An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Oct 2, 2017

An American Werewolf in London poster

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Starring: David Naughton, Griffin Dunne
Directed by: John Landis

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: American travellers David Kessler (David Naughton) and Jack Goodman (Griffin Dunne) are warned by locals not to go on to the Scottish moors at night under a full moon. They do and things get ugly from there.

Kitty Cameo: When David is back in London and displaying odd tendencies, he locks himself out a his nurse’s home. As he tries to climb back in from a windowsill, an orange tabby cat hisses at him violently.

An American Werewolf in London - orange tabby cat close

An American Werewolf in London - orange tabby cat hissing close

Reportedly the cat actor was enticed to hiss by holding another cat up close to its face.

An American Werewolf in London - orange tabby cat on windowsill

An American Werewolf in London - orange tabby cat hissing on windowsill

An American Werewolf in London - orange tabby cat hissing on windowsill animated gif

Final Mewsings: Cats recognize werewolves when they see them.

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