The_Film_That_Changed_My_Life

1
Edgar Wright
An American Werewolf in
London
Edgar Wright was probably a little too young to see John Landis’s An American
Werewolf in London, even when he attempted to watch it on TV with his
family. Even before he saw the film, he was enamored with it, particularly by
images in fan magazines.
American Werewolf was a forbidden fruit made sweeter by Wright’s adolescent
pursuit to see it. But once he did, the impact was lasting. Compare
it with Wright’s own zombie-horror romantic comedy, Shaun of the Dead,
and it’s easy to see the inspiration, the attitude, the humor, and the humanity
shared by both films.
Here, the director talks about Landis’s masterpiece, a well-executed
update of the horror-comedy formula. “It can probably never be replicated—nor
should it,” Wright says.
Edgar Wright, selected filmography:
A Fistful of Fingers (1995)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
An American Werewolf in London
1981
Directed by John Landis
Starring David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, Jenny Agutter, and
Frank Oz
1