Directed by John Landis   Written by John Landis   Cast Joe Belcher ... Truck Driver David Naughton ... David Kessler Griffin Dunne ... Jack Goodman David Schofield ... Dart Player Brian Glover ... Chess Player Lila Kaye ... Barmaid Rik Mayall ... 2nd Chess Player Sean Baker ... 2nd Dart Player Paddy Ryan ... First Werewolf Jenny Agutter ... Nurse Alex Price Anne-Marie Davies ... Nurse Susan Gallagher John Woodvine ... Dr. J. S. Hirsch Frank Oz ... Mr. Collins / Miss Piggy Don McKillop ... Inspector Villiers Paul Kember ... Sergeant McManus Colin Fernandes ... Benjamin Albert Moses ... Hospital Porter Jim Henson ... Kermit the Frog (archive footage) Michele Brisigotti ... Rachel Kessler Mark Fisher ... Max Kessler Gordon Sterne ... Mr. Kessler Paula Jacobs ... Mrs. Kessler Claudine Bowyer ... Creepy Little Girl Johanna Crayden ... Creepy Little Girl Nina Carter ... Naughty Nina Geoffrey Burridge ... Harry Berman Brenda Cavendish ... Judith Browns Christopher Scoular ... Sean Mary Tempest ... Sean's Wife Cynthia Powell ... Sister Hobbs Sydney Bromley ... Alf Frank Singuineau ... Ted Will Leighton ... Joseph Michael Carter ... Gerald Bringsley Elizabeth Bradley ... Woman in Zoo Rufus Deakin ... Little Boy with Balloons Lesley Ward ... Little Boy's Mother George Hilsdon ... News Vendor Gerry Lewis ... Man in Bus Queue Dennis Fraser ... 2nd Man in Bus Queue Alan Ford ... Taxi Driver Peter Ellis ... Bobby in Trafalgar Square Denise Stephens ... Girl in Trafalgar Square Christine Hargreaves ... Ticket Lady Linzi Drew ... Brenda Bristols - 'See You Next Wednesday' Cast Lucien Morgan ... Lance Boyle - 'See You Next Wednesday' Cast (as Lucienne Morgan) Dave Cooper ... Chris Bailey - 'See You Next Wednesday' Cast (as Gypsy Dave Cooper) Susan Spencer ... Georgia Bailey - 'See You Next Wednesday' Cast Bob Babenia ... Usher Ken Sicklen ... Bobby at Cinema John Salthouse ... Bobby at Cinema John Altman ... Assorted Police Keith Hodiak ... Assorted Police John Owens ... Assorted Police Roger Rowland ... Assorted Police Uncredited Cast Lewis Alexander ... Passerby Jack Armstrong ... Man in Street Vic Armstrong ... Bus Driver Alan Austen ... Police Officer Kevin Brennan ... Werewolf John Cannon ... Villager Ina Clare ... Passerby Simon van Collem ... Shop Owner Harry Fielder ... Man Outside Cinema Noel Flanagan ... Man in Street Ryan Folsey ... Kid in trafalgar square Laurie Goode ... Hospital Porter Brendan Hughes ... Werewolf John Landis ... Man Being Smashed into Window Aileen Lewis ... Passerby Derek Lyons ... Passerby Ralph G. Morse ... Punk on Tube George Oliver ... Man in Cinema James Payne ... Taxi Driver Quentin Pierre ... Man in Street John Timberlake ... Slaughtered Lamb Patron Terry Walsh ... Taxi Driver Who Crashes His Cab Produced by George Folsey Jr.   Peter Guber   Jon Peters   Original Music by Elmer Bernstein

Additional Info Premiere: August 21, 1981 DVD Release: December 10, 1997 Blu-ray Release: September 15, 2009 Countries: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Polygram Pictures Lyncanthrope Films American Werewolf (copyright holder) Distributors Universal Pictures   (1981) (USA) (theatrical) CBS   (1987) (USA) (TV) (network television) Arrow Video   (2019) (USA) (all media) Avid Home Entertainment   (1996) (USA) (VHS) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Hearst Entertainment   (1999) (USA) (TV) (syndication) Home Box Office (HBO)   (1982) (USA) (TV) (pay television) Image Entertainment   (1988) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) King Features Entertainment   (1983) (USA) (TV) (syndication) Live Distributing Inc.   (1991) (USA) (VHS) Live Entertainment   (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Live Entertainment   (1996) (USA) (VHS) (exclusively distributed by) Live Entertainment   (1997) (USA) (DVD) Live Home Video   (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Live Home Video   (1997) (USA) (DVD) MCA Videocassette   (1982) (USA) (VHS) MCA Videodisc   (1983) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Pioneer Entertainment   (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) (exlusively distributed by) RCA SelectaVision VideoDiscs   (1982) (USA) (video) (CED) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Universal Studios Home Video   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Vestron Video   (1985) (USA) (VHS) Video Treasures   (1988) (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.8 / 10 Our Rating 8.0 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.9 / 10 Female Users 6.6 / 10 Site Ranking #1,455 / 21,075 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 15 total ratings Almost Perfect 7 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #1,451 Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Season 3 (2010) #1,452 Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Season 2 (2009) #1,453 Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Season 4 (2011) #1,454 Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Season 6 (2014) #1,455 An American Werewolf In London (1981) #1,456 Marie Antoinette (2006) #1,457 Vacation (2015) #1,458 Instant Family (2018) #1,459 Eraser (1996)