An American Werewolf in London (1981)
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Wikidata Q467290, film, IMDb tt0082010, TMDB 814: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits John Landis as director (After Hours with Alison Sivitz); 2 more episodes agree.
What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.
Who talked about it
Blank Check with Griffin & David
- Unattributed: 3 lines, the speaker unknown or under 0.5 sure.
Came from
What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.
No line says it drew on another film or person.
Led to
What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.
Starman: 1 line the host's read ×1
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lineage (effects lineage):
An American Werewolf in London ⇒ Starman (the host's read).
The transformation sequence is indebted to American Werewolf's practical, show-it-all body effects.
“Yes, which is very like American werewolf in London, where the body is stretching out.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 1:20:41 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
Connected to
Griffin Dunn: 1 line career ×1
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career (career):
Griffin Dunn → An American Werewolf in London.
Dunn plays the decaying ghost-friend in Landis's film, in Rick Baker makeup.
“Griffin Dunn is the friend who appears to him in these long conversations, but every time he shows up, his body's decaying further.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · After Hours with Alison Sivitz · 0:42:30 · unknown host (0.40 sure it was them)
Rick Baker: 1 line unmapped ×1
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unmapped (technical):
Rick Baker → An American Werewolf in London.
Baker's makeup makes Dunn's scenes iconic.
“it's Griffin Dunn wearing Rick Baker at the top of his game.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · After Hours with Alison Sivitz · 0:42:43 · unknown host (0.40 sure it was them)
Starman: 1 line lineage ×1
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lineage (effects lineage):
Starman → An American Werewolf in London.
The transformation sequence is indebted to American Werewolf's practical, show-it-all body effects.
“Yes, which is very like American werewolf in London, where the body is stretching out.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 1:20:41 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
Where it came up
- anecdote in Blank Check with Griffin & David · After Hours with Alison Sivitz, first at 0:41:37, 4 times
- compared in Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich, first at 1:20:41, 2 times
- recommended in The Big Picture · ‘Resident Evil’ Absolutely Rips!, first at 1:33:39, 1 time
- passing in Blank Check — Patreon · Alien³ with Matt Singer (Ad-Free), first at 1:25:06, 1 time
What was said about it, by kind
career (1)
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career (career):
Griffin Dunn → An American Werewolf in London.
Dunn plays the decaying ghost-friend in Landis's film, in Rick Baker makeup.
“Griffin Dunn is the friend who appears to him in these long conversations, but every time he shows up, his body's decaying further.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · After Hours with Alison Sivitz · 0:42:30 · unknown host (0.40 sure it was them)
lineage (1)
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lineage (effects lineage):
Starman → An American Werewolf in London.
The transformation sequence is indebted to American Werewolf's practical, show-it-all body effects.
“Yes, which is very like American werewolf in London, where the body is stretching out.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 1:20:41 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
unmapped (1)
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unmapped (technical):
Rick Baker → An American Werewolf in London.
Baker's makeup makes Dunn's scenes iconic.
“it's Griffin Dunn wearing Rick Baker at the top of his game.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · After Hours with Alison Sivitz · 0:42:43 · unknown host (0.40 sure it was them)
Fun items about it
None.
Who the speakers said made it
As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.
- Griffin Dunn: actor (Jack) (Blank Check with Griffin & David, After Hours with Alison Sivitz)
- John Landis: director (Blank Check with Griffin & David, After Hours with Alison Sivitz)
- Rick Baker: makeup effects (Blank Check with Griffin & David, After Hours with Alison Sivitz)
- David Naughton: star (Blank Check with Griffin & David, After Hours with Alison Sivitz)
- Brian Glover: actor (the pub guy who warns them) (Blank Check — Patreon, Alien³ with Matt Singer (Ad-Free))