An American Werewolf in London/YMMV

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  • Crowning Music of Awesome: Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon Rising" makes a huge impression, somehow, despite the fact that not much really happens while it is playing. (The great transformation scene does not take place to this tune, but to Sam Cooke's version of "Blue Moon.") Also, Elmer Bernstein composed about eleven minutes of music for the film, which was so good that the technoband Meco based an entire album on it.
  • Fridge Brilliance: Kermit and Miss Piggy watch a Punch and Judy show. Miss Piggy thinks it's too violent, but Kermit defends violence in artistic expression. This exchange immediately followed by two incredibly violent scenes.
  • Nightmare Fuel: If the Transformation Sequence doesn't get you, the "Undead" will, which are more like living zombies than ghosts; Jack first appears to David with most of his skin still torn off from the Werewolf attack, and he just keeps decaying from there until his last appearance is... gah.
    • How about the actual nightmare sequences? Some screenshots should not be on rental video cases available to six-year-olds.
  • Visual Effects of Awesome: Rick Baker.
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