An American Werewolf in London - Location Tour (2023)
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2024
- A tour of the filming locations from An American Werewolf in London including Piccadilly Circus, 'The Slaughtered Lamb' and the alleyway of David's last stand as the wolf.
Filmed in London and Wales between February and April 2023. - Фільми й анімація
42 years old and still better than any film they make these days.
"Stick to the roads lads. Best of luck." Judging by the number of cars parked at the Brecons junction where that iconic scene was filmed, it's become a tourist attraction in its own right.
My favorite werewolf movie. It came out on my 14th birthday. My dad took me too see it,.David Naughton signed my AW movie poster.
I'm thrilled to be the first person to comment! This was a brilliant video, a great tribute to the greatest comedy/horror of all time - well done, Dan and the others! Love this film so much. Always have.
Yay, thanks Barney!!
One of my favourite movies of all time! Haven't watched it in a couple of decades now so I need to rewatch. The first time I went to London as a teenager I did a little location searching of my own and managed to scare myself. I think it was when I went down to the Underground and it was genuinely deserted, my mind started going into overdrive 😂
Still the best werewolf film ever made. Great work lads...Really enjoyed it 😊
Oh man I'm so happy I found this! I grew up with this movie... I have probably seen it twenty times. I absolutely love it thanks for doing this!!
Thank you for watching, I really appreciate it! There will be more coming so watch this space!
Very nice video, a duplicate of the interior of the flat in Earls Court was recreated at Twickenham Film Studios so while there was some filming inside the actual flat, the transformation scene was shot on the set at the studio. That piece of waste ground where the tramps congregate near Tower Bridge, that was actually on the opposite side of the river from the area you feature in your video, you need to walk along past St Katherine's dock and you will find a small grassy park by the river and that is where the waste ground was. There was actual filming at Piccadilly Circus, and also at Twickenham Studios where a section of Piccadilly Circus was build on the backlot that featured the exterior of the porno cinema, interestingly that little clip from the movie of Piccadilly Circus in your video is the backlot set. The dream sequences where David runs naked through the woods and kills a Dear, and where his hospital bed is outside in the forest were filmed at Black Park which is a wild nature reserve with a lake right next to Pinewood studios, Black Park has featured in hundreds of movies and is worth a visit as many film locations there are still recognisable.
This is some awesome background info, thank you!
@@nancyboysuk @christoph404 you're right man, the list of films made in Black Park must be pages long - it's pretty big and quiet, wild woodlands with lakes, and also rough pathways all the way through, and being 5mins away from Pinewood obviously makes it very popular. My son volunteers there with the woodland trust, maintaining the park and stuff, and told me there's filming going on at the moment. Bond films galore were shot there, and even Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's opening sequence. Thanks for the info. x
They filmed the main flat interiors at Earl's Court, but Rick Baker needed a replica because the floor needed to be about six feet up so the actor's legs hung down whilst Rick Baker and his team were puppeteering the fake body and legs.
@@julianroberts7116 Usually low-budget films, Hammer and the Carry On's were often filmed there, or in the locality, like Bray and Windsor.
@@julianroberts7116 you're welcome!
I come from the north of uk so relate to this in some ways, the moors that overlook my house are eerie but thankfully free of werewolves . I’ve staggered home many times over the fields late at night, but apart from a few grumpy cows it was ok
Are the moors always desolate and like a fog to them, or depends on the weather and day?
I went hiking here, and tried to desperately not imagine the werewolf howl in my head. Similarly, I went hiking in Maryland near where The Blair Witch Project was filmed, as desperately tried to not imagine the sounds of branches being snapped.
Oooh Blair Witch is a good one, would love to do a tour!
That was a really interesting film guys- thanks for that.
I remember the film being released and as a kid at the time, I was really terrified.
When I watch the scenes from the film now, I realise how far special effects have came on since the 80s.
Well Done!
Loved this. A movie I grew up watching. As you said still holds up today as one of the greats. To be fair for me I haven’t seen a transformation that’s better.
