We're sorry we called you a meatloaf but we couldn't help it! This week we discuss 1981's An American Werewolf in London written and directed by John Landis! Discussion topics include but are not...
We're sorry we called you a meatloaf but we couldn't help it! This week we discuss 1981's An American Werewolf in London written and directed by John Landis! Discussion topics include but are not limited to: German and Yiddish folklore, why Jews love AAWIL, Alex the Mother-Wife, and the werewolf identity.
This episode also contains some material that might be triggering to some audiences. Listener discretion is advised.
Thanks to Lily LeBlanc for our theme song: www.lilythecomposer.com
Resources:
An American Werewolf in London (1981). dir. John Landis
Forceville, Charles. (2014). Embodied identity in werewolf films of the 1980s. Image [&] Narrative. 15. 44-55.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262562937_Embodied_identity_in_werewolf_films_of_the_1980s
Kennedy, Harlan. Things That Go Howl in the Id. Film Comment. Vol. 18, No. 2 (MARCH-APRIL 1982), pp. 37-39. Published by: Film Society of Lincoln Center https://www.jstor.org/stable/43452832
“Feats of Clay: Seven Horror Movies Inspired by Jewish Folklore & History” by Nat Brehmer
http://wickedhorror.com/top-horror-lists/feats-clay-eight-horror-movies-inspired-jewish-folklore-history/
“Why Jews Love American Werewolf in London” by Rokhl Kafrissen
http://notsocriticaltheory.blogspot.com/2015/05/why-jews-love-american-werewolf-in.html
"Based" "on" "a" "True" "Story" by Rokhl Kafrissen
http://rokhl.blogspot.com/2012/08/based-on-true-story.html
“What’s So Jewish About Werewolves?” By Esther Saks
http://jewcy.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/whats-jewish-werewolves
“TV: Should Jews save the werewolf from extinction?” BY JEREMY WEXLER
https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/13884/
“That Moment In An American Werewolf in London…” by David Duprey
https://www.thatmomentin.com/an-american-werewolf-in-london/
“An American Werewolf in London Is Still the Best Horror Reimagining” by David Crow
https://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/an-american-werewolf-in-london/257876/an-american-werewolf-in-london-is-still-the-best-horror-reimagining
“Why I love... An American Werewolf in London” by Jon Spira
https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/why-i-love-american-werewolf-london
An American Werewolf in London: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_Werewolf_in_London
Video Reviews & Essays:
An American Werewolf in London Wins Makeup: 1982 Oscars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6f7by_UMNw
An American Werewolf in London - Horror Movie Review by The Death Twitch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc4qeqMw-QQ
An American Werewolf in London 1981 Movie Review by Retro Nerd Girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9eg62pMDAk
An American Werewolf in London - Making Monsters by Movie Junkie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFwVCO3vZRQ
10 Killer Facts About AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON by MovieWeb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scVSDncohXM