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1) Possibly there are, but David just can't see the ones whose deaths he didn't personally cause or witness. Jack does imply he's been talking to other dead people even before David's first rampage.

2) It is also possible they can choose to appear, seeing as David doesn't see them all the time, and the dead ones who have been dead the longest don't bother anymore, seeing as they have probably tried to plead the previous werewolves to kill themselves for a very long time, but got fed up with them never listening, at most they just give pointers to the first new dead Jack and tell him to deal with it, hence how Jack suddenly became all knowing after only being dead for a few weeks.

He was referring to the local residents that lived in the area who, unknown to the doctor, knew about and were terrorized by the werewolf that roamed the countryside during a full moon. The doctor thought they suffered from some type of mass mental illness.

The flat door to Alex's apartment was open. The main door leading outside wasn't open. What really gets me is the fact that he was screaming in agony and the howling once he was done didn't draw any attention?!

YES!!! Very much so.

In fact, the original Blu Ray was extremely grainy, which is why this new Restored Blu Ray is called Restored, and it looks very clean and remastered.

The original Blu Ray was called The Full Moon Edition, which was first on DVD and with a horrible cover spoiling the complete look of the wolf, and it has many faults in quality. This Restored version is how a Blu Ray should have looked all along. There has been no comment by Universal on why this original transfer looked so bad.

There was also a Blu Ray Steelbook with great artwork showing a blue paw of a wolf. It's a cool thing to own, but, what's inside is still the grainy and flawed Blue Moon Edition. It's simply the same bad item in another package.

The Restored Version cover is also quite good, with an artistic rendering of David ripping off his clothes and above him are two images of the wolf transforming. The first is white, and the second is the wolf's larger black shadow facing the movie's title, in red (with a red bar above saying Restored Version). To the left of the shadow is a small image of London's Big Ben clock shrouded in white fog. If you ask me, none of the covers ever needed Big Ben as it doesn't mean much to the movie itself. The horribly flawed Blue Moon Edition has the clock covering almost a quarter of the screen, and it's abysmal.

But back on track, the Restored Version lives up to its name. This is not to promote the thing, but to let fans of this classic finally see a quality HD transfer.

He was attacked by a werewolf in the past, yes, but since it didn't kill him it no longer counted when he was killed by gunshot.

She does cry out "David? Is it you?" like she's still not sure what the creature is. She tries to talk it down because she's not convinced either way, and it's his reversion to human form after dying that confirms it was all true. Hence, the intensity of her reaction as she bursts into tears: it's not just that the guy she's known for a week is dead, it's that her world-view is shattered as well.

The villagers were never motivated into action they were rightly terrified of the werewolf and wanted to stay far away from it. Also they felt guilty letting David and Jack walk into the night without fully telling them what's going on, which motivated them to hunt the werewolf. Also the monster already killed Jack and was attacking David so it was easier for them to kill.

Even if they did try to hunt the werewolf before there was a likely chance that one of the villagers would have got bitten and become cursed to become a werewolf as well and leading them to be killed to sever the bloodline which they didn't want to risk.

Even if he does not remember all the details, he remembers that what attacked them was an animal, not a man like the police investigator said.

They weren't played by the same actor, so probably not. The truck driver is played by Joe Belcher and the first werewolf is played by Paddy Ryan. The werewolf was an escaped mental patient that had been bitten by a werewolf.

Maybe the werewolf instinctively avoids the road because of cars. Even if it's not run over, a car could easily escape and draw attention to the werewolf's existence. Plus, you have to figure that an animalistic monster is more likely to stick to the wilderness as opposed to more urban areas. If David and Jack did stick to the road they could of been picked up by a passing motorist who would have given them a ride like the truck driver in the beginning.

She was standing still and they're using rifles with telescopic sights. It also appears that only the officers who can actually see the werewolf fire, as there are only 3 or 4 shots.

It wasn't just the death of that particular wolf that was needed. The bloodline itself needed to be severed. Therefore Jack was cursed as long as that bloodline continued; in this case through David's becoming a werewolf, and later through Alex's daughter in the sequel.

They did.

alex wored davids nyu thsirt on and his jeans on

Yes , and they were not expecting any outsiders to walk in on the night of the full moon . It arises a lot of complications . I e explaining to them what the howls are , why they shouldn't go outside , or any other rituals they may do / precautions they may take to protect themselves on the night of the full moon when the werewolf is roaming the moors .