Still so impressive. Practical always better, CGI dates so quickly.
Guys, this was really entertaining and fascinating. AAWIL is one of my favourite horror movies so it's brilliant getting your tour and commentary, Dan. More of these please!
Ahhh thanks Phil! Hellraiser next I think!
I grew up with this awesome film and it's still in my top ten of favourite films. Cracking locations tour, thanks. P.S. If I had £50 billion I'd buy the flat 😆
Same! And it’s still empty apparently!
Would be good to buy and painstakingly recreate the flat decor from the film. You could have tours, compete with rubber Mickey Mouse "Hi David!"
Love it!!!!
Too kind, thank you! 😊
Good job. Very interesting. Thanks! 👍🏻
Seems like a missed opportunity to have not renamed the 'Black Swan' as the 'Slaughtered Lamb' complete with full decor. Althoough, if the pub was located in a more "touristy" location, it would have perhaps have made more sense.
"Nancy Boys".....! Indeed....😂😉❤️ Lovely video, thanks - AAWIL is an absolute classic, gets it bang on in pretty much all departments 👍
I grew up in Earls Court and I still remember my friend telling me he saw them shooting that scene with David trying to get in through the window, I still park my motorcycle in the bay opposite 64 when I visit my mother. Thanks for the video, brought back lots of memories and what a great film it is, will watch it again soon and will go to the the Surrey pub location too one day.
Thanks Carlos for watching, glad it brought back loads of good memories for you ☺️
Brilliant video. I’d love to visit these locations
This just randomly popped up on my UA-cam channel. This film has meant so much to me in my life and seeing you guys hunt down the locations is something I’ve thought about doing my whole but never got around to. So Thank you and well done. Brilliant stuff!
Ahh thanks. Only took us a weekend or so so hopefully we’ve inspired you!
I was 13 in 1981 and saw this in my local cinema. They'd always let us into AA rated and X rated films even though they knew we were far too young. Those were the days.
Yes I was 13 at the time but first saw it at 15, always loved the film.
What an absolutely superb, well made video. Thank you.
Interesting video, thanks guys!, what's more horrifying about the film is its been 42 years since i first when to see it !! 😢
Fantastic job. This was the 1st rated R movie I ever saw. Being 11 at the time, this movie scared the heck out of me. Great job on the locations. Thank you
One of my all time favourite horror films. Thanks for bringing some of the locations back to life.
I watch this film at least once a year, it's never dull, perfectly paced, scarey, funny, with stunning special effects, oh, and a great script... I think, as Brian Glover's character said " that's enough!"
Great video. Saw the film when I was about 10. Bit young probably. Freaked me out 😆. Even the tube stations up were I am near Liverpool have a certain feeling about them
Wow what a flash back thanks to that wallpaper, i went straight back to south london in my nan's flat in the early 70's,sweet.
It’s wonderfully ugly isn’t it. Actually bought from a website called Wallpaper From the 70s ☺️
I was so terrified of this film when I was a kid. Especially the bit when he wakes up from his dream and sees monsters but isn’t fully awake. Great video. Really well put together. 👍
The bit in the woods where she leans in and he wakes up partially changed always freaked me out.
Thank you buddy! great video!
Thank you ☺️
That was good fun, really enjoyed watching that 👍. Haven't watched this film for prob 25 years (or more 😯), I'll have to dig it out and give it a go. Thanks 👍👍👍.
Thanks Rob, appreciate it!
Great video! The area with the abandoned cars was also used in the British film 'Mona Lisa'
Oh thanks, I’ll check that out, so interesting to see when London was a little rough and ready!
Amazing Video very enjoyable to watch👍
Thank you ☺️
Just goes to show how brilliantly this was filmed ,who'd have thought the locations were so far apart, one of my favourite films of all time,
Nicely done and very informative, this is one of my favourite films, you done a great job explaining the different areas👍
Thanks Steven!
