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An American Werewolf in London (?)

Film
DirectorJohn Landis
Meta takes2

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Form & technique
  • David's first, brightly-lit transformation scene.
  • The "Slaughtered Lamb" pub scene.
  • The opening sequence of David and Jack lost on the moors before the attack.
Tropes
  • The film's abrupt tonal shifts between graphic horror and slapstick comedy.
  • David's emotional breakdown and inability to control his transformations.
  • The recurring, progressively decaying apparitions of Jack Goodman. The Uncanny
  • The soundtrack's ironic use of pop songs with 'moon' in the title. Anempathetic Sound
  • The film-within-a-film, "See You Next Wednesday."

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