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An American Werewolf In Paris

Workprint1997Horror / Comedy / RomanceEdition: 1997

Three American tourists, Andy McDermott, Brad and Chris, arrive in Paris looking for excitement and adventure. While visiting the Eiffel Tower, Andy saves a mysterious young woman named Serafine from apparently attempting suicide. His fascination with her soon leads him into a terrifying underground world of werewolves, secret societies and supernatural experiments. Andy discovers that Serafine suffers from lycanthropy and that a dangerous group of werewolves has developed a serum allowing them to transform without waiting for the full moon. After becoming infected himself, Andy must confront the pack and find a way to save himself and Serafine before their condition destroys them both. Combining horror, dark humour, romance and computer-generated creature effects, An American Werewolf in Paris follows the 1981 cult classic An American Werewolf in London.

DIRECTORAnthony Waller
EDITION RUNTIME1 hr 37 min
FILE SIZE954 MB
FILE FORMATMKV
RESOLUTION348x466

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THE DIFFERENCES

What changed in this version?

The workprint represents an earlier stage in the film's post-production process, featuring additional footage, extended dialogue, unfinished visual effects and a substantially different ending.

An underground copy has been catalogued with a runtime of approximately 1:37:32, while the officially released workprint included on Turbine Medien's Blu-ray runs 1:38:33. These differences may reflect source, transfer or presentation variations. 

Differences from the theatrical version

  • Additional scenes: An extended sequence involving Chris being held captive by Claude's werewolf gang, along with extra material in the morgue.
  • Extended dialogue: More conversations between Andy, Brad, Amy, Serafine and Claude, including additional background information about the werewolf bloodline.
  • Alternate character moments: Longer romantic exchanges between Andy and Serafine, extra jokes and additional appearances by Amy.
  • Unfinished visual effects: Some werewolf transformations, animated moon shots, fire effects and other CGI elements are incomplete or absent.
  • Different editing: Certain scenes contain alternate shots, dialogue arrangements or camera movements.
  • Visible timecodes: Circulating workprint copies contain production timecodes at the top and bottom of the image.
  • Alternate ending: The workprint replaces the familiar Statue of Liberty sequence with a hospital ending.
  • Missing credits: The documented workprint lacks the finished film's ending credits.

Alternate ending — Spoilers

One of the most significant differences is the film's conclusion.

Rather than ending with Andy and Serafine performing a bungee jump from the Statue of Liberty, the workprint features a hospital sequence in which Serafine has given birth.

Andy visits Serafine and meets their newborn child. He pretends to be frightened by the baby before revealing that he is joking. However, in the final shot, the infant's eyes glow with an unnatural, wolf-like appearance.

This ending suggests that lycanthropy may have been passed to the next generation, giving the film a darker, more traditional horror conclusion.