An American Werewolf in London (1981) DVD ADDED

[Darrel_Griffin]

An American Werewolf in London (1981) DVD

http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=1451


R2 United Kingdom - Universal Pictures - 2 Disc Special Edition

According to the current listings, this release is cut (by just over 2 minutes).
However, it seems that this was probably only the case for early pressings, and that later ones have the uncut version, as well as different extras.

If you follow the link to the Movie Censorship page, it states:
"There also exists a re-release of the 2 disc special edition which has the same cover artwork as the first edition but is uncut."
https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=1221

My own DVD copy is a 2 disc Special Edition, with artwork just like on the Movie Censorship page. The date on the back of my case is 2009.
This contrasts with an earlier 2002 release:

R2 United Kingdom - Universal Pictures - 21st Anniversary Special Edition

which has a different cover - a different banner across the top, plus other differences, as can be seen here:
https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/An-American ... DVD/30321/

In addition, the disc contents on my 2009 UK 2 Disc Special Edition are different to those currently listed. DISC TWO is the same as already listed, but DISC ONE contains only the movie (93:23 PAL) plus the commentary track, not the other extras. I don't know about the menu graphics and so on, but essentially my copy appears to be DISC ONE of the 21st Anniversary Special Edition plus DISC TWO of the 2 Disc Special Edition.

So I propose that the UK 2 disc Special Edition should be listed twice, with the earlier and later details.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Could you list the full specs out here?

[Darrel_Griffin]

Title: An American Werewolf in London
Country: UK
Region: 2 (stated on back of case, but not confirmed by me)
Releasing Studio: Universal Pictures [2009 Release]
2 Disc Special Edition
Case Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Anamorphic?: Yes
PAL or NTSC?: PAL
Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English HoH (optional)
Cuts: No cuts (93:23 PAL)
Commentaries: Audio Commentary by actors David Naughton and Griffin Dunne (2005) (with optional English HoH subtitles)
Extras:

DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary by actors David Naughton and Griffin Dunne (2005) (with optional English HoH subtitles)

DISC TWO
"Beware the Moon: Remembering An American Werewolf in London" 2009 documentary:
- Play All (97:39 in total):
-- "The Beginning" (14:12)
-- "The Cast" (7:17)
-- "Shooting in Wales" (5:39)
-- "Murder on the Moors" (7:36)
-- "What Bad Dreams Are Made Of" (5:29)
-- "Bringing Jack Back" (4:27)
-- "The Transformation of David" (12:11)
-- "The Music of American Werewolf" (2:32)
-- "Underground Filming" (5:30)
-- "Pornos & Puppets" (9:17)
-- "A Four-Legged Hound from Hell" (4:31)
-- "Causing Disturbance in Piccadilly" (7:20)
-- "The Beast Unleashed" (12:35)
"Rick Baker: I Walked with a Werewolf" 2009 featurette (7:32)

Notes: DISC TWO features optional subtitles in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish and Slovenian.

(Note also that, since this DISC TWO appears to be identical to the DISC TWO already listed for the other "R2 United Kingdom - Universal Pictures - 2 Disc Special Edition", the following is probably also true:

DISC TWO is also region 4 and 5 encoded.

but I currently have no facility for checking DVD region coding, so I cannot confirm this.)

Easter Eggs: none known
Amazon ASIN: B002JIMY7S
Barcode/UPC: 5050582721638
Source: I own it

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Thank you. Added it.

[Darrel_Griffin]

I am confused as to how you have added this edition. It seems there are several issues, including:

1. The copy I own does not have all the extras on DISC ONE - only the commentary track, exactly as I listed previously.
2. In the CUTS section, it currently only mentions the cut version.

Given all the differences between these 2 editions, it might be easier to list them as 2 separate items.

I wasn't aware that both editions have the same UPC/barcode - I haven't checked this myself, but assuming that is correct, that makes it very confusing for potential purchasers. I can't say I approve of companies releasing items this way, especially when the extras are different too. Not that there are likely to be many purchasers, as most people will probably buy a Blu-ray or 4K release instead.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

It was hidden. Now it should be visible.

[Darrel_Griffin]

Yes I think that's fine now - thanks!