John Landis isn’t known for his Horror movies, or at least he wasn’t known for them until he released a landmark horror comedy called An American Werewolf In London.
This is the movie that put Landis’ dark side on the map, and Landis showed the world how to make a howling good werewolf movie that's actually fun to watch, something horror filmmakers still can’t seem to get right to this day.
An American Werewolf In London features one of the best werewolf transformation scenes ever made, and the top notch makeup effects created by Rick Baker won the film an Academy Award for Best Makeup in 1981.
This was the first year the Oscars had a Best Makeup category, and ironically the only time a John Landis film has won an Academy Award!
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