I think I should say right from the off, this is probably going to be a very biased review as 'An American Werewolf in London' is right up there amongst my favourite movies. It's easily the best werewolf movie ever made. The effects, so groundbreaking in 1981 are still just as jaw dropping today, which is something given the lack of CGI effects then which are common place today.
The movie follows best buddies David and Jack as they leave their native America for the Yorkshire Moors in a backpacking trip. Sadly, although they are supposedly in the moors, filming was carried out in Wales and Surrey. Having lived in Yorkshire for quite a few years, I see no reason why they couldn't film there, but hey ho! Anyways, whilst hiking, they decide to go into a local pub (The Slaughtered Lamb) as it's getting a bit dark. If you're paying attention you'll see no other than Rik Mayall in there as one of the yokels. It's one of those bars where you walk in and a 'stranger' spotlight must appear above your head as the entire bar stops to stare. I still think of this scene when I enter a bar where I wish I'd never set foot. So, upon asking about a Pentagram sign on the wall of the pub, the locals aka yokels, make it clear American tourists, David and Jack are not welcome. A concerned barmaid is concerned that they are going out into the moors in the dark, but they are sent on their way and told to keep to the path. Unfortunately when they leave they are so busy talking about where to go and what to do, they veer from the path and onto the moors.
