An American Werewolf in London is a 1981 horror comedy film written and directed by John Landis and starring David Naughton, Jenny Agutter and Griffin Dunne. Two young American college students, David Kessler (Naughton) and Jack Goodman (Dunne), are attacked by a werewolf while on a backpacking holiday in England. When Jack is killed, David is taken to a London hospital, where disturbing apparitions of his deceased friend inform David that he is a werewolf and will transform at the next full moon.[4] A joint British and American production, filming took place in London, Surrey and Wales.