Philip J. Brock

Santa Barbara Studios Visual Effects Crew
Visual Effects Producer: Diane Holland
Lead Technical Directors: Ron Moreland, Pete Travers
Technical Directors: Scott Liedtka, Matthew P. Welker, Arthur Jeppe
Animators: Michael Parks, Kelly Wilcox, Darren Lurie, Jim Clark
Director of R&D: Phil Brock
Compositing Supervisor: John Carey
Digital Compositor: Dawn Elaine Bowery, Robert Scoponich, Jon Tanimoto
Digital Matte Paintings: X.O. Digital Arts
Eiffel Tower Falling Sequence: Mark Wendell
3D Camera Match Moves
3D Match Move Geometry: Nicholas Waller
Roto and Paint: Lucy Green Taylor, Lance Wilhoite, Oliver Woody Lloyd
Custom Software: Matt Rhodes
Effects Editorial: Yon Van Kline
Additional Effects Editing: Dean Godshall
Systems Administration: Kathleen Samec, Buckie Claborn, Jason MacLeod
Technical Assistants: Mark Fattibene, Michael Kaelin, Lila Vesely
Visual Effects Production Accountant: Sharon Wrinkle
Production Support: Dorothy J. Butler, Michelle Butler, Mary Cleary, Janet Doran-Veevers, Carla Schwarz
Visual Effects Legal Support: Ted Baer
Live Animal Reference: Bear, Roscoe, George, Willy, Cassie, Kadin
Werewolf and Statue of Liberty Model: Viewpoint Data Labs
Statue of Liberty Textures: Shadowcaster
Eiffel Tower Model: Medialab
Werewolf Sculpture: Screaming Mad George
Hardware Support: AVID Technologies Inc, Computer Systems Inc, Digital Equipment Corporation, Silicon Graphics Inc

Magicon & Crawley Creatures Crew
Key Creature Sculpture: Colin Shulver
Creature Sculptures: Andy Hunt, Reza Karim
Key Animatronic Engineers: Joachim Grueninger, Anthony Dunsterville
Werewolf Performer: Thomas Kuhnen
Animatronic Engineers: Michael Geissler, Waggi Von Seidlein, Daniel Von Volckamer, Jan Bernotat
Key Artwork and Hair: Jeni Walker
Artwork and Hair Technician: Sarah Brunsdon
Wig Maker and Hair Technician: Birger Laube
Assistant Hair Technician: Lou Ward
Assistant Wig Maker: Barbara Purucker
Key Suit Fabrication: Franciska 'Zosse' Loeding
Assistant Mouldmaker: Tim Leydecker
Conceptual Illustration Prosthetics: Colin Shulver
Key Prosthetic Make-up: Jez Harris, Colin Shulver, Andy Hunt, Reza Karim
Prosthetic Effects Techician: Axel Bahro
Prosthetic Mould maker: Mortimer Warlimont
Foam Technicians and Artworkers: Cornelia H. Oettl, Crazy Karim II
Effects Make-Up Assistant Luxemburg: Pit Vinandy
Effects Make-Up Trainees Luxemburg: Natalie Nicol, Vicky Bettendorf
Workshop Coordinator: Henrik Scheib
Workshop Accountant: Christine Kottermeier

Digital Film Scanning & Recording: E Film
Executive in Charge of Production: Michael Cooper
Producer: Tripp Hudson
Editor: Amy Tompkins
Colorist: Alex Zaphiris

Additional Digital Effects Services: POP Film
Digital Visual Effects Producer: Mark Brown
Digital Optical Supervisor: Greg Kimble
Digital Effects Supervisor: Ken Littleton
Digital Effects Production Manager: Tom Clary
Digital Effects Compositor: Brandon McNaughton
Film Scanning Recording: Mark Buschbacher, Jeffery Cilley
Data Wrangler: Miles Essmiller

Digital "Wolfcam" Effects Produced at: View Studio
Creative Director: Bob Engelsiepen
Visual Effects Producers: Toni Pace Carstensen, Tom Leonard
Digital Artists: Andrew Mumford, Bobby Vignato

Titles and Opticals: Klaus-Peter Schultze
Amsterdam Crew Blue Screens: Screen Service, Pieter Jan Van Der Berg

