Released in 1981, An American Werewolf in London is an English American horror comedy film produced by Universal Pictures. The film follows two American guys who are attacked by a Werewolf on a backpacking holiday in England. The audience watches as one of them comes to terms with the fact that on the next full moon, they will transition into a Werewolf. After the initial success of the first film, a sequel was released in 1997 called An American Werewolf in Paris.