An American Werewolf in London 1981  R, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Landis
Cast: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, John Woodvine, Brian Glover, Frank Oz, David Schofield, Lila Kaye, Joe Belcher, Rik Mayall, Sean Baker, Paddy Ryan, Anne-Marie Davies, Don McKillop, Paul Kember
American students David Kessler and Jack Goodman (David Naughton and Griffin Dunne) are backpacking in the English countryside when they are attacked by a werewolf. David survives and is hospitalized, but Jack is killed. During one of David's ensuing nightmares, he is visited by Jack and warned that unless he commits suicide, he will turn into a werewolf during the next full moon. David ignores Jack's advice, and, when David is released from the hospital, he moves in with his nurse, Alex Price (Jenny Agutter). They begin a love affair, and now it is only a short time before the next full moon. Will David's nightmares prove to be true? Wry humor interwoven with horror.
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 Dracula 1979  R, 109 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Romance
Director: John Badham
Cast: Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan, Tony Haygarth, Trevor Eve, Janine Duvitski, Jan Francis, Teddy Turner, Sylvester McCoy, Kristine Howarth, Joe Belcher, Ted Carroll, Frank Birch, Gabor Vernon
A vampire must have blood, and Dracula knows how to find it! Once again, the story of Count Dracula's (Frank Langella) visit to London, from his home in Transylvania, is told. Although this version is not the best production of Dracula, special effects do add a unique dimension, and the acting is good.
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The Dresser 1983  PG, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Zena Walker, Eileen Atkins, Edward Fox, Michael Gough, Cathryn Harrison, Betty Marsden, Sheila Reid, Lockwood West, Kevin Stoney, Ann Way, John Sharp, Kathy Staff, Joe Belcher
During World War II in war-torn England, temperamental Shakespearean actor "Sir" (Albert Finney) gets his every demand catered to by a faithful dresser, Norman (Tom Courtenay), who tries to get the aging "Sir" through a myriad of moods. The show must go on–despite bombs falling–and the devoted Norman, once again, provides the care necessary to get "Sir" onstage for his performance in "King Lear." Both Finney and Courtenay received Academy Award nominations for Best Actor; other nominations were received for Best Picture, Director, and Writing.
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| 1. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
2. Dracula (1979)
3. The Dresser (1983)
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