1 | [[AC:Comic Books]] |
2 | * ''ComicBook/DylanDog'' referenced the film on more occasions: |
3 | ** In the first issue, Dylan takes his client to a theater to watch a horror movie marathon, and when ''Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon'' is about to begin, Dylan casually mentions that he has seen it [[SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes fourteen times]]. |
4 | ** In issue #37 "The Dream of the Tiger" a tiger, believed to be a were-tiger at first before the TheReveal that it's not, murders people throughout London and in the end wrecks havoc at Piccadilly Circus. |
5 | ** In issue #72 "The Last Full Moon" a man is stalked and killed in the London subway by the [[HumansAreBastards evil human]] form of the werewolf (who is a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent reversed kind that is "good" in its wolf form]]), then towards the end the werewolf causes panic at Piccadilly Circus and decides to end his life by allowing the police to shoot him to death. |
6 | * ''ComicBook/WerewolfByNight'': A poster reading "See you next Wednesday" appears in Jack’s room in ''Characters/MidnightSons Unlimited'' #7, which is director John Landis’ CreatorThumbprint. Landis directed ''Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon''. |
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8 | [[AC:Film -- Animated]] |
9 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit'': [[spoiler: Wallace]]'s transformation into the titular Were-Rabbit includes a shot of him looking at his hand as it stretches out into the Were-Rabbit's paw just like David did during his transformation into the werewolf. |
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11 | [[AC:Film -- Live-Action]] |
12 | * ''Film/ArmyOfTheDead'': Early on in the film, the scene of the CatScare followed by the werewolf suddenly attacking and killing Jack is nearly shot-for-shot recreated between two soldiers and a zombie. |
13 | * ''Film/BlackSheep2007'': The Were-Sheep transformation scene is shot and presented in a way very similar to David's transformation sequence. |
14 | * ''Film/TheLastCircus'': At the end of the first act, the protagonist escapes the police by running into a forest, completely naked, and survives by eating the corpse of a deer, which is reminiscent of David's first nightmare sequence. |
15 | * ''Film/TheMummy2017'': Nick Morton has visions of his dead comrade's decaying corpse speaking to him while he's in a London pub. |
16 | * ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'': The character of Pete is introduced in a shot that recreates the closet mirror JumpScare scene, with Shaun in David's place and Pete in Jack's. |
17 | * ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': Creator/BryanSinger has confirmed that the scene when Angel transforms into Archangel in was inspired by ''An American Werewolf in London''. |
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19 | [[AC:Literature]] |
20 | * ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': In ''Literature/GhostStory'', Evil!Bob's wolfwaffen are said to appear to have been recruited from one of David's nightmares in ''An American Werewolf in London''. |
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22 | [[AC:Live Action TV]] |
23 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E15Phases Phases]]", the sequence in which Oz wakes up naked after his first rampage is an exact shot-for-shot homage of the sequence in which David wakes up after his first night as a werewolf. |
24 | * ''Series/MastersOfHorror'': In "[[Recap/MastersOfHorrorS1E7DeerWoman Deer Woman]]", directed by Creator/JohnLandis, the film gets a nod through the mention of a creature that terrorized London in 1981 until it was shot in Piccadilly Circus. |
25 | * ''Series/TheWalkingDead'': In "[[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS04E09After After]]", a zombie that resembles Jack's final form at the porn theater scene appears among the walkers in the forest. |
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27 | [[AC:Puppet Shows]] |
28 | * ''Series/MrMeaty'': In the episode "Parkerina", Parker's transformation [[GenderBender into a girl]] includes several shots that directly mimic David's transformation scene, with the hair growing shot, face stretching shot, and reaching towards the camera while screaming shot all recreated, but PlayedForLaughs. |
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30 | [[AC:Western Animation]] |
31 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': In "The Nuisance", while the rest of the Wattersons [[PainfulTransformation painfully turn]] into humans, Darwin mutates into their pet dog, parodying David's transformation. |
32 | * ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': In "Stan Goes on the Pill". Stan's transformation into a woman is based on this film. |
33 | * ''WesternAnimation/AngryKid'': In "Darkside", the nightmare sequence of David lying on a hospital bed in the woods with a NightmareFace is parodied, along with other horror movie scenes. |
34 | * ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries'': At the end of "City of Monsters (Part 1)", Karmi's transformation into a monster is accompanied by a shot of her plush chicken pox virus, just like the Mickey Mouse doll during David's transformation. |
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