One of the most interesting parts of the film is where albeit briefly the tv is shown on. If I remember rightly, at the time, BBC1 was showing Test Card F as they used to then; BBC2 sport like snooker; and ITV was showing ads at the time. Channel 4 did not start later until 1982 anyway. I guess it was meant to be in the daytime of course so too. Thank you!
8:09 I always liked that street when he opens the door to look outside when he was getting bored and anxious 😬 😂😂😂
"Whats that star on the wall for?"
One of my all time favourite films. Whenever I went up in the Pennines for a hike I said "Stick to the road, keep clear of the moors"
What a great video, thanks guys. I'll have to visit there sometime, one of my main childhood movies, classic 😊
Thanks Alan!
Those are Shetland ponies, one of the smallest horse breeds - Shire horses are one of the largest!
Awesome stuff. Well done lads
excellent thank you
I grew up watching this film and i still love and rewatch it. I have googled some of these location's before but it was great to see them properly.
Fascinating....thanks for doing all this 👍👍👍
You’re very welcome, thanks so much for watching.
The London scene was filmed on Brooklands industrial estate where they built a replica of Shaftesbury Avenue .
Very good job on the filming locations. Such a great film
I took my younger brother to see this movie when it first came out. He didn’t want to see it. I told him that we’d leave if he wanted to. He wanted to leave at some point and I told him, “ We’re staying “. Lol. Our family still brings it up at family gatherings and a few years ago he was given a gift of an American Werewolf in London tee shirt. Lol. My younger brother will be turning 53 soon. 🤣. We laugh about it now but he wasn’t laughing about it then. Love this movie. 🐺🌚❤️. Thanks for the video.
Brilliant! I hope he’s become a reluctant fan!
Often went through Tottenham Court Station back then, as was in the RAF and went through London heading home on leave.
Once saw some 'See You Next Wednesday' movie posters in the corridor there (there were often softcore movies advertised, this was a year or so after all the 'Back Emmanuelle' movies, for a period example).
A few years later, the whole station was re-done in mosaics (can be dated by the NASA astronaut using the Manned Manouvreing backpack in the mosaics to the early 1980s), which have been tarted up again more recently, back to 'original 1980s' condition.
The Tottenham Court Road scene wouldn't have made sense event if it was the last train at night. You would never have just one person at the station at any time but there's a quick cut when you see the clock showing 13:01 when on any day of the week would be thousands of people but that aside it was very effective.
Years ago we were down a backstreet taking photos of old building front and some tourists were being given a tour. One asked why we were taking photos. We pointed out the building front was were lock stock and two smoking barrels was filmed.
My favorite horror film of all time.
I called in at Crickadarn last summer on the way back to Yorkshire from the Steelhouse Rock Festival in Ebbw Vale and had exactly the same feelings as you guys - photos in front of the cottage, the garage door, the churchyard gate and in the graveyard, it was brilliant. A long time ago (over thirty years ago) I bumped into Jenny Agutter in Harrogate where I used to work, she was appearing at the Conference Centre and coming out of the sandwich shop I used to go to for my dinner everyday as I was going in, so I held the door open for her and said "After you, Jenny". She smiled, but looked at me as if to say "Do I know you?", and I didn't have the heart to tell her she was possibly my favourite actress (at the time) and had starred in some of my favourite films, AAWIL being the greatest. But I love Logan's Run, Equus, Walkabout and The Eagle Has Landed as well. I love this film the most though. My brother is in an obscure rock band, you won't have heard of them, he met Brian Glover and asked him to recreate the "That's Enough. That's Enough" vocal part, which he recorded then included as the opening intro for one of their songs.
Great video. Well done, chaps.
Thank you kindly!
The last location filmed were David was shot at the end was also used for the 1951 film Scrooge where his office (Scrooge & Marley) was located.. 😊
Oh will check that out!
We used to go to the Brecon Beacons in the early 90s to pick magic shrooms. I never realised one of my favourite horrors was filmed there!
I'm in Llandrindod, didn't realise some of the scenes were down the road in Builth. Great little video matey.
