An American Werewolf In London Deleted Scenes

The original sequence featured highly detailed, graphic special effects by Rick Baker's team, showing the werewolf actively decapitating a bowler and ripping the jaw off of another victim. The camera held on the gory aftermath for several seconds. To avoid an X rating, Landis trimmed these frames down to quick, chaotic flashes of violence. 6. Extended Tramps Attack

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) and the MPAA in the United States both took issue with the sheer brutality of this scene. To avoid an X rating, Landis heavily edited the sequence down to brief, frenetic cuts. The fully extended, bloody version of this scene is considered the "holy grail" of lost American Werewolf footage. 4. Extended Piccadilly Circus Chaos

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The conversation in the theater was originally much longer and significantly cruder. The victims—including the two upscale gentlemen from the tube station and the businessman from Golden Square—vividly argue about the best ways for David to commit suicide.

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: David stands in a red phone booth and calls his young sister, Rachel, in the United States. He tells her he loves her and asks her to tell their parents the same, essentially saying a final goodbye before his planned suicide. Significance

: A poignant scene where David calls home to speak to his sister before an attempted suicide was removed from some UK DVD releases due to a mastering error. It is standard in most Blu-ray and "uncut" versions.

The most famous "lost" sequence involved a more graphic attack on two homeless men in a junkyard.

, is legendary for Rick Baker’s Academy Award-winning transformation effects and its perfect blend of horror and dark comedy. However, the theatrical cut we know and love isn’t the only version that existed. Over the years, stories of deleted sequences and lost gore have become the stuff of horror cinema legend. The fully extended, bloody version of this scene

In the original UK broadcast, the final shot of the dead werewolf reverting to a naked David Kessler on the moors was edited out.

A smaller but memorable cut involved the second appearance of David's undead friend, Jack Goodman. The "Toast" Scene

In the deleted version, the barman (played by the legendary Rik Mayall in a cameo that was cut entirely) delivers a ten-minute monologue about the history of the werewolf curse. It detailed the specific 18th-century werewolf who terrorized the village, how it was a "squire" who made a deal with the devil, and the exact rules of silver.

Key deleted/alternate scenes and fragments and the exact rules of silver.

More explicit close-ups of David's teeth pushing forward out of his gums.

The climax of the film features David’s werewolf form running amok in Piccadilly Circus, causing massive car pileups and general panic.

A specific shot of a London police officer being brutally mauled by the wolf amidst the crashing cars.