He appears to be the co-owner of the pub and a community leader.

Two American lads, David Kessler (David Naughton) and Jack Goodman (Griffin Dunne), are attacked by a werewolf while hiking across the Yorkshire moors near the village of East Proctor. Jack is killed, but David is only wounded and sent to a hospital in London where he is cared for by sexy nurse Alex Price (Jenny Agutter), at least until David is well enough to be sent home. When David starts having dreams about killing people and Jack shows up to warn him that he'll turn into a werewolf at the next full moon, everyone (including David) thinks he's having bad dreams due to trauma... until the next full moon comes around.

An American Werewolf in London was written by film-maker John Landis, who also directed the movie. Landis claims he got the idea for the film when he was traveling in Yugoslavia and came across a band of gypsies performing rituals on a man being buried so that he would not 'rise from the grave.' It was followed by An American Werewolf in Paris (1997) both films possibly inspired by the book 'A Werewolf in Paris' (1933). A remake, also titled An American Werewolf in London, is in development with no set release date.

When Jack asked them about the burning candles and the pentacle on the wall, the villagers did not want to answer the question, giving such excuses as not wanting the world to know their business because "they'd think us mad" and rationalizing that the boys will be safe in the rain and they're in God's hands now, while warning them to stay on the road and beware the moon.

Some viewers have suggested that the villagers may have used David and Jack as bait to kill the werewolf, but the most likely explanation is that they felt guilty, especially after they were soundly chastized by the barmaid. They would also be aware that the young men may become werewolves & could bring more terror (& possible police & newspaper interest) to their village.

There has been a great deal of confusion about the naked dead man who appears after the werewolf attack at the beginning of the film. Some viewers mistake the nude corpse for Jack Goodman, who has just been killed by the werewolf, but it's actually the werewolf himself, transformed into a human again after being shot dead. This is clearly explained by the 'dead Jack' telling David he was one of the last of 'the Bloodline'- the Werewolf that attacked them being killed.

Unknown. Most likely killing a 'living person' being much more difficult than shooting a werewolf. It's also possible they assumed David may have died from his injuries and the 'bloodline' had ended.

This answer is unnecessarily reliant on a situation that only presents itself in some cases, but not most. A more likely explanation is that David-human and David-werewolf are two different entities, like split personalities. Therefore, one usually has no mental connection to or control over the other.

The locals cleaned and dressed David's wounds, but he was unconscious for three weeks and needed the kind of services that a small village like East Proctor could not provide. David being an American, it was also necessary to contact the American Embassy; chances are slim that there is an American Embassy or consulate in East Proctor or even all of Yorkshire. Finally, by transferring David to London and concocting the story about him being attacked by a lunatic, the villagers lessened the chances of an investigation and figured the 'curse' would be transferred with David to London and maybe on to America. At any rate, it would no longer be their problem.

Jack was killed, but David was only wounded. According to the legend (in this movie), the curse of the werewolf is passed only to someone who is bitten, scratched, or wounded by a werewolf and survives. Those who are killed by a werewolf are doomed to wander as an undead spirit in limbo until the bloodline of the werewolf who killed them is severed and the curse lifted.

David wakes up the next morning naked and in the wolf cage at the zoo, with no memory of what he did or how he got there. He steals a coat and makes his way back to Alex's flat. Alex talks him into going with her to see Dr. Hirsch (John Woodvine). When the taxi driver tells them about the six people who were murdered last night, David leaps out of the taxi and tries to get a policeman to arrest him. When the bobby just shushes him along, he hides in a porno theatre in Piccadilly Circus after calling his family to tell them that he loves them. In the theatre, he is visited by Jack, along with the spirits of the six people he killed the night before. They try to convince him that the only thing he can do is to kill himself. As night falls and the full moon rises high in the sky, David begins to transform. Panic ensues, heads begin to roll, and the riot police are called. When Alex and Dr. Hirsch hear about a 'mad dog' in Piccadilly Circus, they rush down. Alex fights through the crowd and makes her way down a dead end where they have David trapped. She tries to lure him out by telling him that she loves him, but he snarls at her and the police open fire. In the final scene, Alex weeps by David's naked, bullet-ridden body.

David's phone conversation is missing in the UK 2-Disc Special Edition by Universal and thus the version is approx. 2 minutes shorter than the uncensored version.