Thank you! Good excuse for a little trip this sunny weekend ☺️
Great stuff guys
What a classic film and Outstanding video, thank you 👏
Thanks Lee!
Excellent video on one of my favourite movies. Thank you so much. Subbed.
Great work 🕵️♂️
Amazing video. Will do my part and share with friends. I hope your chanel gets more visibility, so you can keep doing this ❤
That’s so kind, thank you. A fun hobby for me regardless but definitely would love more people to see them. Keep an eye out for The Omen and 28 Days Later which should be coming next 😊
One of my favorites from my childhood, I even have a tattoo
Great video👍🏻 One of my all time favourite movies and I never knew the moors scenes Twas filmed in Wales🐺😎
What makes AWIL so re-watchable and the best Werewolf Film is that the characters are so likeable (unlike the Howling, which i didn't care about any of the people in it)
Very entertaining guys. I especially love the opening scenes in the welsh countryside and village, very atmospheric.
brilliant stuff guys - been to a couple of the places myself
I watched the film in 1986 aged 9 and nobody told me it was a comedy. It scared me to death and I was totally traumatised by Jack coming back.
Yes it was a comedy, I remember laughing my head off when Jack was attacked in the moors!
I was 9 when it was released so I was the same age you were when I watched it.
This was great, one of my favourite horror films.
As a young, Irish lad of 16 I first came to London to work in early 1983. One of my fondest (and eeriest) memories is walking round Tottenham Court Road Underground station imagining the film being made only a year or so before I wish so much that the internet had been around then, I missed so, so many famous filming locations for the very simple fact I, or anybody else, knew where they were!
I know for a fact I walked past many such locations back then without realising their film history. I worked right beside the filming locations for 'A Clockwork Orange' for several weeks .. never knew until 30 odd years later! sigh!
I did witness the filming of Elton John's "I guess that's why they call it the blues" video as it was filmed beside Crofton park railway Station (Brockley) which I used every morning to get to work
I had no idea about that! Music video locations might have to become a new part of my channel ☺️
@@nancyboysuk Yes, it was filmed outside (and inside) the Rivoli ballroom in Crofton park, Brockley opposite the railway station. If you ever do visit, take a quick walk of about 100 yards past it till you get to Hazeldon road, (Brockley) half way up the street is where they filmed the motorcycle and sidecar scene in Tracey Ullman's ' Move Over Darling' video. She also filmed the ballroom dancing scenes in the Rivoli. Then walk a further 300 yards or so (still on Brockley road) till you get to 22a Stondon Park in Honor Oak - that house is where the Irishman, Jim Connell, wrote the the Labour party's anthem "The Red Flag".
Walk a further 200 yards until you get to Riseldine Road and in that street you'll find the childhood home of Spike Milligan!
Oh! and Kate Bush lived in Wickham Road (Brockley) in the early 1980s! :)
@coolmacatrain9434 could do a whole video of Brockley based on this!
@@nancyboysuk The Rivoli was host to quite a few famous videos ( by the way, Coolmacatrain is my other youtube channel) Tina Turner's "Private Dancer" video was shot there and more recently the 1940's flashback scenes from the movie "Avengers: Age of Ultron" were filmed in the Rivoli.
@@LeeMcDaidDonegal amazing, I’m definitely going to cover this at some point, will make sure to give you a shout out. Probably driven past it many times and had no idea!
Thanks guys! It was great to see these locations!
Our pleasure!
How wonderful to see your well researched video. In the summer of 1982, when we were 15yrs old, my friend John Rutherford suggested that we travelled to Crickadarn to see where American Warewolf in London was filmed. We prepared rucksacks: with tent, sleeping bags, camping stove, mess tins and food rations, and took the train to Builth Wells. We walked from there to Crickadarn, but halfway we luckily hitched a lift with workman in an old van - we couldn't understand their accents (from Swansea). We got to Crickadarn and were disappointed that the Angel Statue was not there, and the Slaughtered Lamb pub was just a cottage. We camped at the farm (LHS on entering the village) the dogs barked throughout the night, and at early dawn we heard sheep running about squealing, we got out to see the farmer cutting the sheep's tails off - drops of blood were all over the ground !
