An American Werewolf in London is one of my all-time favorite horror films since I first saw it in 1981. It's got some genuine scares, a great sense of humor, and one of the most astonishing werewolf transformations ever shown on the silver screen. And oh, yeah, Jenny Agutter.
In 1997, BBC radio aired an adaptation of the film that expanded upon the original story while still hewing closely to it. Agutter, Brian Glover, and John Woodvine all reprise their roles from the original film. Unfortunately, it's produced by Dirk Maggs
Maggs is a British radio director and producer with a long list of credits. He appears to be a genre fan, as he has worked on versions of Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, and the SF film Independance Day for the radio, as well as the continuation of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's series. However, I find his attempts at creating "audio movies" to be quite loud and abrasive and often obnoxious. Which means the radio version of American Werewolf is a less like this:
and a lot more like this:
Still, the series itself should be of interest to any fans of the film, and there are some good bits in there. And oh, yeah, Jenny Agutter.
0 comments:
Post a Comment