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Matthias Kammermeier
Amsterdam Crew Production Designer: Alfred Schaaf
Art Director: Hucky Hornberger
Amsterdam Crew Art Director: Robert De Bruijn
Set Decorator: Andrea Schlimper
Set Dresser: Manu Demoulling
Amsterdam Crew Set Dresser: Erik Loze
Amsterdam Crew Additional Set Dresser: Bolek
Prop Master: Otfried Suppin
Prop Buyer: Betty Durst
Prop Assistant: Olivier Printz
Amsterdam Crew Props: Elsje De Bruijn
Construction Coordinator: Paul Biwer
Construction Foreman: Paddy Patterson
Carpenters: Clement Minighetti, Nicolas De Maere, Marc Bushby
Stand by Carpenters: Hughes de Maere, Thierry Gratien
Amsterdam Crew Standby Carpenters: Randolph Wildt, Marc Gastkemper
Assistant Construction Buyers: Jill Robertson, Raoul Biagioni
Swing Gang: Tiffany Rosenfels, Charles Zimmer, Aloyse Bernardy, Alain Hoffmann
Amsterdam Crew Construction Crew: Kees Starink, Jorrit Kortenhorst, Mathieu Ploum, Pascal Voetelink, Mario Richter, Thijs Van Ballegoye De Jongh, Henk Van Schuppen, Rob Van Der Ven, Rick Van Der Heul, Rein Van Der Heijden, Ed Van Der Hoeven, Marleen Van Weigerden
Ironsmiths: Bruno Zenatello, Edgar Kohn
Head Painter: Edouard Pallardy
Assistant Head Painter: Do Demuth
Scenic Artist: Robert Schaetz
Painter: Amanda Tschumi
Art Department Coordinator: Adrienne Renzi
Amsterdam Crew Technical Drawings: Roland Mylanus
Key Artwork: Jeni Walker
Storyboard Artists: Peter Lloyd, Robert Hickson, Phillip Norwood, David Russell, Nicholas Waller
Metal Construction: Bruno Zenatello

MISCELLANEOUS
Supervising Production Accountant: Renate Lang
Paris Crew Production Accountant: Cecilia Mignon
Amsterdam Crew Production Accountant: Paul Van Leeuwen
Financial Manager Delux: Bob Bellion
Accountant and Tax Advice Services: Paul Vernooijs
Cashier: Yves Mond
Assistant Cashiers: Rose Assa, Eric Schiavo
Production Secretaries: Corrine Le Hong, Chlotilde Maugard
Production Secretary Delux: Lydie Gonzales
Paris Crew Secretary: Laetitia Dom
Production Assistants: Jean-Luc Simon, Graham P. Johnston
Paris Crew Production Assistant: David LeClery
Assistant To Producer: Lydia Gonzalez
Assistant to Anthony Waller: Aaron Denn
Transportation Captains: Chris Reuter, Patrick Picard
Paris Crew Transportation Captain: Alain Dominguez
Transportation Coordinator [Amsterdam]: Sander Van Meurs
Amsterdam Crew Production Drivers: Sander Van Meuers, Martijn Wuitte, Bart Timmer, Dunja Den Drijver, Sanne Risch
Driver: Graham P. Johnston
Unit Publicity: JAC
Unit Publicist: Jennifer Collen-Smith
Documentary Producer/Director: Meike Wetzstein
Documentary Camera: Knut Sodeman
Amsterdam Crew Catering: Caroline Post
Amsterdam Crew Assistant Catering: Sophie Ouds

LOCATIONS
Locations: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands; Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Paris, France
Location Manager: Pascal Charlier
Paris Crew Location Manager: Pierre Gralhon
Assistant Location Managers: Philip James Morgan, Luc Laboulle
Paris Crew Assistant Location Manager: Marie Barre, Michel Bazinet
Location Assistant: Frederic Roeser
Amsterdam Crew Studio: Amsterdam Studios

STUNTS
Supervising Stunt Coordinator: Stuart St. Paul
Stunt Coordinators: Rick Wiessenhaan, Harry Wiessenhaan, David Holland, Gil De Murger
Assistant Stunt Coordinator: Malcolm Weaver
Stunts: Diane Wiersma, Philippe Lebreton, Willem De Beukelaer, Marco Maas, Richard Bradshow, Anthony Lucken, Martin Lader, Karin Marie, Joel Bissen
Amsterdam Crew Bungee Jump Stunt Expert: Steef Versprille
Amsterdam Crew Bungee Jump Stunt Doubles: Michiel Versprille, Mireille Huisman

CASTING
Casting by: Gail Levin
Casting Director Paris: Patrick Maurin
Casting Associate Luxemburg: Isabelle Constantini
Casting Assistant: Bleuen Leon

CAST
Tom Everett Scott [Andy McDermott]
Julie Delpy [Serafine Pigot]
Vince Vieluf [Brad]
Phil Buckman [Chris]
Julie Bowen [Amy]
Pierre Cosso [Claude]
Tom Novembre [Inspector LeDuc]

and
Thierry Lhermitte [Dr Thierry Pigot]

Maria Machado [Chief Bonnet]
Ben Salem Bouabdallah [Detective Ben Bou]
Serge Basso [officer with flashlight]
Charles Maquignon [bouncer]
Jochen Schneider [first lycanthrope]
Alan McKenna [second lycanthrope]
Hervé Sogne [third lycanthrope]
Edgar Kohn [fourth lycanthrope]
Jean-Claude Deret [Professor Martin]
Isabelle Constantini [Serafine's mom]
Davis Freeman [nightclub visitor]
Christian Magnani [Bruno]
Chris Bearne [surgeon]
Pierre Bodry [waiter on train]
Pieter Riemens [waiter in restaurant]
Emile Cappachione [bodybuilder]
Serge Hugel [French car driver]
John Waller [British car driver]
Anthony Waller [Metro driver]

Werewolf Performer: Thomas Kuhnen

Serafine Pigot is the daughter of David Kessler, the American werewolf in London, and his nurse Alex. Serafine now lives in Paris where her mother and stepfather try to find a way to cure the lycanthropy that she has inherited from her father. Three young American tourists find her trying to throw herself from the Eiffel Tower and find themselves tangling with a secret society of lycanthropes who now have a drug that enables them to become werewolves at any time.