We went to the top of the hill (the farmers land) and took photos of the village from approx the same scene in the film. Wonderful memories - John if you are still out there please add your comment.
Brilliant, what a fun memory, would love to have camped overnight. Hope you locate John eventually ☺️
did you see any werewolves?
@@drdj2626No, but the dogs barked throughout the nighr which gave us both a sleepless night, and I am sure if it was this occasion when a cow came by sniffing at, and knocking our mess tins !
Great video guys ! Love finding out about film locations. Amazingly, I recognised Winchester Walk - as I walked down there with my London mate a few years ago, and asked a local guy, 'how far to the Millwall ground'. Film trickery or what ?! Brilliant - well done.
Thanks Kenneth!
Well done guys, great video 👍
Thanks so much! ☺️
Absolutely brilliant video
Thanks Tony, really appreciate it!
Really enjoyed that. I watched this movie upon release in Hereford whilst I was still at school. I never knew then that the moor scenes were shot so close. I have of course been up the bluff many times and hiked through Crickadarn and have known for some years now the locations there. But it was so good to see the London ones and to hear that the pub transforms itself back into the set. Well, good going. Mark
Thanks Mark, it’s a gorgeous area of the country, how lovely to have grown up there. So chuffed you liked the video ☺️
@@nancyboysuk A pleasure. I always enjoy the American Werewolf debates. It is fantastic around here. There's more on my channel if interested. You wouldn't go wrong exploring the area again. Well, here's to old classics. P.S just a thought. I have done one film location video in the Wye Valley. I think you'd enjoy a visit. It's of the 'Shadowlands' scene where C.S. Lewis (Hopkins) and Joy Gresham (Winger) stand in the barn just before she dies. It's a fantastic valley - just cop and paste the title/it's in two parts. No links because google doesn't like it. Have a good day.
What a cracking video, cheers lads
Thanks 👍
Love these film location videos, great upload.
Saw this when it was first released. The attack at the begining on David`s friend Jack scared me
so much I just got out of my cupboard a couple of years ago.
Disturbed my mind for months that scene. Cold and clammy night for me that was.
Some say it was classed as a comedy!!!!
Yes it was a comedy, I remember laughing my head off when Jack was attacked in the moors!
Fell off my chair laughing when he visited David in hospital with all that bacon hanging off his face and neck.
Wow I literally live 15 mins from Hay Bluff and I never knew thanks !
Little trip this weekend? ☺️
Really good. Thanks for this. One of my favourite horror films.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great work, glad I stumbled upon your channel. Now need to arrange a visit to The Black Swan, only an hours drive away.
Thanke Daz, perfect excuse for a dinner out sometime, we actually had pretty good food there and the staff knew exactly why we were there!
I haven’t see this wonderful film for years but I seem to remember that the late great Rik Mayall had a small role as one of the regulars in the Slaughtered Lamb pub👍😎
He did indeed, one of my fave actors from childhood.
@@nancyboysuk Apparently Rik got the part because the film’s director John Landis saw Rik and Ade Edmondson performing a Dangerous Brothers routine at the Comedy Store like them and asked them both if they wanted a part in American Werewolf but only Rik turned up for the shoot!
Great video guys 👏
The highlight of the movie is the Central London scene, exiting the cinema and all hell breaks loose. I find the prevailing onslaught of accidents hilarious. Amazing Movie!.
Brilliant lads
Really enjoyed this, many thanks. Please do St. Ives, Cornwall. were they filmed a good proportion of "Raise the Titanic' (1980) and Shrewsbury, Shropshire were they filmed 'A Christmas Carol' (1984).
I've only watched half of this as I'm at work but yes this looks fantastic - just like the film. Probably in the top ten of my all time favourite films. Good work!