Argentina
Video Distributor: LK-TEL

Australia
Theatrical Distributor: REP Distribution

France
Theatrical Distributor: Metropolitan Filmexport

Germany
Theatrical Distributor: Concorde
DVD Distributor: BMG Video

UK
Theatrical Distributor: Entertainment Film Distributors Ltd
Video Distributor: Becker Home Video

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Laserdisc Distributor: Hollywood Pictures [13550 AS]
DVD Distributor: Hollywood Pictures Home Video [14376]

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Argentina
Rating: 13

Australia
Rating: M

Belgium
Rating: KNT

Chile
Rating: 14

Finland
Rating: K-16

Germany
Rating: 16 [w]

Mexico
Rating: B

Netherlands
Rating: 16

Norway
Rating: 15

Portugal
Rating: M/16

Singapore
Rating: PG

Sweden
Rating: 15

UK
Rating: 15

USA
Rating: R [for werewolf violence and gore, and for some sexuality/nudity]

1998
Gérardmer Film Festival
Audience Award [Anthony Waller] - winner
Fun Trophy [Anthony Waller] - winner
Grand Prize [Anthony Waller] - winner

MTV Movie Awards, USA
Best Movie Song [Bush] - nomninated [for Mouth]

1996
June
18: France - filming begins

1997
October
31: UK - theatrical release

December
25: USA - theatrical release

1998
January
15: Germany - theatrical release
29: Australia - theatrical release

February
13: Thailand - theatrical release
24: Portugal - shown at the Fantasporto Film Festival

March
27: Mexico - theatrical release

April
9: Singapore - theatrical release
22: Belgium - theatrical release

May
6: France - theatrical release
8: Iceland - theatrical release
22: Sweden - theatrical release
29: Brazil, Spain - theatrical release
30: South Korea - theatrical release

June
5: Portugal - theatrical release
10: USA - laserdisc release [Hollywood Pictures [13550 AS]]

July
21: USA - DVD release [Hollywood Pictures Home Video [14376]]

October
9: Norway - theatrical release

November
12: Hungary - video release

December
10: Finland - video release

1999
February
6: Indonesia - theatrical release

2000
October
2: Germany - DVD release [BMG Video]

Things are about to get a little hairy.

American Werewolf 2
En Amerikansk varulv i Paris - Norwegian / Swedish title
Un hombre lobo americano en París - Spanish title
Um Lobisomem Americano em Paris - Brazilian / Portugese title
Un lupo mannaro americano a Parigi - Italian title
Le loup-garou de Paris - French title

SEQUEL TO
An American Werewolf In London [1981]

MAGAZINES

Cinefantastique vol.29 no.4/5 [October 1997] pp.14 - 15 [USA]
illustrated article

Cinefantastique vol.29 no.6/7 [November 1997] pp.18-22; 22-23 [USA]
illustrated article with Anthony Waller [Director Anthony Waller takes on the sequel to the John Landis original by Alan Jones]; illustrated article [American Werewolf: Special Effects by Alan Jones]

The Dark Side no.55 p.32 [UK]
illustrated review

The Dark Side no.73 [June / July 1998] p.19 [UK]
review

Empire no.90 [December 1996] pp.12-13 [UK]
illustrated production notes, interview with Anthony Waller [Front Desk In Production: Paris By Moonlight by Mark Salisbury]

Empire December 1997 p.42 [UK]
review [by Darren Bignell]

Film Review December 1997 p.25 [UK]
review [by Alan Jones]

SFX no.10 p.11 [UK]
review

Total Film November 1997 p.21 [UK]
review

Total Film January 1998 p.99 [UK]
review [by Dan Rider]

NEWSPAPERS

A Capital, Guia TV 11 December 1998 [Portugal]
review [by Rui Brazuna]

Correio da Manhã 5 June 1998 [Portugal]
review [by Vitoriano Rosa]

Diário de Notícias, DNmais 18 December 1998 [Portugal]
review [by José De Matos-Cruz]

Svenska Dagbladet 22 May 1998 [Sweden]
review [Det bidde ett monster by Elisabeth Sörenson]

BOOKS

Film Review 1998 - 1999 p.16
credits, review

KEYWORDS

werewolves, paris, attempted suicide, switchblades, sequels, eiffel tower, bungee jumping, condoms, transformations, drugs, dismemberment, eyeballs, police, sewers

Last Updated: 1 July, 2007