Ahhh thanks Andy, much appreciated! Hope you enjoy the rest when you make it through to the weekend!
I love this movie.
As someone who lives in the Yorkshire Dales I can confirm all our pubs are like The Slaughtered Lamb!! 😂😂
You didn’t go to Windsor Castle!! That’s where the sequence where David & Jack walk off the road & on to the moorland as it starts to rain.
Also, you are correct about Tottenham Court Road Station; which has been massively redesigned following the construction of the Elizabeth Line.
I spent 10yrs living in London prior to the station being redeveloped & actually figured out the route Gerald took. He got off the tube on the Northbound platform for the Northern Line; the train was travelling to Golders Green. He then crossed the platform, passing the closed gates for the Central Line. Interestingly the actual chase sequence was filmed in the tunnels at Charing Cross. These tunnels still exist; albeit closed off to the public, as they are on the old Jubilee Line platforms.
Brilliant bits of trivia here, thanks!
Some of the station scene was filmed at Aldwych.
The first attack scene where their hitch hiking down the road of the moors was actually filmed at Middle Road Windsor great park. i lived in the house next to the set when i was a kid. the scene with jenny Agutter in the woods was on the hill woods on the right of the same location. The moon in that scene was actually a light on a crane.
Amazing trivia, thank you 🙏
Really enjoyed that mate good work. Loved the film since I was a kid.
for years (it still might be ) around surrey close to Ockham we knew the pub as the mucky duck ,,
This was great. Love this movie. xx
Every time I walk through Tottenham Court Road tube, without fail, I think of the film. I was too young when my dad rented the VHS but I sat as close as I could downstairs without him knowing and listened. My imagination filling in the blanks. Of course Michael Jackson used Landis and Baker on Thriller based on their work on Werewolf.
This movie and Thriller were very important horror influences for me as a kid. The Thriller house in Los Angeles is a great find!
A few years ago I drove down to Surrey to meet a girl for a date and we went to the Black Swan. As we sat in the bar I couldn’t ignore this nagging feeling that the place looked somehow familiar. At one point, my date went to the loo and while she was gone, I looked up the pub on my phone. I then discovered it was the location for one of my favourite scenes in one of my favourite movies and I literally lost my shit. Nothing came from the date but honestly I couldn’t care less because I’d had a pint in the Slaughtered Lamb
I enjoyed that!
AAWIL is my all-time #1 film.
Unsurpassed.
Always Irked' me as a Yorkshireman, that it wasn't filmed in Yorkshire.
Yeah, but they had Brian Glover, so it was authentic enough. ;)
"That's enough!"
Great movie and recount of the film
Thanks 😊
Amazing. I am surprised that the Yorkshire Moors scene was actually filmed in Wales, though.
I first saw this film on VHS video when I was off school.
Such an atmospheric film with powerful scenes. Pretty scary.
It would have been a great touch though, if Jenny Agutter had been with the uploader at the end of this location tour when they came to the point where David was shot.
If anyone can introduce me to her, please ☺️
I did think it was in Yorkshire, as there are lots of strange villages & locals here!
❤ Great Film
A big part of this films like ability was that it had those human factors like comedy horror humour romance and love and last of all tragedy and sadness it gave you escapism and believability that this could of happened. Such a diverse one off great film with such good actors. Enjoy the drink of your choice sit back and relax and escape.
Thank you for sharing and I’m a massive London movie location fan and this video was brilliant to see. For years when I went to Piccadilly Circus I thought the old cinema was in a different area of Piccadilly Circus so thanks for correcting me. I never knew the scene at the end of the movie was filmed at Winchester Walk. I been down there so many times and Mel when I go there again I can now find where David died in the movie. Now a subscriber to the channel. I look forward to seeing future London / UK movie location videos.
Thanks Peter, glad you enjoyed it! ☺️ Also, Winchester Walk is where most people used to think David died but it’s one street along in Clink Street, near the Golden Hind replica. Have a fun day tracking all the locations down!